I was born in 1952... youngest of 5 children.    I have a sister 14 years old, sister 12 years older, a brother 10 years older, and a brother 5 years older.    My parents are of Czech ancestry.    Don't know anything hardly about my mom's family.   My dad was the youngest of 11.    His parents and older siblings came here to Texas in 1905.   I grew up in a nice, friendly small town.... was not exposed to anything outside of it much... led a pretty sheltered life.    I was pretty introverted most of my life... I have  never ever in my life talked as much as I do on group boards!    I've been married for 30 years come April '06.. and we have 2 children and 1 grandchild.   I was a single/unwed mother, and we got married when Michael was 3 and Robin gave him his last name... not adoption.  Daughter Shanna was born 2 years after we got married, in '78, and is mother to Ethan.   I totally love being a grandparent and felt connected to his soul the instant our eyes met.