About Me

  • About Me: Living with my husband and our three babies in Alaska. Trying to be a good wife, mommy, artist, writer....

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Pammy, Lena (from Pamalena)
  • Nationality: Scotch-Irish (the pale variety)
  • Religion: Jesus
  • Heroes: My husband is the best man I know.
  • Interests: What to say. I am a somewhat frazzled, somewhat together wife, mom, artist, and aspiring writer. I have three babies under three. (Don't even try to imagine the chaos.) They are terribly cute and a whole lot of fun and trouble all jumbled up together. Scott and I live in the most beautiful part of the United States I have ever seen...Homer Alaska. It's a small fishing town with a lot of artsie people like myself. I love it here. Note *I love looking at the blogs of people who comment on my site but I generally don't add friends that I don't know outside of xanga. It just makes my universal inbox so full that I can't possibly get through it all.*
  • Expertise: Changing Diapers, And practically anything artsie . . .
  • Occupation: Mom and a few other things I don't get paid for - but are pretty fulfilling nonetheless

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Anything Italian. I love bread and pasta. Also Middle Eastern - Hummus, Chicken Schwarma sandwiches....mmmm!
  • Favorite Dishes: O my goodness. I love baking. Martha Stewart is my other Hero. I love to try her desserts and breads especially. My favorite dishes are the ones I make for other people. Nothing like a fresh batch of key lime thumb print cookies to make someone feel better after a hard week.

Travel

  • Places I love: Homer, Israel, Italy...
  • Places I've been: Israel, Italy, Nepal, Thailand, Mexico - Does Canada count?
  • Places to see before I die: Egypt, Greece, Southern Italy, Morocco, Cambodia, China....
  • Dream Vacation: Tour of the countries around the Mediterranean My dad did this a few years back. He got to ride a camel to the pyramids...not that I have jealousy or bitterness issues.

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: White Christmas, Pride and Prejudice. Sense and Sensibility, Galaxy Quest, Star Trek IV
  • Favorite Actors: Danny Kaye, Meg Ryan
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "But I was going to Tajie station to pick up some power converters!" Luke Skywalker complaining in Star Wars ... I'm such a nerd! :)
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Pride and Prejudice

Music

  • Favorite Artists: Scott Fraley :) He's an amazing guitarist.

Books

  • Favorite Books: Pride and Prejudice, Pilgrims Progress, The Chronicles of Narnia, Peach and Blue, Diary of a Wombat :)
  • Favorite Authors: Jane Austin, Lewis, Beth Moore, Mercer Mayer
  • Favorite Genres: I love and collect Children's picture books