Gay Ward Madsen

Life is Beautiful (and that is one of my favorite movies). My Husband Gordon is so good to me. We have done a lot of traveling (Italy,Philippines,Australia, Mexico, Hawaii, Florida, Canada) but home is my favorite spot, spending time with our children, their spouses, and our 11 grandchildren. They call me grammy.

Our youngest son is serving a mission in Spain, so for now the nest is empty.

I work at an Elementary School (the one that got closed for Swine Flu for 1 day). I read books to all the classes when they come to library, so it is fun and easy just reading kids books all day long, and getting paid for it. Let me know if YOU have a great book to suggest!

My mother lives just a few minutes from our home; it is nice to be close by to help her.

I just started this computer emailing stuff about 18 months ago, and still have a lot to learn, like how to file my stuff (my son is appalled that I have over 800 messages in my inbox.) They are mostly from church work, and emailing makes life so much easier!!

On yearbook day I stopped by the 7-11 to buy a squirt gun. It cost a dime. I laid down the money and without waiting for a receipt, took off running. School was starting in just a few minutes! Well....somehow my dashing away looked suspicious, and I was accused of stealing. The cops showed up and I was called to the office. You may have seen me hauled away that humiliating day so long ago. I can still even remember the shirt I was wearing.

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I remember Clari Tuttle telling me how they pasteurized their cow's milk in their own kitchen, by putting it in a cup and moving it slowly PAST YOUR EYES.