Hello, All! It's been 6 months since we had our Get Acquainted Week. I'd like to do another one. If you "Oldies" want to post the same thing you used before, that's ok. I'm sure our "Newbies" will be interested in whatever you post. They will undoubtably be glad to see that there are others beside me on this list. <gr> I'll start this, and I hope that the rest of you (including all new ones who have joined us in the past 6 months) will post a message about yourselves. As most of you already know, I am your Listowner (I prefer to use Hostess). I am retired from Bookkeeper/Secretarial jobs.(You don't see the word "bookkeeper" much anymore. That's what they used to call a person who posted accounting by hand, remember?) I lived in Bremerton, WA for some 14 years until I retired in 1993 and moved back to Arizona. I have actually lived in a number of states. Born in Michigan, way back in 1929, I left that State soon after highschool graduation. After that I lived for periods of time in Florida, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Arizona, California and in Washington. Since, I have lived over one-half my life in the western states, I consider myself a Westerner! I moved from the Phoenix area up here to the Verde Valley in North Central Arizona a few years ago. I love this part of Arizona and don't plan to move from here unless it becomes absolutely necessary! We have the best of Arizona climates, not too cold, not too hot. I am descended from Anthony Hallman, who came to America from Germany through his son, Henry, grandson, Benjamin (1), gr.grandson, Benjamin (2). (This Benjamin moved from Montgomery Co., PA to Ontario, Canada, in 1825.) My ancestor, Wendell Hallman, was his youngest son, and was born in Ontario. Wendell's son, Rev. Henry S. Hallman, was my grandfather. His daughter, and my mother, Grace Hallman, married my father, and moved to his home in Michigan where we (my siblings and I) were all born. That's about it for me. By the way, if any of you plan to visit Arizona, I hope you will get in touch with me. I am located about half way between Phoenix and the Grand Canyon. I would be delighted to be your tourist guide for this part of the State. Faith Hutchings faith@verdenet.com