I too was born of a middle class family in a big city, Washington, D.C.  It was a great time to grow up there. 

We didn't worry about security. You could wander all the capital buildings at your leisure. We always met 

various congressmen who would take us to lunch and help with school projects. It is sad to see how terror 

has changed everything.  Went to college at the University of Maryland, School of Nursing. During my 

ast two years in Baltimore was when I met my husband Gary. He was in the Marine Corps and our first date 

was to the Marine Corps Ball. IT sure is easy to fall for a man in uniform.   Our first duty station after marriage 

was in Hawaii. It was like an extended honeymoon till our first child was born. Our next tour was in Norfolk, VA. 

Our daughter was born there. Then is was time for Gary to do his unaccompanied tour in Okinawa. That was 

a rough year. I moved back to the DC area to be near family. 

When he returned, Gary finished out his time in Washington, D.C. From there we moved to Orlando, FL to 

try retired life. That is where Dottie and I became "sisters". I loved it there and would still live there 

but Gary wasn't happy. It was back to D.C. after 5 years. Gary put in 16 years in the Intelligence field. 

Can't tell you what he did. I worked for the county health department working my way up to Communicable 

Disease Supervisor where I retired in 2001. Gary is from Washington State which is why we decided to 

retire here. I had lived on the east coast my whole life and now want to explore the west. It sure is a 

change. The hardest part is leaving my mom, 2 children and 2 grandchildren on the east coast. My son 

lives in GA, daughter in NC and mom in MD. We are leaving June 20 for an extended trip back east to see 

all.         

Questionaire completed on February 24, 2007

1. What time is it?  9:30am

2. Name?  Bette

3. What are you most afraid of? snakes

4. What do you drive? Pontiac Bonneville

5. Have you ever seen a ghost? no

6. Where and when were you born? Washington, D.C. 1947

7. Ever been to Alaska ?  Yes on both a cruise and driving

8. Ever been toilet papering rolling in decorating trees? yes in High School     

9. Croutons or Bacon bits? Croutons

10. Favorite day of the week? any day I wake up and get out of bed

11. Favorite restaurant?  Ruby Tuesday, Outback

12. Favorite Flower? Love all flowers

13. Favorite sport to watch?  Football, Basketball 

14. Favorite drink? Diet Pepsi, Ice Tea, Wine, Margaritas

15. Favorite Ice cream? Mint Choco Chip

16. Disney or Warner Brothers?  Disney

17. Favorite fast food restaurant: Long Johs Silvers

18. What color is your bedroom carpet?  beige

19. How many times you failed your driver's test? none

20. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail?  another OLL Sister

21. What do you do most often when you are  bored?  read, do crafts

22. Bedtime? 11:00pm

23. Who will respond to this email the quickest? most of my sisters have answered

24. Who is the person you will send this  to that is least likely to respond?  ?

25. Who is the person that you are most curious to see their responses!  All of them 

26. Favorite TV show?  Any CSI, Amazing Race

28. What are you listening to right  now? TV

29. What are your favorite colors?  Purple, blue

30. How many tattoos do you have?  None

31. Do you have any pets? No

32. Which came first the chicken or the egg? I don't care just like to eat both

33. What would you like to accomplish before you die? See more of the world

34. How many people are you sending this e-mail to? 6 outside OLL