This is me (shhh I don't have my brace on)

Well just a little about me, I was selling items in local fairs and such until I got injured.  I had to have major back surgery YUCK!!! and OUCH!!  It was a 2 level fusion that I am trying really really hard to get through therapy (I just FINALLY started) and get back to a normal life!!!   So, I decided to open an eBay store to continue to sell the items I already have, plus some extra stuff that I was lucky to pick up!  I have a bunch of craft stuff that I want to list I just need help getting the box from storage, so hopefully soon, those items will be listed too!!  Some of the craft items that I hope to have listed are hand painted kids T-shirts, hand painted Christmas ornaments, some odds and ends that are all hand made and painted (by me), GOSH I can't remember what is in the box, but I know there is alot!  The things I have for sale in my store I was able to get those boxes out, they weren't buried in my storage unit!  I really can't wait to get my completed crafts.  I just have to wait until I have someone that is willing to help dig for it & it is REALLY cold out, so I would like to wait til it's a bit warmer that way we aren't freezing either!!! 

What else about me, I talk about racing below.  I like to go camping, fishing, I just love the summertime and being out doors!  I don't know how much of this I will be able to do this year because of the back surgery I had said that I went through.  That I know know takes a while to heal from.  I am strong and everyday I am getting closer to being better and for every "bad" day I have I know I will have a "good" day too.  Some days my back has really bad muscle spasms and I jsut tell myself that tomorrow, this won't be as bad, it will be better!  Keeping positive  will only help in hte healing process, if I am negative, then I am letting myself & those around me down. 

Having the store helps motivate me also!  When I have sales, I have to get the items packed to ship, and I have to get them to the post office ASAP.  It helps give me something to look forward to while I go through my "down time",  getting the purchases to the postoffice as soon as possible gives me another challenge that I can continue to "beat my own record" lol.

This is my racecar (1987 Ford Mustang Notchback)

Besides recovering from my back surgery, I also drag race!  I have placed top ten 2 consecutive years (05-06) in NMRA Purestreet, and also finished IMSM #2 Street Avenger in 07.  I will be placing more parts for sale when I can actually start to lift more things and go through the stuff I have that I don't need.  I hope that I can recover from my back injury & get back into my race car REALLY soon.  I'm shooting for 2-3 more months and bring on the 10 second passes!!!!  I am realy going to need help this season, I don't know where I will get the help.  I have great sponsors that have helped me and I have always made sure that they have been in teh spotlight of my Media attention, but this season will be hard from my back injury, both physically and financially.  I WILL BE able to race this season (08)the Dr. said, I just have to start later in the season.  I just keep dreaming that I will have someone make the decision to help my racing program this year, I don't come from a family of racers, in fact, I am the only one in the family!!  I know I can do it, it will be hard, facing challenges in life just make you stronger, and this also teaches my 2 daughters that you can do what you set your goals for, they come with me to the track (part of single motherhood) that is what makes the sport great, and maybe one of my girls will follow my footsteps! That makes it really hard to break into a sport with out the support that most normally get from their familys.  Keep your fingers crossed!  I have overcome many challenges in life but this year overcoming my back surgery and trying to keep my racing prgram together along with everything together!! Has to be the hardest one so far, so I hope that this is the hardest I'll ever have to go through & I would never wish any of this on ANYONE!!

Thank you for reading if you read this!