I am a wife to one. Ken and I have been married for over 45 years.Mother of three.Nana to seven. Great grandmother to one.Sister to seven women. Yes, no brothers. My father said he felt like he was living in a convent at times as we ate in two long rows at the dinner table.I earned an MS in journalism and mass communications when our three children were young. My career evolved from radio announcer to public relations and instructor at Iowa State University. I have been published dozens of times as a freelance writer and have now completed three novels.