Who We Are

About Jim and Cathy:
Jim and I have been married for 20 years. In the course of those years we have had 4 children and somehow found time to earn nursing degrees. 3 years ago we moved from farm town Ohio to Arizona. We go back to visit Ohio every fall for Halloween and our family's haunted corn maze! We are both currently working in a hospital in Mesa in the Intensive Care Unit, and I also work in the Emergency Room. When we are not saving lives, we are hanging out with our kids; Dani (19), James (13), John (9), and Mary (5). You can view pictures of us by clicking on the dropshots sites at the bottom of the page or check out the slide show at the top of the page. We enjoy going to the YMCA to work out and exercise and swim in the pool. When we can we like to take day trips to visit interesting sites, like the Casa Grande Indian Ruins. We also enjoy bike riding, going to the movies and going out to eat ending the outing with spending a couple of hours at Barnes and Noble book store. More frequently though, we have movie night or game night at home which involves a table covered in snacks and goodies!! Disney's Scene It and Bunco are some fun games we enjoy. We have a media room upstairs with a big screen tv and surround sound stereo. This is also where the video games are played including rockband and guitar hero. James is saving up money to buy a playstation 3. Currently we have the playstation 2. We also have a big air hockey table up there, as well as a digital drum set, electric piano, and 2 guitars. Our kids friends say they enjoy spending time here and we like it that way. Sleepovers are the norm and always end with a big breakfast of french toast and sausage or pancakes, or whatever is requested. We have a big kitchen where we like to cook and bake and grill and try new things. One of our favorite things to have is make your own pizza night. We've come up with some crazy combinations! (Check out the recipe for Jello loaf I posted on here.) We also like to roast hot dogs and marsh mellows over the fire pit in the back yard. We plan to eventually put in a pool, but that won't happen this year. But we have a few friends with pools that let us come over and swim, and the YMCA where we are members has a very nice pool.

About Dani:
Dani is nearly 20 and she and her boyfriend of 2 years, Casey, are in college to become nurses. Dani and Casey enjoy movies, music and art. They are both very talented artists. Dani played soccer all through school, participated in drama, and is a former dancer and was an instructor in the studio she and I owned in Ohio.

About James:
James is 13 and going into the 8th grade. He is at the top of his class and served as 7th grade student representative. He is planning on becoming a genetic engineer or a heart surgeon. He is very athletic and competitive. He loves soccer, wrestling and cross country and is currently into Parkour. He likes video games and working on his computer. He is a drummer in a band he helped create called "City Rock". He is clever and witty and will make you laugh.

About John:
John is 9 and going into the 4th grade. He is very smart and good grades come easy to him. He is very happy-go-lucky and brings joy to everyone around. He is an awesome big brother and is very watchful of his younger sister. He enjoys cooking, cars, transformers, dinosaurs, anything to do with outer space, and playing football.

About Mary:
Mary is 5 and starting Kindergarten this fall. She loves gymnastics, cheerleading, ballet and soccer. She loves pink and princesses and enjoys drawing and coloring. She loves Hannah Montanna and icarly. She also loves trains and has quite the train set. Throw in some My Little Pony's, Barbies and Tonka Trucks and she's happy.

About Diesel:
Diesel is our Rottweiler. He's roughly about 6 years old or so. He is a big black and brown dog that loves kids, going for walks and attention. He enjoys slobbering and shedding and licking your legs. I don't know why. He is strictly an outside dog and keeps our back yard well protected.

We are a very fun loving family and enjoy a full dinner table and lots of laughter. The kids have nerf dart guns and it's not unusual to have a dart go shooting over your head when you least expect it. We recite lines from movies and can make a full conversation with just movie quotes. I drive a Ford Excursion, so there's room for 8 people and when we load up and go places we listen to the radio and sing our way there.

Our house is clean enough to be healthy, but messy enough to be happy. People enjoy spending time here and say they feel at home and are very comfortable. Invitations or appointments are not necessary.

If you like chaos and noise and the "never a dull moment" life, then we are the place for you. If you want clean, calm and boring, you maybe better check next door.

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By Cathy