Wow,this was an interesting e-mail to get from Angela! I've been thinking of something terribly clever or profound but guess what....got nothing!LOL!!!! So seems to me..the way to start is answer the questions.

Hi!!! I'm Marg. I live in Canada and basically love my country and am intrigued with every other country. I have five children and like anyone who has lost unborn or born children feel the need to add  that there were three others that didn't have a chance at this marvellous life. My five are all older children that found it neccessary to leave home to live their own lives.

Minti found me! LOL!!! I was layed up and stared at the computer and decided that I should trek were I had not treked before as I couldn't trek any where.

Personality! I love the personality of Minti. It has bad days,act-up days,good days and very good days...alot like a toddler! But then it is growing and learning.

Being a parent??? Special,wonderous,ever changing,a challenge that meets you every day. Taking on the responsiblity of being there,being your best and giving your all.

I feel parenting challenges change as your child changes. First it was fear that I'd do something to impeed my childs life,calmed down and got to it!! Socializing ,teaching learning skills,stressing the importance of trying,failure and moving on with your life.Teaching modesty,acceptance,planning and giving back. Dating and again social skills,driving...that one may kill you. Teaching Mom to let go. It's a never ending learning process.

My biggest fear in parenting is that parents don't see their child.

The best advice I ever got was, " Relax!"

Angela said I didn't have to answer all the questions, but Babies first words I like to change to ,when did you fall in love with your Baby? Developmental milestones are so important and so varied but that moment when you look into your Baby's eyes and it's just a free fall tumble into the deepest and most profound love you have ever felt or could explain to anyone other than an other parent. 

My favourite song!! I love my music but that's an easy one Janice Joplin "Little Girl Blue".This speaks to me for some reason and I also love her "As Good as You've Been to This World".

The funniest thing...geeeess to narrow that one down,gotta go with the Northern Red Bellied Snake I found in the laundry when Hubby was on an important business call,or when we were entertaining and the lost lizard hunt,or the time my eldest got sick of his brothers chasing each other and filmed it to the theme of StarWars!!!

One word to sum up Minti....hummmmmm.....Mintilious! Heeee,heee!

And the best thing about Minti is the beyond wonderful people that you get to meet. The real humans that form this community and it is that,a community. You pop into Minti to check on your friends like a neighbour would,you care deeply that their pain is short,their troubles lessen by knowing that someone cares. Life and raising children is not easy. If you care about doing your job well it's tough.Having some one there that understands is important. My life has been full of those things,pain, loss,challenges but it's how you pull yourself up and through that is the end marker. The way you choose to see this world and be seen by this wonderous thing that is your life. The true marker is have you done something that makes the Powers that be smile? Haaa,haaa,I got a forum to be yappy! Thank you I truely feel honoured because of those that are here.