My husband, Jim Evans, and I live in the Chicago area with our two cats, Blackie and Skittle. I'm a dog person, and Jim's a cat person--guess who won? We have three children from his previous marriage, two children from my first marriage, and six grandchildren.
Susan lives in upstate New York with her husband Rob and daughter Lora; Richard lives in Boston with his wife Shawn and children Henry and Imogen. Macon lives in the Washington, DC area with her daughter Claire. You can check Richard's web site out below. Macon writes for People magazine, so you just might see one of her articles in People. Susan is a writer and also teaches at Alford University.
Carolynn and her husband Eric live in Chicago with their son Miles Heinrich, who was born July 14, 2006, and their cat Boris (see both their web sites below).
Tom and his wife Eleftheria live in Greece. Their first child, Nikephoros (bringer of victory) was born in Greece on Dec. 17, 2004. Their daughter, Eirene (Peace) was born April 14, 2008. I've always wanted to travel around the world--now I just want to go to Greece to see Nikephoros and Eirene, every chance I get!
Jim worked for 20 years for the Gas Research Institute, as a senior research manager in the environmental department, in Chicago, IL. He's now semi-retired; he does some consulting work, and is a part-time employee of the EERC at the University of North Dakota. Our respective families have
several web sites:
Carolynn and Eric Gockel, Cre8Media
Richard Morehouse, Morehouse Gallery
Leigh Evans, Yoga and Performance
I worked as an industrial hygienist/safety officer for a number of years, primarily at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Looking back, I can't believe that for eight years I commuted almost four hours a day to and from work and thought it was normal! More recently, I have been working at the College of American Pathologists in Northfield.
I bike, work in my garden, love to read historical fiction, travel, take photographs, and sing--
not necessarily in this particular order of importance. More recently, I've taken up weight training--I'm becoming so "buff" -- but it's hard work, and I have a long way to go!
I'm a member of Melodeers Chorus, of Northbrook, IL. In 2008, the Melodeers won their 5th Sweet Adelines International championship gold medal in Hawaii!Not only did we win, we sat a record for the highest score ever achieved by a Sweet Adelines barbershop chorus. We were (and are) so proud to bring home the gold. My husband Jim, brother Reggie, and sister-in-law Paula came for the last day of competition, then we spent a great week on the island of Oahu.
You can check us out at:
Now, guess who the webmaster is! Needless to say, I've had lots of help from Carolynn (who set up the basic design) and my brother Reggie. I'm very grateful to both of them for their help.
My brother Reggie said we moved around a bit, and that's an understatement. In West Virginia, we lived in Carswell, Maitland, Bramwell, and English; then, in Virginia, we lived in Bishop, St. Paul, Honaker, Tazewell, and Hopewell. Jim and I have lived in Illinois for since 1982, but there were a lot of moves for both of us before we reached here. I finally put curtains on the windows (an inside, family joke), but it took me a long time to feel comfortable about being in one place. Jim and I have been fortunate to travel a lot, and that's helped tame my wonderlust. Now, I just want to go to Greece every chance I get! Of course, Greece has been around for a long, long time, so there will always be something new to see.
I'm also interested in our family history, both the Mitchem side of the family (Dad's family), and the Franklin side (Mom's family). This web page is one step toward understanding myself and my family, both near and far. My brother Reggie hopes it's an even bigger step toward my understanding web page programming. Thanks, Reggie!
