Meet the Family

So I think if I want anyone to continue reading this blog, I should tell you a little about my brothers and sisters. Here is a list of our names in birth order and a few words I think describes each of us.

Barbara Ann - elementary school teacher, in the dictionary to describe the word "efficient" Barb or Barbie to friends and family. 

Cheryl Marie - quiet, calming, mother of 5 (4 boys and 1 girl). Was dubbed a tomboy growing up because she could climb a tree and played softball. We call her Cherie. 

Patricia Lynn (Me!) - outgoing, talkative, organizer. Mother of two awesome boys. Family calls me Patty. 

Thomas Michael - first born son, deep thinker, jokester, great speaker. Dad to two talented daughters. He was Tommy until high school, now we mostly call him Tom. Liked to be called Tom-Bow when he was little. 

Richard Joseph - out-of-the-box thinker, creative, funny. Born on Dad's 33rd birthday. He's been known as Ricky, Rick-O-Shea (to my Mom) and Floyd (during high school), but we usually call him Rick. 

Marjorie Beth - artistic, independent, open-minded. She got her name from a book Mom was reading, Marjorie Morningstar. Two wonderful girls call her Mom. We always call her Margie. 

Gregory John - rugged, disciplined, traditional. Dad to one sweet little girl (who's getting big too quickly). His nickname is Greg. I love his name, although I thought his name should be Gregory Jonathan - I used to call him that. 

Susan Lee - caring, dependable, patient, friend-in-need. Mom to one smart, handsome son. Called Sue or Susie all her life, and we also called her Susie Q and Surf City Sue when she was an infant.

Kathleen Mary - fun, hard working, adventurous. She was almost named Mary since my grandmother was sad there are six girls and none named for her. But we compromised and Mary became her middle name. She's Kitty to us. I used to call her "Little Kittle".