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Who is Tona in Bama? (Tona that lives in Alabama)
Okay here goes....I feel really silly doing this.

I turned the big 4-0 this last year. I work as an accountant at one of our local high schools. I live in Limestone County, Alabama.. near Athens, Alabama. That is north central Alabama. I have been married for 22 years to a wonderful man (my high school sweetheart) and my best friend. Jerry is a home builder and runs his own business. We have two very active children. Chelsea is in 8th grade and will be 14 on May 4th. She is 6 ft tall already. She plays basketball, volleyball, softball, runs track and also does track field events. She is still playing basketball on an AAU team throughout the summer. We are going to Knoxville/Jefferson City, Tennessee, this weekend for a basketball tournament that she is playing in. Jace, our son, is 12 and in the 6th grade and don't like much catching up with Chelsea on the height. He plays basketball and loves to hunt and fish. He is ALL boy. Jerry and I both love to cook. We like to create and tweak all kinds of recipes.

    


I credit my love for cooking and recipes to my Granny. This lady was the strongest woman I have ever known...and I probably will never meet anyone as strong as her. She had polio when she was a young girl. Shortly after my Aunt and my Mom were born, she was confined to a wheelchair. She did any and everything that a housewife, mother and grandmother would normally do, with the exception of driving. She kept me before and after school every day and all during the summer. She was my HERO. She loved to cook. As a young child, I would set on her lap as she made biscuits, cookies, soups and all kinds of things. As I got older I would work the garden with my Grandpa and then Granny and I would can all the veggies, make pickles, etc...There was never a mealtime at her house that she didn't have a full meal prepared. My Mom never cooked much (because she didn't have to) My Granny would have us a plate fixed almost every day when Mama would pick me up after she got off of work. My Dad loves to cook, too....he just never has time. He still farms.

Jerry and I do on site catering (between going to all those ball games.) Our name is HAPPY JACK BBQ. Our logo is a cute smiling jackass with a smiling chicken setting on his back. We cater for churches, wedding rehearsals and receptions, birthdays, sporting events, company picnics, etc... We really like doing that and wish we could get up the nerve to leave our jobs and pursue it full time. (Maybe one day we will).

      

That's it...That's me in a nutshell. Nothing special. I am not sure Nancy can attach a picture in any way, but I am attaching one of the pics I took a couple of weeks ago of our chickens standing at attention on the grill and a pic of me and my family.

I really enjoy this group. Nancy does an outstanding job. It seems like all of you are long-time friends (but we have never met) Isn't that odd?
Tona in Bama

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