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This post is all about our newest family member... our own Lady Di.

Di joined our family over 2 years ago, closer to 3 years ago.  She was with us on our trip to the USVI in 2008.  She's the one who suggested we go see Jolea the Christmas before and put that seed of thought in our brains.   That's Di, sitting between Michael and I, and that's Michael's daughter Andee on the end by Jolea.  This picture was taken on Tortola, having Pain Killers for lunch.... talk about your GOOD TIMES!

Back to Di:   Michael and Di made it official last Feb. 14th on St. John in the USVI.  (I'm still kicking myself over that one.) I'll have to insert a picture later.... the one I have won't load, probably because it was bootlegged from the professional photographers....

Michael and Di love to garden together. Although her work takes her away from the vegetable garden, herb garden and her flowers from time to time.  They dive right back in when she gets home.

Di is a Producer.  She produces TV commercials, such as those with the duck and some with a famous Tiger, and also for Texas Tourism, just to mention a few.  So she sometimes has to shoot out to California for a month at a time or down to Florida, or out to New York or some other remote location.  But that doesn't change her down to earth country girl values and ways.  Which makes her a welcome addition to our county-fied family.

She's also the most fantastic chef.  She has plans to write a cookbook someday so you won't see me posting any of her recipes on this blog.  She and Michael spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking together.  They are an awesome team.

Martini in hand.... she's good!

An awesome rice dish she taught me to make. Don't even ask.... it's a family secret.  Nanny, nanny boo boo... I'm in the family!

Halibut.... with a crunchy crust.  It's a secret.... and it's even better the next day!

She also does unbelievable things with asparagus and green beans and blackeyed peas and salads and .... I could kill myself eating at their house!   

She's also into just hanging out by the pool and doing yoga or going on long all day shopping trips (considering it takes 2.5 hours to get to a town large enough to go shopping, it's good that she likes all day trips)  or riding off into the sunset on a big motorcycle.  Mikey is planning on building a bike with a sidecar next!

Yeah, we're really happy to have Di in the family.