Carmen at Old House Homestead

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Gender	Female
Occupation	Homemaker
Introduction	I am mother and teacher to 8 perpetually hungry kiddos, wife to my biggest culinary fan, blogger, crafter, and columnist for the DeKalb Star. Follow along with me in my pre-Civil War farmhouse kitchen adventures!
Interests	Follower of Jesus, Helpmeet to Nathan, Nurturer to our children, Keeper of the home, Teaching, Stamping, Scrapbooking, Stitching
Favorite Movies	Emma, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Little Women, Father of the Bride, The Princess Bride, The Lake House, Steel Magnolias, Sound of Music, National Treasure, Gone with the Wind, Hope Floats, Little House on the Prairie (dvd's)--we're hooked!
Favorite Music	Fernando Ortega, FFH, Twila Paris (especially "Perennial"), Hammered dulcimer music, The Nutcracker, Mountain Bluegrass instrumental (I love that pickin' and grinnin'!)
Favorite Books	Bible, Country Sampler, Taste of Home, Country Woman, Mary Jane's Farm, Hobby Farms, Hobby Farms Home, Gooseberry Patch cookbooks Love reading Mitt and Minn books with the kiddos along with anything else they'll let me read aloud while using funny voices!