Tricia Schmidt

I've been married to a pretty good fella for 11 years. I feel privileged to have 5 people call me “Mom” or “Mommy”, my super awesome kids, 3 boys and 2 girls, ages 5, 6, 7, 10, & 19. I have experienced a lot in life, good and bad, but it has made me who I am, so I wouldn't change a thing! I have Celiac Disease, so I can't eat gluten or anything that has even looked at gluten, yes it sucks! ALL the good stuff is made with flour! I have 2 websites TacticalBanana.com, & VarietyViews.com hopefully it won't be too long before I do something with them. I am a nurse and also have a degree in Business, but for the last 12 years I've had the most demanding, and rewarding, job a person can have, stay-at-home mom/wife (aka homemaker), it's 24/7, no off days, no vacation time. For a couple of years I had a severe addiction to Entertainment Shopping (aka online Penny Auctions), I'm a lot better now though. I haven't been able to put my finger on exactly why I enjoy them; is it the thrill of the deal, or winning the game? We may never know. I've won A LOT of cool stuff though, really cheap (TVs, Tablets, Kindles, a Kodiak Tent, a Generator, lots of iPods, TONS of Gift Cards, etc). If you want to give it a try, check out my site for referral links, if you have questions please ask. We have 5 family members that resemble animals, an overprotective Yorkie that goes by the name "Muffy" short for "Little Miss Muffett", a pleasantly plump, black, fluffy kitty that answers to "Pearl" short for "The Black Pearl" (love Pirates of the Caribbean), a very sweet, 1-of-a-kind part Manxpart Raggamuffin, kitty named Toof. A couple of years ago, I had a 2yo Beta fish, Jerry, but my youngest 2 felt like he needed a bath, so they poured a travel size bottle of shampoo in his tank. I immediately put him in clean water and tried to do CPR with a handheld ball air pump (pumping air into the water by his tiny little gills), sad to say it didn't work. They honestly didn't know that you couldn't give a fish a bath, they felt terrible! Well, I guess that's about all of my characters.... XOXO