Hell-o I am Awl..
        It has been told to me that my life thus far has not been ordinary.I always differ with that opinion,because it is my life and is ordinary to me.So I am going to tell me story little by little and you be the judge if it is ordinary or not.

       My parents names are Mi and Ar Gnames. They chose those names because they decided they wanted a new life for themselves and their children and grandchildren. They are childhood sweethearts married by to each other by each other.
       They knew each other most of their lives but become an item as "they" say when in high school.Their parents were educated and had good jobs or their own business (Ar's father had a construction business).
       Things were beginning to change in the early sixties,there was Rock and Roll,Women's Liberation and the youth wanted a new world.My parents heard about the Hippie culture and they liked the concept or the philosophy of living off the land and sharing earth's bounty.I do want to clarify this was the Hippie culture before it become Sex,Drugs and Rock and Roll.The original Hippie culture was Peace and love for all mankind.What this original philosophy turned into always saddened my parents.My parents still today believe in Peace and Love and sharing the earths bounty. They have spent their lives doing just that..Sharing.

       My parents graduated from high school in 1966 at the top of their class.They were smart and really never did without much.They worked their summers from 12 years old on with their parents and/or at home.They were taught from as young as they can remember what it costs to live day to day.Their parents made sure they were knowledgeable of the bills that needed to be paid and the income necessary to pay those bills.When they were not in school they worked and paid their share of bills as if they were renters.Of course it wasn't always with glee they did this.There was the teenage angst,but they did learn a lot about the real cost of living.

       Mi and Ar entered college in the fall of  1966.Their parents together with themselves had saved enough money to pay for four years of college.My Mother wanted to be a Doctor eventually but started with nursing classes and the basic classes for her eventual Doctoral degree in medicine.My father wanted to be an Master Engineer with a Business degree.He thought the combination would be unbeatable.Meanwhile in the back of their minds they were thinking about living off the land and how to do so.Their both had the hobby of agriculture and read all the information they could get on the subject while still working on their chosen degree programs.Oh yes they were very busy but looking forward to their future as a free man and woman outside gates of The Establishment.