"It's the fire in my eyes . . . My inner mystery . . .The sun of my
smile . . . Phenomenal woman That's Me."

I am the Cajun Queen from New Orleans. I descend from a long line of
phenomenal women: my maternal great-grandmother, Anna Adelaide
Demarie (her mother from Alsace, Lorraine, her father from Denmark);
my paternal great-grandmother, Valerie Cormier from Avoyelles Parish,
Louisiana; my great aunt, Helena Adele (Lallie) Bendix from New
Orleans, Louisiana; my beloved aunt Valerie Bendix Black (who resides
in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas) and her phenomenal sister, my mother,
Helena Adele Bendix Arnett, deceased.

What strength of spirit and purity of hearts these women had/have.
What sterling examples of integrity and love, what phenomenal
footsteps to follow!

I have been married to a Prince of a man for 23 years now and we have
three children - two daughters and one son - and five beautiful
grandchildren - four boys and one girl. Being the best grandparents
we can be is the focus and fun of our lives. I work as a secretary
for a public broadcasting station, and love to cook, travel, research
alternative medicine, read, write, and use computers. I am trying to
learn to thrive, not just survive, and smile as a lifestyle.

Big and bodacious at your service!