More of Jani

Aww this is me, just a couple of months old...note the mark on my forehead....it faded with time but every now and again it shows back up, my son Donny also has it. I was born in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where my grandparents were the town dentists. Think this is where I first fell in love with mountains....(note background)

This was my first Christmas...Almost one year old....note that mark as faded ... I lived with my parents in Salt Lake City, Utah where my dad attended college. (note my ears then the rabbits.....hummm <G>)

That's me in the background and my sister Tina who I decided was my very own babydoll. She had the blondest of hair and the bluest of eyes...still does....while I have hazel (brown and green) eyes and Auburn hair. Loved her then....love her now.

That's my mom in the middle....young and gorgeous wasn't she. She was quite remarkable, for my father had died two years earlier and she worked very hard to support my sister and I with little help from anyone. Mom the survivor....must be where I get that quality!

10 Years old

On a summer visit to see my grandparents in Jackson Hole...I rode the chair lift with my grandfather. Note no seat belts....nada to strap you in and it never occurred to me to be afraid...that's Jackson below....the mountains are green and colored with vivid flowers....too bad the black and white makes it look so barren, cause it isn't...it's one of the most lovely places in the world. My Grandfather was also a photographer and his pics hand in the lobby of the Snow King. My Godfather, Conrad (Connie) Schwiering was also a famous artist in this area. (another love of mine is art)

Twelve Years Old

Did I think I was cute or what? Actually I didn't have a clue...this was taken in one of those photo boxes for a couple dollars it takes about 4 pictures....obviously not color. I was in junior high and art was my first love, save my Beagle puppy named Jim Dandy....I was quite the tomboy....it was one month before my 13th birthday I shut down due to tremendous stress and depression from things happening in my personal life...(meaning I started really gaining weight and withdrawling from everyone and everything) ....not to start living again until much later....

Twenty-three Years

Thinner and sickly....I had the Intestinal Bypass Surgery, where they disable all but 18" in intestine and I lost weight (over a 100lbs.)...because I didn't get the vitamins, minerals and nutriments necessary for a healthy body I also started losing teeth, nails, hair, and health.... finally I had it reversed....and the weight came back....but I was able to live again. I was learning....

Present time...auburn hair (by choice) actually it's brown with auburn highlights which really turn auburn in the summer....so in the winter I just help it along....my eyes are hazel...green and brown when not bloodshot as in the first pic.....my hair was pinned back, for it's long and very thick. I consider myself to have great common sense and a good mind, multi-talented (paint, music, write)....I'd say I was a good mother and wife and I make a good friend. I have a wonderful family and some very loving friends.... I am a joyful person and know great love and happiness....These things make me a very rich woman.

I went through many ups and down in my life thus far....I have sought out many self help workshops and ways to improve the quality of my life. Guess I first started doing this at age 15 with yoga, and the people I met who showed me I wasn't a psychic freak which I had thought all my life, since I had been the only one in my family like me.

I took Dr. Silva's "Mind Control", which was a type of self hypnosis to help yourself overcome problems. I tried other things too....went to a Spiritualist Church where I was introduced to mediums which I decided wasn't for me...at least the kind where some spirit channels through another person...I figured if the spirit was truely a high one it wouldn't need to speak through another persons body....and I hold to that belief.