Hi! Are you ready to meet a real "girl next door" kind of lady who doesn't have time or energy to waste playing games ? I like my steak medium rare and days that are long and sunny. My family comes first, but I've learned that I need to take care of myself too to be able to be there 100% for them. I try to believe in miracles and to look for the silver lining. I competively show dogs, read(any/all subjects), ride horse, study (I might someday finish my bachelors), play with my kids (when's the last time you built a snowman or a sandcastle?), and putz around in the flower garden in my sparetime. I don't like cigarette smoke, rap music, brussel sprouts or people that don't know how to communicate without using the"F" word.

"bonus points" to anyone that has read a book in the last month strictly for pleasure, has a motorcycle,or isn't afraid of horses. My biggest Turn-off is someone who tries to play chameleon --- they guess at what you want them to say or do instead of being confident in their own identity. An "ideal match" for me would have to be very patient, flexible , self-confident and have a good sense of humor. I need someone who is ok both enjoying something with me and spending time apart while we support eachothers interests. I am NOT stubborn, but I do like to have some control in a relationship -- not just be the other person's shadow. If your honest, not afraid of getting your hands a little dirty, know how to do a full day's work, and like dogs and kids you're in like Flynn!