1. Hello! My name is Diane Stonebrink. I’m a full-time instructor at
Estrella Mountain Community College.
I teach English as a Second Language classes.

2. This is my family.
This is my brother, father, sister, brother-in-law, and mother. My brother lives in Phoenix. My sister and her husband live in Oregon. My mother lives in Goodyear. My father died in I miss him very, very much.

3. This is my husband.
This is my husband, Rich Marmon. We got married in 2009.
We live in Litchfield Park. My husband works at this college. He is the director of Information Technology.

4. I like cats. I have no children. My cats are my babies!
This is Brighteyes. She was my first baby. She died in 2004 at the age of 15. I miss her a lot.

5. I like to garden.
This is Gundi. She is Brighteyes’ sister. She died in 2005 at the age of 16. I miss her, too.
I try to grow lots of flowers in my garden.
I like flowers, and my cats do, too.

6. This is Newki. I don’t know how old Newki is.
He appeared in my garden one winter day 13 years ago.
I have three more cats, too.

7. These are my other cats.

8. I like ceramics. I have other interests besides cats.
I like to make things out of clay.
I hope to take more art classes when I retire.

9. I love Halloween. Halloween is my favorite holiday.
I like to make decorations and put them in my house and yard.
Some people think this is a strange hobby, but I enjoy it.

10. I like a few sports. When I was younger, I skiied.
I don’t like many other sports, but sometimes I go swimming or hiking.
I like to stay home and enjoy my flowers and cats most of all.