I grew up in a small Upstate New York town called Poestenkill. Third generation to be raised in the small, quaint village where life seemed to never change. My husband and I are now raising our two beautiful girls in that same small village. We have a house on the hill, two dogs, surrounded by horses. At night all you hear are the peepers. Ever since I was a little girl I was interested in nature and animals. I was always outside playing in the creek or in the woods. Always trying to get my mother to let me keep...more