Meet Marjorie Mouse
This is a character I've created. She may be coming to life for real pretty soon! Get a sneak peek right here! First few pages in blog. 
Happy Easter Octave

A year at Sant'as Workshop - available!!
YES!! After over a year of waiting, it looks like A Year at Santa's Workshop is finally finished and ready to go!!

One of those proud moments for a mother
Having a learning disabled child offers challenges galore!! 
The Workshop back in action!!!
YES!!! Santa's Workshop is now back in production!!!!

Bonjour! My name is Michaele (pronounced "Michelle"). No, I'm not french, just married to someone french. : ) I'm a graduate student finishing my PhD in health education and research. I'm also a writer with several books published, "I Wish I had a Tail", "If I had a Tail, "A Year at Santa's Workshop" and "A Year at the North Pole"
I absolutely LOVE to write for children, I love seeing their smiles when I read a story and the best compliment is when a child runs up to me and says, "Mrs. LePage, when are you going to write another story???" or "Mrs. LePage, can you write about ......". What better compliment is there than that???? : ) 
They're inspiring, they give me the best ideas, they give me GREAT feedback and aren't afraid to tell me if something isn't working!

And here's a thought. Someone who is kind to animals is generally a very kind person.

I do have my own website. www.michaelelepagebooks.com
I'm otherwise pretty downright boring, really - I'm self employed and rarely ever get to get away which SUCKS, but hey, what can you do?? I enjoy games, especially the Wii, even at my age (41). I'm truly a child at heart, I tell people I'm a 10 year old in a 41 year old body. I've also recently started studying the art of hypnotherapy. Maybe one day I can get over my ridiculous fear of flying........
Doesn't this look like fun???? I wanna play, too!!! Knowing me, I'd actually really try to play something, maybe chopsticks??? Hmm..... Might HURT doing chopsticks....

One of my favorite mindfreak moments, I can't help giggling when he bonks that little nose! Poor thing. I hope it didn't hurt too much. Seems something that I would do, too.
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I'm fufilling my own dreams of teaching. I have found that teaching is something that I LOVE to do - having a student tell me that I made a difference in their learning experience is a compliment that sends me soaring. I can't think of anything I'd rather do.... I'm only working part-time as an "adjunct" at the moment teaching anatomy to first year college students; I'm hopeful that I can get fulltime work into something that I love. I've taught phonics to third graders before and I volunteer in the public school system as well.
Television Likes: Mindfreak, of course, The Cleaner, FOOTBALL, Forensic Files, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Wipeout (probably the single stupidest thing I watch), Dancing with the Stars, Survivor, and Discovery Health. I've become a little more politically active lately. I'm an independent - very conservative about some issues but liberal on others. I watch MSNBC and/or CNN a lot. I'm also a HUGE fan of the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC. She is a PhD.
A mindfreak moment that melts my heart.

Music: I'm a musician and also a singer. Sorry, classical and light opera....... I'm also in a church choir. But I actually enjoy many different types of music including pop and even some hip hop! And do you know what? That Rock Band 2 for Wii has started me appreciating even hard rock. I always thought it was just noise!! I'm starting to appreciate the musicality of it now, the clever phrases and the neat things that you can hear if you just open your mind. I'm even LIKING some of it now!!




Here's something I like to do in my spare time. My 12-year-old made me a "Mii" of Criss Angel so he shows up in the game at times!! Here I am as a penguin on Wii Fit.

Criss Angel Mii getting ready to race on Mario Kart!!! Yes, I race better as Criss. My 12-year-old says that when I race as Criss, I "believe in myself" and thus do better. I kicked her behind recently as Criss!! Sorry, it's a little blurry but I wanted to show him on his motorcycle!!

The me "mii" getting ready to race. I like how they gave me a bit of a figure.

My Rock Band 2 character with her guitar. She looks cute but she has a big behind if you see her from the side.

Take some time every single day to have some FUN!!


Mon chien.

Les chats. We never ever thought they would do this. They're still not the best of friends but they do tolerate each other. Sometimes I wake up to find one on my lap and another to my side and they are literally fighting over me..... Silly kitties!

Mon lapin. She died on Mother's day 2008.

The famous personality cube made by my 9-year-old that featured Criss Angel under "hobbies and interests"- she got an A!!

Sums up my feelings:

magicgirl08
Myangel11
Gina2cali
amberbooo
Hafsa
Thandie
mamasita2
sdcaligirl
Princess4Angel
JeanieAnn
AngieAngel
mabellene
IslandAngel
ObsessedChick
joeylover
jessrn71
Mindfreakwitch
loyal4everloyaljessica
corbett
Aragornsgirl
CathyV
karry
crissylove
crissangelspet
Dragon_Eyes
satanfreak
AZConnie
zookeeper
sammytheloyal
LC35