RA Date

So one night at RA group Christina gave us an assignment to go on a date with our RA partners. Leah and I decided to go to Little Dickens bookstore. It is a bookstore that has new and used books, a coffee shop, a teacher supply store and tons and tons of children's books. If you can't tell by the above pictures, we had a great time being silly. It was nice to get away from the hall and just spend time together as friends. I am so grateful that Leah and I have been able to become friends outside of our roles as RAs and that we have so many wonderful memories to share already.

Love from Liberty, Peggy

Pictures

So I thought I would post some pictures from recent events. The top one is of Leah and I in our room that is currently decked out for Christmas!

Leah and I dressed up as elves for the RA Christmas banquet where we found some friends.

Leah and I with our sister and brother RAs.

This picture makes me laugh every time I look at it because it looks like a family portrait.

Hope these make you smile!

Love from Liberty, Peggy

Christmas Extravaganza!

So if you know me at all you know that I LOVE Christmas! This leads me to do insane things like suggest that we have a semi-formal brother/sister dorm Christmas party. Now you may be saying that this sounds reasonable for the season, which you would be right, the insane part is that I decided to put myself, and Leah, in charge of food and decorating for 150 people. Mind you that I am a full time student and serve as an RA on top of this and perhaps you can see why this was not such a great plan.

My mom actually helped me bake over Thanksgiving break. We made banana bread, and pumpkin bread, as well as gingerbread cookies, sugar cookies, and chocolate peanut butter bars. Thanks to friends off campus and to my RD Christina Cooper, I was able to make a variety of cakes cookies and brownies. In addition we bought pies and had a chocolate fountain. Because most of these things had to be made ahead of time our room was overflowing with food. It got to the point where we had to lay down our futon in order to have some place to hold the food. One night I was feeling so overwhelmed and claustrophobic in the room that I made guys from the brother dorm come over and get some of the food to store at their dorm until the party.

The party was a huge success overall. I couldn't have asked for it to go any smoother. The guys were a great help with getting things set up and they really did most of the clean up. Thanks to Charlie, Nick, and Johnny we had a good sound system that didn't cost us anything. The games that Zach and others came up with were fun and light hearted. The room looked beautiful with huge snowflakes that my leadership team made. Jess and Tia were a huge help setting the tables and center pieces. Everything just fell into place and turned out so great!

At the end I was so exhausted that I came back to the room and had an emotional break down. I started to cry just thinking about doing all the dishes. I ended up delegating them to a variety of girls on the hall. So note to self, next time delegate more, stress less and relax because in the end it all worked out perfectly.

Love from Liberty,

Peggy

Christmas Calandar

So with only two weeks in the semester left it is a sprint marathon to the end. Let me explain. Wednesday was student night for the Virginia Christmas Spatular, aka the Living Christmas Tree at Thomas Road. Sunday I am heading to Richmond with friends for a Bethlehem Christmas walk. Monday night is our RA group Christmas party. Tuesday night is Christmas / whit glove hall meeting. This coming Wednesday is our awesome brother/sister dorm Christmas party and my friends Meghan and Regina's Christmas party. On Thursday is reading day which also means Christmas Convo and open dorms. Friday is the RA Christmas banquet and Christmas Coffeehouse. Saturday is Meghan's graduation and dinner and Sunday is Christmas at the columns. Finally on Monday night we have our leadership Christmas party. The rest of the week is filled with finals, assignments, and white glove check outs.

Whew, with only two weeks to go it looks like it is going to be very busy, but that is better then sitting and twiddling my thumbs waiting to go home!

Love from Liberty,

Peggy

New Baby!

So this year was the first year that I got to go home for Thanksgiving since being at college. Usually it is just too close to Christmas break to make the long and kind of expensive trip home. But this year I decided that I wanted to spend time with my family and that since there was a little bit longer of a time gap between Christmas and Thanksgiving it was worth it.

It was so nice to see my family, especially my extended family whom I don't get to see very often. And even better was that there was a surprise new member of our family this year. My cousin Chad and his girlfriend Samantha just had their third baby 7 days before Thanksgiving. Little Khloe is a cute little bundle of joy with dark hair and really chubby cheeks. It was such a blessing to get to be able to see her and all of my family and I am so thankful for each of them.

Love from Liberty,

Peggy

Another Day Another Adventure

So a couple of weeks ago I told you about my experience working in the nursery, well last night I was working in the infants room and as usual with babies it was an adventure. The night started off great. There was one little girl who was sleepy and just wanted to be held which I was happy to do. I gave her a bottle and after a little bit she fell asleep. Unfortunately, she got woke up by the noise that was going on in the room and was quite cranky. This did not make me smile. In the midst of her being upset she decided to spit up. Luckily it was only a little bit and didn't really get on anything. Learning from my previous experience I decided to get prepared for another attack. I got a very large burp rag out and covered my self. Guess what, it didn't work. She did spit up again and she missed the rag and it went all down the sleeve of my sweater, on my pants, my shoe and the floor! It was pretty much disgusting. My friend Taylor thought I was very funny as she always manages to get the babies who fall asleep and I get the ones who make a mess. That is ok though because one day she will have kids of her own and have to deal with all the stuff that I am getting practice with now. And then I will be the one laughing at her.

Love from Liberty,

Peggy

Day with out nap is crap

My roommate and I are both very busy people but one of the differences in our time management it the importance of naps. Leah never takes a nap. She always says that she doesn't have time. I on the other hand, can always find time for a snooze. I am a firm believer that a day with out a nap is crap. I even find that I am more productive when I have had a nap. It's funny how two people can see things so differently. She often asks me what I am going to do when I am working full time and am unable to take a nap. I have actually thought about this. My theory is that I will no longer be staying up till 1 or 2 am every night so I should be able to function just fine.

I would like to elaborate further but writing this post is now cutting into my nap time!

Love from Liberty,

Peggy

Working in the Nursery

So, I am no longer working at the YMCA. I decided that after four years there and about 100 more at a community swimming pool at home, it was time for a change of pace. This semester I have been working that the Thomas Road Baptist Church nursery once a week. Working here has been great! because of the new subject matter I am studying has created new challenges and made me step out of my comfort zone but it also takes more time. Working at the nursery has allowed for me to make some money but still have time for school.

I work in the infants room with new bourns to just under a year old. They are sooooo cute! One of my favorites is Trevin. Every week he come in with his hair in a mohawk. It is pretty much the most adorable thing you have ever seen. Leiam is also a cutie! He is usually pretty good, but every once in awhile he decided that he needs some love and will start to cry. What is cute is, when you pick him up he will snuggle with you and his lion blanket for a couple of minuets and then decided that he is fine and get up and go play.

Over all the kids are really well behaved and super sweet. This past time working at the nursery was quite an experience. Besides the fact that they pretty much were all unhappy, we had an unusually high amount of spit-ups. One boy, who I was holding, had already spit up three times before I got him. The first time he spit-up with me was not very eventful. He was already wearing a bib so I just wiped him up and put a clean bib on. The second time however, it was no little mess, it was projectile. I was trying to watch some of the other children on the floor when I got a warm sensation in my hand. This didn't phase me for a moment, until I realized that it was also wet! Gross! I know that this is what mothers deal with every day and that it doesn't even make them bat and eye, but it was still gross. Mostly I think because I didn't see it coming. After a kid has already spit up several times you just expect him to be done.

Anyway, such is the adventures of working at a church nursery. Tomorrow we are having a luncheon, catered by Olive Garden, I can't wait!

Love from Liberty,

Peggy

A Day In The Life

So lately, being the last several months, I feel as though I don't have a lot to share. This may sound silly, how could there not be anything noteworthy happening for over 5 months, but really there either hasn't been anything to talk about or I have been so busy when something does come up that I can't find time to talk about it. You really shouldn't feel bad, my mom even says that she is disappointed when I call because I don't have any good stories to tell.

One of the biggest changes that has happened occurred right before school started. I decided, or God directed me would be a better phrasing, to change majors. Originally this semester I was going to study Communications with a focus in media, however, the Lord had different plans and I am not a Master's of Business Administration student. This changed not only my classes but also the format of learning. Communications is an entirely residential program here at Liberty. The MBA program, on the other hand, is entirely distance learning online. So while I am still living on campus and serving as an RA, I don't attend classes like a regular student. This has been challenging and very different for me, but it has also given me a lot of time that I can invest into the lives of the girls on my hall.

Speaking of the hall, they are great. We have only had minor problems, such as late to convocation. The girls really have a desire to grow in the Lord. Most of them come from strong Christian families but until now have not truly made their faith their own. It has been such a privilege to see the Lord work in their lives and to use the leadership on this hall to push them even further.

We are almost to the end of the semester now, which means Christmas is right around the corner. I love Christmas! I am so excited for all of the festivities to start. Liberty has lots of Christmas traditions that make finals and the pressure of classes ending seem more bearable.

I make no promises but keep checking back, maybe I will do better with keeping this page updated.

Love from Liberty,

Peggy

Unacceptable-I know

It is already the end of June and I just realized that I haven't posted anything since April. This I know is unacceptable behavior and I really am going to try and do better. One of the hardest things is that I don't really feel like I have anything exciting to share.

I guess one of the biggest things that has happened is that I am now a college graduate! I completed my undergraduate work in Communication Studies with a specialization in Advertising and Public Relations in May. Everyone keeps asking how does it feel and to me it is like asking if you feel older on your birthday. Honestly it doesn't really feel any different. I think that part of this comes from the fact that I will be returning to Liberty in the fall to begin graduate school.

It's funny because I always said I would not go to grad school. I specifically choose a major where it would not be required. Four years always sounded like quite enough to me, thank you. But as God usually is when I try to tell him how my life will play out or to tell him what I will and will not do, he has a different plan, and in the end I know that his way is best. This time I even managed to let my heart be molded with out throwing a temper tantrum. This time I will be studying Communications with a focus in media.

Another exciting thing that has happened is I found a summer job! After much searching and debate about staying in Lynchburg or going home for the summer or branching out somewhere else, I pretty much came home on faith that the Lord would provide and he did! I am working for River City Graphic Solutions, in Vinton. It is really fun and I am learning so much. So hopefully this will provide endless blog entries for this summer. Tomorrow I will try to post some of the things I have been working on.

Other than these two big events there is not much else new. Summer is proving to be a time of relaxating and rest. It has allowed me to reflect on all that I have learned in the past year and what the Lord has brought me through. This time has provided me with time to catch up with friends and spend some much needed time with my family. I hope that all of you are enjoying this season and taking the time to reflect and evaluate as I am.

Love From Liberty,
Peggy

The Music Man

Liberty has a surprisingly good theater department. This was brought to my attention my freshman year when my SLD invited me to attend Guy's and Dolls with her and some friends. Having participated in this show in high school I was excited to see Liberty's version. It was no disappointment. The show was wonderful and inspired me to attend several other shows over my course of four years here at Liberty.

On Friday, my once SLD, Christina, now my RD, attended the Music Man. This was of particular interest to me as it takes place in the state of Iowa, my home. I have seen the older version of the movie and the middle school put on this play when my sister was in 8th grade. The night started off in a rush as we went to Docs Diner to eat. We had to wait for 20ish min. before being seated. We then had to order and wait for the food. While the service was not overly slow we didn't even get to Docs until 6:20 and the show was supposed to start at 7:30. At about 7:10 we had yet to receive our food and so we asked if it could just be brought boxed. When it came we immediately left for the show eating a little in the car. Since Docs is about 3 min drive from the theater there was not much time to eat, so we decided that we would take the food in with us and eat during intermission. Where you may ask did we put all of the food? Well as my dad says, "Peggy that is not a purse it is a bag." Well this bag just happened to be large enough to hold two to-go containers in it. Please mind you that this is not one of those over the shoulder type bags but an actual purse that just so happens to be huge.

So we took the food in and during the whole first half of the show you could smell the diner food. It was really quite funny. The most important part though is that we walked in just as they dimmed the lights to start the show. Which meant that we had to try and find our seats in pitch black darkness. After tripping over almost a whole row of people we found our seats and enjoyed the show immensely.

I hope that everyone who has the opportunity will go and enjoy Liberty University Theater and go see the Music Man. It is definitely worth the money.

Love From Liberty,
Peggy

Icecream and Cake

In honor of birthdays on our hall once a month we have birthday party hall meeting. For this hall meeting we make cake or cupcakes and pass them out during hall meeting. We also sing a special birthday song. This is not your traditional Happy Birthday song. Danielle and I learned this song during RA training this fall and we had so much fun doing it that we decided that it would really help liven things up for this special occasion. The song also has actions to go with it that we taught out leadership team and then the rest of the hall. It is really fun and although the video link that I will attempt to post does not include the actions I encourage you to try to find another video with the actions so that you can get the full effect. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSj-K0xMcW4

Love From Liberty,
Peggy

Summer Plans

In 30ish days I will be a college graduate and I have no idea what I am doing with my life. Because of this I have decided to go to grad school. As you may have read I am currently dual enrolled and so technically I have already started but I am not officially in the program yet. This being said I have giving my self a little more time to figure out what I really want to be doing long term. The down side is that I again have to find summer employment.

Now in the past this has not been a big deal. Since the summer I turned sixteen I have worked for the Vinton Parks and Recreation department as a life guard and a water safety instructor. And for the past two summers I have worked at East Iowa Bible Camp as a counselor. So I have never really had to look for a job.

This summer however I don't really feel the Lord leading me to do either of those things and so I have began a hunt for a job that will allow me to work mid-May through the end of July, as I have to be back at school Aug. 3rd. It is turning out to be a lot more work than I thought. As I am looking for a job at home, CO, MN, or AZ but am living in VA it is hard to set up interview times or even know where to look. Also I hate the idea of cover letters and don't really know what to say or where to start. If you have any advice of the job search methods I would be glad the hear it. I currently have resumes posted on monster.com and careerbuilder.com but am not having much success.

So that's the story. I may be spending the whole summer on my parents couch doing nothing with my new college degree that I have spent so much time and money to earn.

Love From Liberty,
Peggy

Welcome Back!

Well as much as I like to check other people's blogs you would think that I would do better at updating my own. But all well, I am here now and a lot has happened since I last posted. First, I got over my nasty cold. I hate being sick so it was a blessing that it didn't last very long. Secondly, I enjoyed a wonderful spring break with friends. Meghan, Regina, Christine and I all traveled 14 hours to sunny warm Florida. The weather was perfect! No clouds and it only rained one day for about 30 min. and was 80 degrees or better all week! I worked very hard on my tan, laying out all day on the beach. After about an hour or so I strained my self and walked to the water to cool off. As you can probably tell it was a very stressful vacation. We also got to see an alligator on our air boat tour of the Everglades. We stayed with friends of my family, Marilyn and Dean and their son Douglas. It was so good to see them again, since I have not seen them since the wedding last Christmas.

The weekend after spring break I got to take my first trip to Baltimore! A friend from my hall, April lives just outside and we enjoyed a weekend road trip to her house. In addition to seeing Baltimore's inner harbor I also got to meet all of April's family. Including her both sets of Grandparents, three aunts and uncles, her cousin and her baby, her parents siblings and the siblings significant others. It was quite the experience but everyone was so nice. I also got to go to the cheesecake factory which was pretty much the greatest experience of my life! I LOVE cheesecake!

The following weekend I was again headed out of town on a road trip. This time to Winchester, VA for some R and R. I went with my RD Christina and half of our RA group to Christina's family's new home. It is huge and has a theater in the basement. We spent the whole weekend watching movies and eating really good food. Christina's mom was such a blessing, serving us and she even taught us some cake decorating techniques. On Sunday we backed giant cupcakes and practiced our new found talent. They turned out really good and we brought them back to Liberty to share with the rest of our group at RA group on Monday night.

This weekend was college for a weekend and the busyness that comes with having 1500 extra people on campus. Yesterday April and I took 10 of the campus serve kids to the YMCA to go swimming. Finnely the site leader also came with us to help supervise the kids. I was surprised how well it actually went. I think that it was seriously the first time that some of those kids had ever been in a pool. The idea that some people never learn to swim baffles me. I have been in swimming lessons since I was six months old and I can't remember a time where I didn't know how to swim. I can remember when I didn't swim well but I have pretty much always known how to swim.

This week we will continue to interview prayer leaders for our hall next year. We have already offered a couple of spots so it is exciting to see how the team is coming together. Please pray that God will continue to give our big four wisdom in making decisions and discernment in who we choose to lead the girls on our hall next year.

Well I think that pretty much brings us up to date on my life. I know that it really isn't that interesting. Sometimes I think of funny things to write about but then by the time I actually have time to write about it I can't remember what it was I was going to say. Anyway, I promise that in the future I will try to be better about updating.

Love From Liberty,
Peggy

Being Sick Is No Fun!

Well I guess if I had to catch this stupid cold that is going around this week was more convenient to do so than most. In an effort to protect myself last Wednesday during room checks I went around a bleached all of the door handles, inside and out. And I guess it worked, I made it through college for a weekend with out getting sick. Unfortunately on Sunday night it hit me hard and fast. I stayed in bed most of the day on Sunday trying to fight it off before it came on full fledged but it didn't quite work. Yesterday I was miserable and only went to one of my classes and only because I really could not miss. Last night I was feeling a little bit better so I took two Benadryl and called in sick to work and slept for over 12 hours. I woke up at 2 o'clock in the afternoon today but I really am feeling much better. I think between the drugs and sleep and fluids the worst is over and hopefully by tomorrow I will be fine.

Tomorrow I am celebrating Valentines day! I know that I am a little late but over the last couple of years some friends and I have created a tradition of getting really dressed up and going to a nice restaurant and celebrating our singleness, our friendship, and the love from our savior Jesus Christ together on Valentines day. We always have a good time and it is a good time to catch up with those who we don't get to spend as much time with as we would like. This year Meghan and Regina were out of town on Valentines day so we are celebrating a little late. Actually it is probably easier to get a reservation a the place we want to go to now then it would have been this weekend so it is really a good thing. I am really looking forward to our night out, I only hope that this cold is gone by then so I don't have to pack tissues in my purse and embarrassing blow my nose at the table.

I Am NOT A Dater-Hater

I am not a dater-hater as some are. In fact I really enjoy the holiday that is most closely associated with having a significant other, which I do not. Valentines day happens to be towards the top of my list of favorite holidays. Christmas is first, with Easter following a close second, then there is my birthday but pretty must right after that is Valentine's day. This surprises a lot a people as I am notoriously single. But the great thing I think about Valentine's day is that it is about love. And to celebrate love you do not need a boyfriend or a girlfriend. In fact, the greatest gift and display of love comes not from a husband or wife but from Jesus Christ. He loves me more than any other human being ever could. His sacrifice of love for us on the cross comes unconditionally and is available any day of year. So this Valentine's day I will be teaching swimming lessons and hanging out with my cousin who is coming for College For A Weekend and I will be celebrating the ULTIMATE gift of love, JESUS CHRIST. If I am finding my worth and value in him then I can be happy and feel the same love that those who are going out to eat or some other special event can.

Grad School!

So today I went to my first graduate class. I felt behind before I even went into the room. First, the bookstore does not have the books right now. They are on order and should be here the week of the 21, hopefully before my next class as we have reading due. I would have ordered them off line but they were only like three dollars cheaper so by the time I paid shipping and handling and waited for them to get here I might as well have bought them at the book store, so that is what I am doing. When I got to class some of the other students were talking about a paper that was due today and how we were supposed to have three articles about change to discuss. Well I just added the class officially on Monday, so I didn't receive the e-mails with this information. As many of you know I like to be prepared and so when I found out I wasn't I was a little worried but I tried to not let it get to me.

When the professor arrived at class she had us all introduce our selves, saying our major and what our career plans are. Well I am not actually in the program I am dual enrolled while finishing my undergrad degree, so I don't have an official major in the program. Also I have no idea what I want to do with my life, which is part of the reason I am going to grad school, to give my self a little more time to decide. Several of the students are graduation in May and so they know exactly what they want to do after this. So for the first 15 minuets or so I felt a little out of my league but then the professor informed us that the paper is due next class not this one and that she knew that some of us did not get the message to bring articles and so it was fine if we didn't have them.

After this I felt better and I managed to get through the rest of the class holding my own, sounding somewhat intelligent, even if I had know idea what I was saying. I must say it was nice to be in a class where people want to be there and care about the work that they are doing, which is sometimes not the case in undergrad classes. Also the class was very diverse with a student from China, Brazil/Chile, and one who's parents are missionaries in Greece. I love diversity which is one of the reasons that I think I love big cities so much. Anyway, I am excited to try and do well in this class and to see if the communications graduate program is something that I really want to pursue. Time will only tell.

Love From Liberty,
Peggy

Peace and Quiet

Classes don't start again until Monday but, Danielle and I have been back at school for almost a week. I must say that it has been nice to go to bed a little earlier and for the time to relax but, the hall seems so empty without the life of 56 girls running through it.

I don't know that I could ever live by my self. I think I would be board out of my mind and go crazy. It has been so nice this week spending time with Danielle, sharing about our breaks and getting things ready for this coming semester. But even with her company these empty rooms long for their residents to return. It makes it easier to miss people when they are so encouraging and respectful. As a dorm supervisor of sorts I couldn't ask for a better hall. I am looking forward to seeing what God is going to do in the coming semester in and through the lives of the girls on this hall. I miss then and can't wait to see there sweet faces!

Love from Liberty,
Peggy

The Most Meaningful Christmas Gift

A thought from Christmas. I know that it was weeks ago but my parents only have dial-up which as you may remember is very slow and temperamental so I typed up my thoughts and saved them to post later.

It is Christmas Eve and after attending the candle light service at Oak Grove Christian Church as we do every year we went to our neighbors Tania and Bill's for supper. After eating and spending some time over there we came home to open Christmas gifts. We don’t have a particular tradition for opening gifts as my dad used to work a rotating shift not guaranteeing him Christmas day off. On the years that he had to work we would open presents after church, amazing how Santa knew when dad had to work, and then on Christmas day while dad was working mom would take us to a movie. They first year I can remember us doing this we went to see Mona Lisa Smile, with Julia Roberts. The years when dad did not have to work we would open gifts on Christmas morning and spend the rest of the day playing with toys and watching Christmas movies such as Frosty the Snowman and Santa Clause is Coming to Town. When we were little we had huge Christmas’s with gifts every where. Dad used to film us opening presents and even at 20 years old he recorded me. This is the first year that he didn’t video tape us opening our gifts. I suppose now that Jenna is 18 and graduated we are too old for it.

This year marks a very special Christmas as it marks the receiving of my first letter. They were supposed to be a surprise but mom accidentally said something to Jenna one day and she said something to me. Every year since I was born my dad has written me a letter on Christmas and around the time of my birthday. The letters include a summary of things that happened in my life that year, how I have grown or changed, etc. Dad asked me this summer when I would like to start getting them, knowing that they would be very special to me I wasn’t sure I wanted to read them so I replied when he passed away. Of course this isn’t really logical but I didn’t want to say when I wanted the letters I knew that my dad would start giving them to be when the time was right.

It was my last gift tonight and my most meaningful one. I waited to read it until I was in my room alone because I knew it would make me cry. It is so special to think that my parents thought ahead to begin doing this the very year that I was born and to keep it up all this time. I think another thing that makes it special is that they are from my dad. You always hear of how moms saved every little thing but you rarely hear of a father doing something this special. And it is not a thing. It isn’t a dress that I wore or a picture I don’t remember drawing but it is about me and a documentary of my life and of our lives as a family and about the people that had an impact in our lives. Needless to say it made me cry and actually I am still crying as I am writing this. This is something that I will treasure forever and is perhaps the greatest gift I have ever received apart from my salvation.

I hope that one day I can give my children something as special and meaningful as this and maybe it can become a tradition. I am going to keep the letters in my hope chest with other special memories that I have. I think it would be wise to type out the letters as to have a back up copy in case something would happen to the originals. This will also ensure that when I am gone or old and gray and can’t see well anymore that others will be able to read the hand writing and read about my life, even the parts that I can’t or won’t remember.

Forgetful Me

I just realized that I never finished posting about my wonderful leadership team. I am the worst about coming back to things like this. Its like when you are on the phone with someone and you have to leave suddenly to do something or someone else is calling you and then you forget to call them back, that is me, all the time. Usually it happens when Jenna calls me. She always seems to call at the most inconvenient times, like when I am about to eat or go to work or to a meeting. And I always tell her I will call her back later and I do but by the time I remember my later ends up being days later not minuets or hours. But what are you going to do? I am just fortunate that my sister loves me enough to not hold a grudge and simply call me back if it is really important.

So what you should know about the rest of my leadership team is that God has really blessed me and that they are such a blessing to me and to my hall. I love them all and they are such an encouragement to me. In addition I am so excited to see how God is going to use each of them this semester and in the future. I can't wait to see where they are in ten years and the amazing things that they will be doing for the Lord. So, thank you girls for everything that you do! I love you!

Love From Liberty,
Peggy