Eileen Loveman is an author, newspaper columnist, comedian, board sitting public servant, teacher, business owner, paralegal, and mother to six grownups, three Labradors and one debonair cat. Based in Western New York overlooking Lake Ontario, "Stories From the Lake" chronicles the extraordinary life of everyday people and her equally extraordinary husband. She has held every job imaginable (even selling cemetery plots for one day) and is qualified to do just about everything except open-heart surgery. She can be reached at eileenloveman@yahoo.com.