Portrait of Karen

Please enjoy my living portrait of this lovely young lady as she has grown from infancy to adulthood.

Karen Takes A Groom!

Welcome to the wedding of my daughter Karen Cilwa to Mr. Rob Simpson!

Karen Graduates

It's May, so we have another graduation! This time it's my daughter, Karen, who got her bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Arizona State University this morning. Despite the fact that sitting in a sports stadium for three hours listening to unpronounceable names being, against all odds, pronounced as a thousand purple-robed graduates gavotte from chair to educator to educator and back to chair was considered too severe a torture for even Condoleezza Rice to order for Guantanamo Bay prisoners, it was a wonderful experience to be there for my little girl as she takes that magical step from childhood to employability.

Modeling Portfolio

I'm still making my way through old photographs, slides, and strips of negatives. I just came upon this roll of model shots made of Karen. These were taken by her sister, Dorothy. To say I'm impressed with both young women would be an understatement.

Karen's Modeling Session

I don't think I'm exaggerating to say I have amazingly handsome kids. (They got it from their mom!) At 11 years old, Karen decided she wanted to become a model and got her sister to take a roll of modeling photos for her portfolio.

Karen's Play

In 1984, Karen was in a Drama Club and found herself in a Western at the Hunters Woods Community Center. At 9 years old, she had to kiss a boy as part of the show, and she was terrified! A good little actress she was, though; those of us in the audience never suspected.

Karen's Astrological Chart

Extremely active by nature, you like to get around, meet people and do different things. Very restless, you just can't seem to stay put. You need to be involved in several projects at once in order to keep your mind stimulated. You like to read books and to write letters and to talk—constantly. Seemingly ageless, you will always appear to be much younger than you really are. Very adaptable and inquisitive, you are always open to new ideas and experiences. A "jack-of-all-trades", you are lively and versatile. Because of the high nervous tension that you always seem to have, athletic activity would be a good way for you to burn off energy. But be careful of a tendency to experience things only superficially—try to dig in and absorb things at a deeper level.

Karen Is Born