Meet our Vice President
Hello, Neighbors! My name is Marsha Bailey and as the new North Highlands Neighborhood Association Vice President, I wanted to introduce myself.
Last April when I retired from BellSouth/AT&T Intellectual Property Legal group after almost 36 years, my husband, Pete Garmon, and I decided to explore the possibility of moving closer to our family, Wendy and Rob Moreland. As if from our lips to God's ear, the house across the street from Wendy and Rob was up for sale - so we did what any responsible, level headed adult would do and bought it sight unseen.
At the end of May, before the seller could change his mind, we quickly packed and moved to our new home at 771 Boulevard. Although it’s been almost a year since our move, we continue the daunting task of organization as we marvel at the "stuff” we've accumulated over the many years. (Our kids have threatened us with an intervention if we don’t change our hoarding ways. Fortunately for us, one person’s junk is another person’s treasure, and the Goodwill drop off site is just around the corner.)
Pete and I moved here with our two fur babies: Sparks, our sweet, wide-bodied pit bull and Catherine, our precious, senior cat who loves to eat cucumbers. (By the way, you may see me walking Sparks up Boulevard. Be nice and don't quack. We both know we waddle when we walk.) Once we moved, I wanted to add a white rat to our family but the good Lord had other plans - plus, Wendy said she would never darken our door again if I had a rat in the house. In August, a neighbor found a 1-month-old kitten in her yard that required feeding every few hours, so Pete and I decided to bring Boo Radley home with us. Boo has grown from a flea infested fur ball the size of a pickle to a handsome, insane, solid white cat with beautiful amber eyes – and, should anyone know of someone who is a pet exorcist, please contact me…asking for a friend.
Needless to say, we are so happy that we’ve moved from the Atlanta area to North Highlands. Not only do we love the neighborhood and the new friends we’ve made, but also, we love being across the street from our kids - we get to see them every day! (…and, they feed us; they have a pool; they gave us their Netflix password; they put our garbage cans away…)
Please stop by and say hello next time you’re out and about – I’d love to hear your ideas for improving our neighborhood, and you’re more than welcome to take home a few empty moving boxes.