Hello.  Today I will write my first blog.  So today, I will introduce myself.  My name is Cassie.  I am a small town girl with big city tastes!  I grew up in Plainfield, Indiana.  My grandparents were the first African American family to settle in Plainfield.  It was a very interesting up bringing.  We were the only African-American family in Plainfield during my childhood.  I often tell the story of when I first knew that I was "black".  Yes, I did not realize that I was a little black girl until I was in the second grade and we were playing a game in our Brownie Troupe and we all had to take turns hiding outside of the door and the girls had to guess who was hiding.  When it was my turn to hide, I heard the girls say, "Don't tell the big thing about her, you, know, she's black!"  Imagine my shock!  I could not wait to get home and ask my parents why they had not told me!  So many interesting stories about Plainfield, not all so amusing.  I have a brother and a sister both of whom still live in Indiana.  My mother also still lives in Indiana.  I moved to South Carolina soon after graduating from Indiana University and worked for Westinghouse, Savannah River Site.  The locals there, fondly call it the "Bomb Plant".  The plant is located in Aiken South Carolina and I fondly call that my home.  I love South Carolina.  It is so peaceful and the people are wonderful.  I met my husband, Keith Slaughter in Savannah at the Gullah festival, right there by the ocean.  In 2001, I got an offer to come and work for the greatest automobile company in the world, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, in Georgetown, Ky, so, we loaded up the dogs and we moved to horse country.  Oh, I forgot to tell you, we got married in 2000, in Aiken, South Carolina.  We have two beautiful daughters, Kelaina and Keiana, ages 9 and 10, who keep us quite active, with cheerleading, acting, singing, soccer, and a host of other activities.  Oh, and there is Fluffy puff, our Jack Russell Terrier.  My hobbies include, work, I love developing new processes, shopping, oh I love to shop, especially, handbags!  I will be writing about many things in my blog.  I hope I catch your interest!  Send me an e-mail at casultant@aol.com.  Welcome Friends.