PERSONAL BITS FAQ

Q: How did you get the name "Billie"?
A: My older brother, George Raymund Rogers, was named after my father, George Raymond Rogers, and my paternal grandfather, George Henry Rogers. My maternal grandfather, William Ross Davis got miffed about the naming. My mother, Edna Davis Rogers, told "Papa" that she would name her second son after him.  She did not have a second son. She had a daughter. She named me Kathleen (because she always liked that name) Alys (after my father's sister) Rogers, and then nicknamed me Billie, after her father.

Q: So, you're from Texas?
A: No, I'm not. I received my college degree from Texas A & I University in Kingsville, TX. I was born November 29, 1953 in New Jersey, as that was where my parents were living at the time. That made it most convenient for Mother. She was a Preston County native and when Daddy retired in 1970, after 38 years with Greyhound Lines, we moved to "Over Cheat"  WV. I graduated from Morgantown High School in 1971, started college at WVU, met my future husband, John Kimble Lovett, an Arthurdale resident, and married him May 19, 1973. SO, now that you know my birth date and anniversary date,
I will, of course, expect presents, or at the very least, cards.  

Q: How come it took you ten years to get your bachelor's degree?
A: I started college at WVU in June 1971, right after graduating from High School. By 1975, I had accumulated enough credit hours to be classified a senior. I was majoring in Mathematics with a minor in Education at the time. I was planning on teaching high school math. In November 1975, Kimble enlisted in the US Navy. We spent the next 8 1/2 years traveling around this beautiful country, from one Navy base to another. We spent time in Millington, TN, near Memphis; Oak Harbor, WA, on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound; Kingsville, TX, home to Texas A & I University; and Newport News, VA, near colonial Williamsburg. While in Kingsville (1979-1982), I changed my major to Accounting, transferred my credits from WVU to Texas A & I, and by December 1981, had completed the remaining required courses for a BBA (Bachelor in Business Administration) degree with a major in Accounting. After almost nine years of our touring the US, and his touring of Europe, North Africa, and the Mediterranean Sea, all at the expense and whim of our government, he left the Navy in 1984 and we came back home to beautiful Preston County. I passed the CPA Exam in 1986 and opened an office in Reedsville in 1990.

Q: Do you have any children?
A: No.

Q: Do you have any pets?
A: Yes. At this time we are owned by 1 dog,
 My Shetland Sheepdog named Georgie was born Jan 3, 1994 and passed away from Bone Cancer on October 19, 2005. She will be sorely missed.
  
We have a Basset Hound named Bayawoof, born approximately July 1997.

 Our lives are also being manipulated by our 4 cats:

Willie who adopted us in 1989 and passed away in July 2004	B & E who voluntarily entered the house in 2001 while some workmen were inside, and then stayed

Pittiful who just showed up in 1995 looking, well, pittiful	Springer given to us by someone in 1991 who straddled him with their car on Route 7
Morty, short for Voldemort given to us by a neighbor in 2003- they said he was "a sweet boy" Other Names we considered: Beezelbub, Shiva, Loki, Bi-Polar, Blackula, Evil One

Q: Do you have any hobbies?
A: Yes, see below. 

Q: Will you ever get rid of your truck?
A: Yes, finally. On 03-22-04 I traded my baby for a Mini-van. I was sorry to see it go, but when it spends more time at the garage than the mechanics, it was time.

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Q. What do you do when you are not at work?
A. When I am not at my office working, or working office stuff at home
 (when would that be?), 

(1) In addition to my CPA practice, I also run another business, Web Wizardry by JKL (WWJKL). WWJKL is a web site design and maintenance company that also provides some digital photographic services. We make customized note cards, tote bags, jigsaw puzzles, rack cards, brochures, and Microsoft Powerpoint presentations.


(2) I enjoy crocheting, counted cross stitch, jigsaw puzzles of nature and animals, and am an avid reader. I especially enjoy historical fiction and mysteries. I have a wish list on Amazon.com, if you desire to buy me one or two. You may find my wish list at Amazon.com by clicking on Wish Lists and then searching on my name: Billie Lovett.

(3) I am very lucky to have a low maintenance husband,  however, we have a high maintenance yard, home, and pets, so we mow, prune, clean, sweep, fix-up, feed, brush, and treat. We keep the local birds, squirrels, and occasional possum in sunflower seed, thistle, bird seed, and suet feed as well. Kimble's mother, Ruth Lovett, (yes, the retired English and West Virginia Studies Valley Junior High School teacher) lives next door and she occasionally needs some assistance in caring for her home, yard, and pets, so we graciously do that too.


(4) I  work on genealogy research of my family as well as Kimble's, via the Internet and in person. I have met some wonderful cousins online.

(5) We have an overactive computer jones, so we spend a lot of time surfing the Internet, upgrading our machines, and helping friends and family upgrade or run theirs. We are in the process of converting our photo albums to digital pictures for archiving and sharing.  

(6) We enjoyed taking social ballroom dancing lessons from Al & Kitty Gouldin while they lived here. We took lessons from Al & Kitty from 2000 until 2006 and we have taught dance classes at Arthurdale Heritage.

(7) I have served on the Board of Directors of the West Virginia Public Accountant's Association since 1998 and am presently a Past President of the Association. I also maintain their website.

(8) We also tackle many of our own construction projects. We have recently wallpapered most of the rooms, have installed baseboard and crown moldings, and we have new interior doors yet to install.

(9) and occasionally, I do get some sleep.

(10) My niece, Sarah Alison Rogers Miller, recently started a food blog. She is quite an accomplished cook and an excellent writer. She just defended her Doctoral thesis in Comparative Literature at UNC Chapel Hill. Both she and her husband Patrick have teaching positions at Dusquene University in Pittsburgh.