Betty Thomas Owens grew up near Dahlonega, Georgia. Born in 1937, her childhood was quite different than those of today's youth. In Simpler Times, Betty recounts how farm folks lived in the rural foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Enjoy this quaint reminiscence about a time when people worked hard, didn't complain, and enjoyed a simpler life.

Sequel to the live-action/CGI-animated story of the world-famous, singing, pre-teen, chipmunk trio. When Alvin (voice of Justin Long), Simon (Matthew Gray Gubler) and Theodore (Jesse McCartney) are forced to put aside their music superstardom and go back to school, they are given the challenge of saving the school's music department by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing female chipmunks known as The Chipettes: Brittany (Anna Faris), Eleanor (Amy Poehler) and Jeanette (Christina Applegate). Romantic and musical sparks fly in the face off that ensues between The Chipmunks and The Chipettes.

Little Jean s childhood is an idyllic one, growing up with two loving parents, helping her father down at his allotment, going for rides in the guard s van on the railway where her father works until, one day, tragedy strikes and life is never the same for Jean again. Uncertainty is added to insecurity as not only must she and her mother face life alone without a beloved father and husband, but the Second World War breaks out. Over the years to come she is blown from home to home by fate and her mother s restless nature. As she grows up and enters adulthood, Jean works hard and is a dutiful daughter but is it at the cost of her own happiness? She wonders if she will ever have the opportunity to find the right man, or if such a man even exists for her does she have the capacity to love a man as she truly wishes to? Follow Jean s story from a more innocent time, as she makes the emotional journey to understanding herself, finding love and becoming A Complete Woman.

Lloyd and Betty Thomas have been married for 38 years. They have raised 5 children, and have 10 grandchildren. They both enjoy traveling and doing things together.Betty was raised in a family with 6 children. She graduated from Ozark Bible College (now Ozark Christian College) with a Bachelor of Theology degree. She has some graduate studies at Abilene Christian University. She has an Associate of General Studies from Central Texas College. She was a missionary in Germany, where she met and married Lloyd. She now tutors math and gets "to play grandma" to numerous children at the day care where she also works. She worked as a Texas Department of Corrections correctional officer and laundry manager for over 10 years before retiring. She was married to Lloyd for 21 years of his military service. Besides grandchildren, she enjoys gardening and quilting.Lloyd was raised with 2 brothers. Lloyd holds 13 academic degrees including: a Bachelor of Arts in Ministry and a Bachelor of Theology from Dallas Christian College, a Master of Divinity and Master of Science in Marriage and Family Studies from Abilene Christian University, a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from American Technological University (now Texas A & M University Central Texas), and has completed his course work for a Doctor of Ministry degree from Emmanuel School of Religion. Lloyd is licensed in Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor. Lloyd served in the army in an enlisted status for approximately 12 years, and is a retired army chaplain. He served two periods of active duty in the army and several years as an army reservist. He retired with over 23 years of service. Lloyd is an excellent teacher and counselor. His specialty areas in counseling are marriage and family as well as drug and alcohol.

Collection of CGI-animated features following the adventures of everyone's favourite chipmunk brothers. In 'Alvin and the Chipmunks' (2007) Alvin, Simon and Theodore (voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney) are discovered and adopted by struggling songwriter Dave Seville (Jason Lee). When Dave finds them singing some of his songs, the foursome decide to join forces and embark on a career in the music business. When success beckons however, unscrupulous record company boss Ian Hawke (David Cross) decides that he could make a lot more money from the boys if Dave was out of the picture. In 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel' (2009), when Alvin, Simon and Theodore are forced to put aside their music superstardom and go back to school, they are given the challenge of saving the school's music department by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the trio unexpectedly meet their match in three singing female chipmunks known as The Chipettes: Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette (voices of Anna Faris, Amy Poehler and Christina Applegate). Romantic and musical sparks fly in the face-off that ensues. In 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' (2011) Alvin, Simon and Theodore take to the high seas. When their luxury liner becomes grounded on a remote island during a tropical cruise, the boys soon discover their secluded paradise is not as deserted as it seems. As they struggle to contend with the heat, the insects and the close proximity to one another, the chipmunks begin to develop a few strange personality traits. In 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip' (2015), when Dave reveals that he is travelling to Miami to propose to his girlfriend Shira (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), the three chipmunks fear for their future, especially as Shira's teenage son Miles (Josh Green) has taken an instant disliking to Dave's furry friends. As the trio put their heads together to try to break up the happy couple, they find an unlikely ally in Miles. With the common ground they share - wanting to break up the engagement - Alvin, Simon, Theodore and Miles do all they can to create a barrier between Dave and Shira.