Community Q&A 11/01/04

• Name: Barbara Lueder

Lives in: Egypt Mills

Family: Husband, Rick; son, William, 14; daughter, Emily, 11.

Job: Office manager at Contrend Inc. in Cape Girardeau.

What do you like most about the area? Country life atmosphere offering city activities close by.

Favorite food: Homemade chicken and dumplings with creamed potatoes.

Favorite TV show: "Everybody Loves Raymond."

Best advice: Do unto others ... .

Person you most admire: Mom and Dad.

What would you do if you won the lottery? Pay off all debts, fix up the house, take the extended family on a monthlong vacation.

Pet peeve: Pettiness -- some things just aren't important enough to spend the time that it takes to make a big deal out of them.