Married with two children, Jan volunteers as a Master Gardener in Prince William County and an Audubon-At-Home Ambassador with the Audubon Society of Northern VA.  Her garden is certified as a Wildlife Sanctuary, a Wildlife Habitat and a Monarch Waystation.  She is the author of the garden blog Thanks For Today  (thanksfor2day.blogspot.com/), where she shares her photography, observations and thoughts about the perennials, backyard birds, butterflies and other critters that live in her Virginia suburban garden, zone 7-A.