Know Your Neighbors: Andrea Moeller
, Stay-at-home mother

Andrea Moeller, 26, is a stay-at-home mother who home-schools her oldest child.

She and her husband, Cole, 25, have two sons, Adrock Moeller, 5, and Judah Moeller, 3, and a daughter, Genesis Moeller, 1. Andrea is the daughter of Gary and Kathy Dinges of Amboy, and has two sisters, Holly Dinges, 23, of Dixon, and Stacey Dinges, 21, of Amboy.

Alma mater: I graduated in 2001 from Amboy High School.

Philosophy: Bloom where you're planted.

Oughta be a law: I'd like to see more home births be legal.

Hearts: Going hiking, walking, playing in the park and fishing.

Darts: Going skiing.

Haunts: The mall, my in-laws' cabin and parks.

Hero: My parents. They're very giving of themselves to their kids, and they've worked hard for what they have.

First job: I worked at Titlewave Video in Amboy when I was 15, as a clerk. I liked it. I like being around people.

First car: A 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier when I was 15.

Read this: The Bible.

Phobias: Snakes and bats.

Guilty pleasure: Online shopping for my kids.

I'd like to meet: My husband's grandmother, Katherine Clapper.

In the dictionary next to: Determined.

Trading places: I'd like to be a midwife, to see what it's like.

Trading spaces: I'd like to visit Ireland.

Best thing about Sterling: It's big enough that not everyone knows you, but small enough to have that small-town feel.

Shout out to: My family.

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