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To be honest, had I not gotten "stupid" and quit, I would have graduatd with this class. I do have a GED and did take some college courses.
I got married in '78 and by '82 had 2 daughters.
I worked in th construction field for over 25 yrs. Finally had to retire in 2002 due to health reasons.
Won't say that all has been "wine and roses", I've had 3 failed marriages, 1 of which nearly cost me eveything.
Since 2002, I've been with a great lady. We were married in '04 and are now buying our second home.
2 of my step-children have graduated High School, 1 in '08 the other in '09. This is a major thing since they are the first of their family to do so. The other 2 are still in school, 1 in the 8th grade, 1 in the 11th.
I work on our little 2 1/2 acre place kepping it mowed and during the holidays gather pecans from the 9 trees we have and at $ 7.00 @ lb, we manage to have a little extra for things such as my new Vulcan 900 motorcycle.
Granted, my life may not be as exciting as some of yours have been but.. I'm happy.
I know this will be hard for some of you to believe, but I am an amateur writer, poems mostly, but I working on a sci-fy story at the moment. I have 1 of my poems published on www.poetry.com. It's listed under my name and titled, "If But Only Once.." check it out if you like.
I'd be willing to share my other poems with any one who might be interested, just write and ask.