swimmom
I grew up in Spanish Fork,
Ut....upon Graduating I went to Cedar City, Ut and got a degree in
Business Administration and Family Life. Took all their
sewing classes & lot of P.E., like snowskiing &
rockclimbing. Then I went on a mission for the Church of Jesus
Christ of LDS (Mormons) to Denver, Colo....I also spent some time in
Colo. Springs.
When I came home I
worked for a finance company and later was the first female hired by
First Security Bank for an officer training program in their Southern
area. I also married the boy that took me to his Jr. Prom. He was
going through a divorce and had 3 children.
We lived in Payson for
the next eight years. I worked for the bank for 3 years
while he finished college. The years after I quit were very lean years
with child support to pay but I felt it was important to stay home with
my children. I
sewed most my children’s clothes and did lots of canning. We had a
large garden and with a little substitue teaching and babysitting we
survived.
Last but not
least have been the past 17 years in Delta we moved here with the IPSC
power plant. I have been busy with PTA, coaching
soccer, planning and zoning chairperson and following our kids to
soccer and swimming events. Currently, I think I have been
moving onto a new phase in my life as the children are getting older
and have more time for quilting, swimming, Blue Notes (a
singing group, I’m a baritone), travel, gardening and grand
kids. Our family likes adventure as some may know. We
started a few years ago hiking slot canyons and it has now progressed
to canyoneering with ropes.
I started
swimming about 5 years ago after surgery for a herniated disc.
Theory being if I keep my arms strong, I will lift with my arms not my
back. I now swim one mile, 3 days a week
I have four children,
three stepchildren, ...four of them are married giving me nine
grandchildren. Of the three that are single one is in college, and two
are in high school. This is my first online
guild experience...it's fun and educational. swimmom