This is kind of a spin off of "Old Timers" thread. I have seen so many names that I remember from years ago and was just wondering how everyone is doing and what's going on in your lives now.

As for me I'm no longer a SAHM I've been running my husband's tire shop for the last 3 years because of his heart problems. My oldest dd has married and they have given me 2 grandchildren, Taylor, grandson, is 3 1/2 and Alisha, granddaughter, is 8 months. My youngest dd is in college now and plans on getting married in April. My dh had another heart attack last June but is doing much better now.

It's great to have this board back the way it use to be. Seems like I have some old friends back that I can talk to about my problems and not be judged.

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Tim
My Husband, My Love....Best Dad
You Were Taken From Us Way To Soon
Forever In Our Hearts
We Will Always Love You
2-18-69 TO 12-23-03
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Stella
I still get teary thinking about what hppened to Tim and how it changed your life.
It is good to hear about you and your boys.
Sending hugs,
Shirley

Stella, I also remember your loss and have thought about you often.

As for us, we spent 3 years in Alaska, and now we're back down in Oklahoma. My daughter is now 19 and in the process of joining the Coast Guard. I still run my message board. I recently started my own medical transcription business, and it's been hard, but I'm plugging along. My dh just reenlisted in the Army for the next 8 years.

I think that's it in a nutshell.

GinaJ

I put a snipit of my life in the "old timers 3 " post but I will recap here with a bit more.

Spring of 2005, dh was getting frustrated with his job so he started looking around. My house was just getting to the point of me really liking it and it finally being "done" as far as decorating goes(only took 7 yrs), but I knew DH was unhappy. So when a major oil company in Texas contacted Dh about a job opportunity, dh snatched it up. I went along with it, thinking a big beautiful mansion of a house would make things great(houses in Texas are dirt cheap compared to Maine). So, in the summer of 2005 we moved to Texas. Had a new 5000 sqr foot home with 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, 3 car garage, wrap around front porch, and 10 foot ceilings. In a beautiful new master planned community with one of the best school districts in Texas. Sounds like a dream, uh? I learned that material things, like nice homes, don't make up for things you lose.

I was absolutely miserable, I missed the change of seasons, the small town feel(way to many people there), it was too flat, I missed the old New England feel of the buildings, I missed yard saling and antiquing, I missed our church and our friends and the kid's schools, and just didn't feel like it was me. I'm not into having a nail salon and smoothie shop on every corner and everyone in our neighborhood hired people to do everything, from clean their house to hang their Christmas lights, that just isn't me. And it didn't help that I had an absolutely horrible pregnancy, 6 months of nausea and vomiting(despite medication) and then the last 3 months of swelling and insomnia and panic attacks, oh and almost miscarrying at 8 weeks. Thank God my little chubby wubby made it safe and sound into the world and he is absolutely wonderful. Oh, and we also had a fiasco of an experience running from a hurricane, all I could think of is, I don't want to have to worry about doing that every year.

After the baby was born in May, dh knew he had to do something, he couldn't stand to see me so miserable and he found a new job back up north. We came back to Maine this past August to same town we moved from. I am so very happy to be back and don't plan on moving again! The kids didn't mind Texas(kids can adjust to almost anything) but they really missed the snow and are very happy to be back "home" too. Now I just wish that Dh's job would go a bit better, he's not too happy with it so I hope it improves for him. In the end, I don't regret moving to Texas, it showed me a lot of things, for one..I'm not a southern girl , and second, houses don't make up for a loss for more important things. Plus we sold our house in Maine at a really good point in the real estate market, bought the one in Texas eat a steal of a price and ended up selling for a substantial profit only a year later giving us enough money to purchase a nice home back in Maine and pay off some debt. Everything happens for a reason I guess.

So right now the house is pretty much unpacked and I have the Christmas decor up and I'm really in the mood to start crafting again, sewing and rug hooking, because I haven't done anything in a year.

In another post, I will have to tell you all the story of living in the camper for 5 weeks, I will just sum it up for now with " a smaller place is definately not easier to keep clean".

That's what's up with me now, sorry if I rambled and jumbled sentences, I couldn't do the post all at once

Ps, Stella, I remember too and think of you often.

Well, I don't live in a cemetery any more

When I joined mycoups, DH was a foreman at a cemetery, we lived there for about 7 years. He had a pretty bad accident and had to go on workmans comp for almost a year. The day he went back to work he was canned and we were told to be out of the house in 2 weeks. We found an apartment, miserable but it was a roof, and BIL took DH under his wing.

Story has a really good ending. We will be celebrating our 3rd Christmas in our own home this year, the family business with BIL is a success, and our 19 year old daughter finally seems to be happy with herself.

Yep, beats living in a cemetery

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Still a SAHM of one ornery first grader (Brownie and tap dancer), and one 9 mo old ds (who never sleeps).

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We are still living in Oklahoma. DH graduated from college then finished his masters (after getting out of the Navy) and is now a drug/alcohol and gambling addiction counselor. I am still working part time at the military base. Oldest DD graduated from college in May, middle DD got married to someone in the Navy and now live in Washington state. 10 year old DD, plays softball (pitcher) and basketball. We had an in ground pool built in 2005, so we are all swimmers now, it's heated so we can swim all year. My arthritis has gotten bad, one reason for the pool and I am seeing a neurologist, physical thereapy, eventually to get knee replacement. We got two black lab puppies this summer, they are 6 months old today.

Teacupps- I still have plans to do some of the crafts you used to post! Love all your crafty things!

Well, I finally graduated from college in '04- we had grand plans that dh would get out of the ARMY, and we would move to Tampa- or DC so dh could do his job in the "Real world" and make tons of $$- that fell through.

So now dh is a college student, and I teach 5th grade. We are planning on staying here until dh finishes school.

It is great "seeing" everyone again.

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I have been here since 98 I started this site with just one child a boy end of 98 had another boy who has asperger syndrom and he keeps me busy he had a lot of health problems but I am happy to say he is 100% Healthy. Then in 2000 I was pregnant with twins lost one of the babies kind of late in pregnancy but am so blessed to have a beautiful curly haired little girl!!! Then in 2003 starting feeling really bad strange things were happening to my body. Dr said it was nothing but soon found out that I have MS. Went in to a severe depression I was only 30 didn't know why it was happening but I finally woke up one day and told my self to get my a@@ out of bed and get healthy. So now today I am doing great feel pretty good, still have bad days but I make sure I have more good days than bad. Now all I seem to be doing is living life to the fullest and loving every minute.

Hello, nice to see all the names and the family stories back here at Mycoupons.

Soon after family board went bye-bye my DH's kidney (from me) failed. We drove to his old hospital to restart dialysis , we held each other and cried during that first dialysis run. We were heartbroken and asked why??, why now when things are going so well?
I stayed with him overnight there and we pushed on through, we decided we were not going to let this take over our life again.

In June we moved back to the Twin Cities metro, glad to be back near family and be near the city I love.
DH is student teaching this year at an inner city school (6th graders, science focus). Dialysis three days a week, works as a tutor two days a week, and occasionally picks up a shift on weekends with me for demos. He graduates this spring, I'm so proud of him!!
He refuses to get UNOS listed until after he graduates, fears he will get a match and need to push graduating off again. His brother has made some inquiries into possibly being a donor.

I'm doing demo/sample events for now. Looking for a teaching job in preschool or childcare, want to start after the holidays.
My boys are now taller than me ! 10 and 13 yrs old
We are going to Disneyland over Christmas break, I can't wait!!

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California here we come!!

Let's see...a lot has changed for me! I am still teaching at Mandeville Middle, but I now have two grandchildren, Haley (who is 2 1/2) and Andrew, 8 months. Larry and I divorced in 2003, and I have been seeing a super guy for the past 2 1/2 years...we are getting married on June 16. Does anyone know anything about the lady (and I can't remember her name--we got together a couple of times after meeting on the old board) who had three kids, lived in Baton Rouge, and her husband, Larry, died. Would love to know how she's doing! I can't even remember her screen name. My mind has been muddled over the past four or five years!

Marilou

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It is so funny how the names come back or the stories all remind me of all my friends from 99. I've missed you all. We were a great family.

Wow, doesnt seem that long has passed since YFB had been removed but I guess it's been awhile. So many changes, updates. Right before I left, I had graduated college then started a new job as a technical writer/editor. Still there. Love it.
My DD is six years old now and she's amazing. We are a lot alike so sometimes we clash but we're also very close. She is a natural nurturer, the one big difference between us. She is just so motherly, it's amazing and she touches me and makes me want to be that better person.
DH started a new job just a couple weeks ago after being at his past job for ten years.
Things are going well. OH, and we added to the family. A year ago (on Black Friday, in fact) we got a puppy, half pug and half jack russell (jug). Then in the spring, we saw an ad about an Old English Bulldog. My DH has always wanted a bulldog but we werent sure if we wanted two dogs. But we bit the bullet and got Duke and best thing we've ever done. Duke and Sam (the jug) are best of friends and my DD is amazing with them. She really does her part in taking care of them. I cant believe I went through life without ever having a dog. Aw, they just constantly tug at my heart.

If you want to see pics of me and DD, my stepson (who is 13 already!!) and DH, I have a Myspace page (i use it to network my writing). It's www.myspace.com/classicdrm My DH is second on my list of friends and as his profile pic is a pic of the bulldog. He has more pics of him up. That is his baby. LOL

I didnt realize how much I missed you guys until I came back!!

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Hello everyone. It is really nice to hear what you all have been doing.

I cant even remember if I lived in GA or NC. when the family board was here but we are currently residing in North Carolina. Sparkys company was merged and we were offered a job in NC. It is beautiful we love it and plan to make it our home forever. There are a lot more jobs here so that is a bit easier then it would have been in GA.

The boys have grown a bunch. My soon to be 16 year old has his permit and we are dealing with that. My 12 year old is sweet as ever and is doing well in school as is his brother.

The biggest change has happened to me. I went back to college, full time! I love it and managed to have a 4.0 my first semester and with any luck I will find out if I kept it in a couple weeks. I am wrapping up my second semester and looking forward to the holiday break.


Stella, I didnt get to see your response and would love to know how you and the kids are doing. I t hink of you often.

Darlene

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