My Personal Childhood Web

The People Who Have Cared About and Influenced Me in My Life

My Mom, Kathy, is one of my biggest role models. She has been through so

much and has always stayed strong. She has always been there for me

and is also one of my best friends. I could always go to her and tell her

anything and I knew, and still know, that she will never judge me.

My maternal grandfather, Carl, is like a father to me. He has always been

there for me and always given me the best advice. If I was not with my 

mother growing up, I was with my grandparents. He's 89, and I still

go to him for advice!

   My mom and grandather                    

My maternal grandmother, Roberta, was practically another mother to me. She

is my other role model. She was very sick toward the end of her life,

but she was so strong. She was a phenomenal mother and grandmother,

and I strive to be like her in my classroom. Every child felt special

when they were with her, she made every person feel like the most 

important person in the world.

My husband, Shane, who was also my high school boyfriend, has always been

there for me. He's always been very supportive in everything I do. Growing up

with him, he was my best friend and I could trust him with anything. As an adult, 

I feel I am more trusting because of him. He has a very "why not?" attitude when

trying new things. He said that when I asked his opinion on

going back to school!

My husband and I a long, long time ago, before we were married

My aunts and uncles on my mother's side were all like parents to me. So 

many of my early childhood memories involve one of them. My uncle

always took us outside, and we'd swing or play some type of sport; my aunt Sue

always had little craft projects for us to do, and she'd make us breakfast on 

vacations; my aunt Jan and uncle Danny would take us out for ice cream, or to the

aquarium or zoo; my aunt Linda always had the best house for sleepovers, and her

children were my age, so I loved spending time with my cousins! They continue

to impact my life because I take a little piece of them with me everywhere I go.

Every memory is something I want to share with someone else, whether it's cooking 

a meal, taking someone to the zoo, or pushing a child in a swing.