Kellie Klein:  

Life I WAS THE EDITOR OF THE YEARBOOK MY SENIOR YEAR, I WAS IN THE DRAMA CLUB, AND WON A "DANNY" FOR BEST CHARACTER ACTRESS FROM MADAM GIRMALDI, IN GEORGE M. COHEN. MR. MAC DONALD WAS MY FAVORITE TEACHER, BECAUSE HE ALWAYS LET ME OUT OF CLASS, AND SIGNED MY PASS. I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD SPLIT SESSIONS AT CLOVIS, BECAUSE THE FRESHMAN CLASS OF 1978 WAS SO BIG, AND THE SCHOOL WAS NOT THAT BIG YET. NOW WHEN I GO HOME, THERE ARE MANY NEW SCHOOLS, WHERE ONCE THERE WAS ONLY ONE. CLOVIS HIGH SCHOOL..1977. THEN I MOVED TO SAN FRANCISCO..THEN TO PALM SPRINGS THEN TO DALLAS TEXAS AND FINALYY TO KANSAS CITY MO.. WHERE I HAVE LIVED SINCE 1987. HOW MANY YEARS IS THAT? WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO LIVE IN THE MIDWEST? NOT ME..THE GIRL FROM CALIFORNIA.. BUT I AM. I HAVE MADE GOOD FRIENDS HERE, FEELS LIKE I HAVE A HOME AND A FAMILY..AND IT IS A WHOLE LOT CHEAPER THAN LIVING IN CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW.THOSE OF YOU WHO STILL LIVE THERE KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE. I LIVE IN A TWO STORY HOUSE WITH HARDWOOD FLOORS..FOR ONLY 450.00 A MONTH IN RENT!! WHAT CAN YOU RENT IN OUR HOME STATE THAT COULD EVER BE THAT CHEAP? THERE ARE NO TRAFFIC JAMS HERE.. THERE ARE GREEN HILLS AND OPEN SPACES STILL. ANY OF THAT AT HOME? DON'T GET ME WRONG..I MISS BEING AT HOME IN CALIFORNIA...THE BEAUTIFUL..THE OCEANS..THE MOUNTAINS...THE SMELL OF THE AIR WHEN YOU ARE ON THE BEACH IN CARMEL THE GREAT SUNSETS..THE FREE LIFESTYLE OF ALL THAT LIVE THERE. BUT IT COST A LOT TO LIVE LIKE THAT. PRET...Expand for more