Barbara Allen:
CLASS OF 1975
Northeast High SchoolClass of 1975
Oakland park, FL
Barbara's Story
Hoping y'all remember me as a nice person who loves horses and my friends. I stayed with my parents,and cared for them til they passed, raised a step-son, who was born with a genetic immune disorder and is still with me, married and expecting a baby. I am sooo ready to be an empty nester. His dad is down the road dealing with his life.
I am an artist having sold many of my paintings and trying to get inspired to paint more. I work mainly with soft pastels, also with watercolors, acrylics, and some oils.
I always wanted to be a nurse when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a good idea. As it turns out, they were right. I ended up a caregiver and home nurse, dad being paralegic, mom's chf, copd. josh's bruton's agammaglobulinanemia. whew. now me. Of course Mom and Dad took care of us. but were unable to do so monetraily so I didn't get alot of "quarters" in for disability.
When I get uptight I go for a drive or go to the Chattahoochee and stick my feet into the mountain fed waters, or go into Helen and sing some kareoke. We'll get together and go fishing and roast our catch on the campfire, lean back and enjoy the company and nature.
I believe the best time and the craziest thing I did was the homecoming float that we built for dca I still have the shirt with the hand prints on it. Hey, we tied for second place.
If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have a wheelchair, water, and mary jane to be able to deal with the day-to-day.
A hero, actually there are a few heros in my life, Debra Speas for her intellectual standards, my dad for dealing with the best part of his life paralized from the waist down, my mom for sticking with my dad, my dad for sticking with my mom, my brothers for putting up with my ecctricities. My friends for sticking with me.
We moved to the NE georgia mountians, ft laud, was getting to crowded and just plain ol' mean for dad, never went anywhere else.
The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Debra Speas, because she opened the door to my mind..
I am still obessed with horses, I have just let go of my Percheron because I am unable to ride or care properly for her, It's heartbreaking. I love all my other animals, espeically my jack russel, danny ray. I am also trying real hard to get my step son to get out on his own.
That I did get married and raised his son, I didn't get to travel like I had hoped. I think my biggest shock was that I am not immortal and that the falls I have taken from green-broke horses are affecting me so now.
If I could improve my home, I'd remodel the kitchen and add on a swim-spa. close in my por...Expand for more
ch. My dream home would be houseboat.
Ya gotta take what comes with energy and open eyes. That's what I have learned from my kid.
I would love to see mrs. hall and thank her for opening a door into a love of history, Mr barrett for his help, Dean Wood for sticking up for me.
If I won $100 million, I'd give 30 prcnt of it to uncle sam, then spend the rest on my family and friends, traveling the country, art supplies and a studio of my own.
My current age is 51. When I was 12, I thought that people my age now would be retired. I was so completely wrong.
My best friend would tell you I'm nice, smart and quiet, but people who don't know me very well would probably describe me as eccentric.
The strangest job I ever had was raising mice for snake-keeper. I drew the line when they wanted me to raise rats.
The best job I ever had was wrangling horses at a public trail stables. I just should have never gotten up on barely trained or green-broke horses. I have met the "peter's syndrom" a couple of times.
If I ever has the chance for a do over, I would have several to chose from, I haven't always made good decsions. I guess at the start I would have fought harder in my senior year to take an art class. Hell with a senior in a freshman class, it was MY CHOICE.
In 10 years, I hope to be well and on my feet. I'm going to get there by doin' what the doc's say and losin' weight. again .
My Oldest friend is Debbie Smith, we met through my brothers, Robbie and Bill, we are still good friends, Deb and her folks live near-by, Our folks were great friends.
My first job was at Vendors, where I got paid .60 cents each to stuff envelopes. What I remember most about it is I was so fast, I worked myself out of a job..
Unforgettable childhood memories. which to choose, I guess when I met Chief Ironeyes Cody . He was Larger than life and told me that I would be a spirit guide. I guess he was right in a way, having helped with the passing of mygrand-parents, parents, and a friends mom, helping them to ready her and themselves for her passing.
I am looking out the window with the world so green, The first spring in several with a lot of rain, I am looking forward to getting started with hep C treatment, and being sent to a nuerologist for my sacrum problems. It Has taken seven years of govenMENTAL red tape to get this treatment(s). Praying that I don't end up in a wheelchair. I think that having to lose everything I had, including my pride to get SSI, in order to obtain help is somewhat embarrasing for me. Afraid to reach out and meet a fellar because of all this. Wanting to be alone , but not lonely.
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