Carolyn Marie Bruno Yabui:  

I have had an interesting life with some downs (2 divorces), but lots of great ups. I'm currently married to a tenured educator at a local community college. He's from Maui and we have a home there we visit quite often. I've lived in Bothell for 13 years. I have 5 wonderful, productive, and loving kids (2 boys, 3 girls) and 4 wonderfully sweet grand-kids (4, 5, 8, and 15 years old-- one boy, 3 girls). I've worked as a scuba diving instructor, a police department communications officer, and for the past 22 years, I've been in computer software sales and management. And several years ago I traveled all over the country while working as a software sales rep. I'm now into making greeting cards (a 'rubber stamper') and I'm a volunteer and a docent at the University of Washington's Burke Museum. I like reading (some fiction, but mostly non-fiction) and I have a few collections of collectibles. My favorite fiction authors are Clive Cussler and Douglas Preston-- love the action! I should have worked towards becoming a geologist, paleontologist, or anthropologist, and I love history... but I didn't have those interests years ago... so now I just read or travel to interesting locations when I can. I do miss the friends and neighbors of my youth, but I'm still close to my old best friend, Chris! ------ 2016: The above story was written in 2008. I can't believe 8 years have passed already! Things have changed. I now have 6 grandchildren, 4, 5, 11, 12, 16, 22, (3 boys, 3 girls) and another baby granddaughter due within a month. That's the good news. The unexpected bad news is that my husband (who is 9 years older then me) has early onset Alzheimer's dementia and kidney disease (he has dialysis three times a week). I never suspected I might end up a full time caregiver. Oh well... with family and caregiving (I handle everything) I stay fairly healthy and busy these days. Living in an area close to Lake Washington and several pa...Expand for more