Donna Odom:  

Life I've been teaching school in Florence, SC since 1984. I have taught grades 1 -8 since being in the district. I am currently a fourth grade teacher with about 4 years to go until retirement (looking forward to my next career-some sort of sales). I met my husband here and we have been married for 11 years. I am a true believer that good things happen to those who wait and I have truly met the love of my life. My husband is a native South Carolinian. He has tried to make me a southerner since the time we have gotten together, but in the past few years, he has given up. He realizes that he is stuck with his "Yankee" wife. I think that our differences keep our marriage very exciting. I hate to say that he adores my "Yankeeness". Despite that he was born and raised in Bennetsville, SC, he has a lot of Western Pennsylvanian in him. I have married the true Steelers fan!! He knows more about the Steelers than I do, which is very sad since I spent the first 25 years of my life in the Pittsburgh area. I'm also the mom of a very active 9 year old son. As you can see, I have continued to be a late bloomer. Having a baby at 40 has been the happiest accomplishment of my life. He is such a cool kid. He is a triple high red in Tae Kwon Do(he will soon be testing for his black belt), loves music, and is the biggest Harry Potter fan (look at pics). I have been up to my hometown a lot in the past year due to my parents' recent deaths (within 4 months of each other). We have rec...Expand for more