Dorothy Stankavage:  

My Little Insanities- Life with 9, make that 10, children. :) After 2 years at BCC, I joined the army. I went to the defense language institute (San Francisco Branch), was trained as a Korean linguist and spent the rest of my 4 years at Fort Ord, Ca. I rarely used my language skills except during language training maintenance drills. I met my husband Richard while attending classes at BCC. We've been married for almost 25 years and have 10 children, 5 of each. Our youngest was born in April 2009 5+ weeks early. This is the first time I've had a near normal sized newborn, as my other kids were born on time and ranged between 8 1/2 and 11 1/2 pounds. :) Someday I will be done with my bachelors degree. It takes a long time when you take 2 classes every few years ;) Compared to being a mom, the army was a piece of cake. Rich has worked for the same company as a contractor at the Pentagon for the last 17+ears. I work at the Pentagon at a computer help desk, answering phones and talking user through troubleshooting for common pc/software problems. I never knew my Army clearance would help me get a job 17 yrs after I got out. In our spar...Expand for more