Ellen Seiders:  

Life Hey Everyone, Here it is in a nutshell. The last 24 years. Attended college Fresno State University. Over 10 years experience as a buyer for large office supply company, 3 years as co-manager of an 84 Lumber and owner of a mid sized printing company for 7 years. I married my best friend Richard in January 1991. In 1993, while stationed in Germany, we had our twin sons, Zack and Tim. We moved to Kentucky and then to Georgia with the military. Within months of moving to Georgia my husband passed away from a “service connected illness” (from Desert Storm), he was 30 years old and the twins were four. We have never moved from this last duty station; Church, Family, Community, this is what we have in the town we call home. For seven years my printing company almost became a second home to the boys. I took the company from a 1 man 700 sq ft store front to a 7 man 5000+ square foot facility, most of that growth occurred during the first 2 years. Four of those years were spent home schooling my children in a back office. Unfortunately you cannot be all things to all people and my health declined. I closed my shop 3 years ago, my health has returned and I have returned to school too work on my Masters (education this time) My life as it stands now is school, work from home as a print media consultant. Over the years I have become a self taught expert in several fields. I was mistaken for a trained nurse during my husband’s illness, I taught myself to become quite a good teacher, and I am well skilled in all forms of print media; from concept and sales, to design and production. But if one is to ask me what job I enjoyed the most, I would have to say, “Being Mom.” You see, Tim is what they classified as “severely” Autistic and Zack has Aspergers. God blessed me with two unique...Expand for more