Gaylene Grossen:  

Most everyone I run into from high school says I haven't changed, although I'm an even bigger ZZ Top freak than I was then. I've gotten a little older like everybody else. I prefer to think I am still the same genuine, honest person I've always been. I still live in the same house I did in high school. Been here for probably going on 32 years now. It's my home and I love it. I share my home with my mom and my eight pets: cats Skinny, Pepper, Frank, dog Foxy, birds Hekyll & Jekyll and Simon. The newest little member showed up at my door September 8: Leo. I love him but really didn't plan on having another kitty. (Update: Hekyll died September 26.) I honestly wish people would spay and neuter their pets. There are far too many homeless animals, and I sure can't take them all in. But since about 60,000 cats are killed in US shelters EVERY DAY, I refuse to relinquish Leo to a shelter. "Don't breed or buy while millions die." Save a life, adopt from a shelter. I do some freelance desktop publishing/graphic design, besides my "regular job" of driving school bus for good 'ol Beaverton School District. They just retired the bus I'd been driving for five years. Loved that old thing, and was very resistant to getting a new one, but the brand new one is quickly growing on me. Especially since I got the mechanics to custom install a speaker for me so I can hear my radio! AND cd's. It has a cd player in it, can you believe that? My dad made ...Expand for more