Jennifer Meek:  

Life I started to work for Roth Pump in MIlan, Il. as a receptionist part time while I attended college at Scott Community. I worked there until 1990 when I was hired as a long distance operator for MCI communications. I continued college but after 5 months at MCI, I was offered a promotion to management as a monitor for our operators. I quit college and was hoping to start a career with MCI in management. I worked in that position for nearly a year, went on vacation for a week, came back and the offices were closed. This set the tone for the next decade:). I was hired at Bawden Printing (now Von Hoffmann) and worked as a customer service rep. for Deere and Company. I worked full time, while part time I was in an alternative band called BEV writing music and performing around the states of Iowa and Illinois. The lifestyle didn't suit someone of my nature, to say the least, but I did have a lot of fun. The band split up in 1993 and I met my son's father. We were together and planned to get married and I became pregnant with my son in 1995. I continued to work at Bawden and also enrolled in college part time after he was born. His father and I parted ways in 1997 (one of many breakups- but that's a whole other story) I worked part time taking care of children at the same daycare my son was enrolled in while continuing to go to college. I ended up quiting school again to do daycare in my home so that I could be closer to my son and also so that I could try to wo...Expand for more