Jere Neal:  

I only went to Lakeview one year (61), but it was my Sr. year and was lots of fun. I was known as the "Southern Belle" because I had just come from Lousiana, and had a deep southern accent. I was asked to read aloud in English my first day in school, and by the end of my reading, every eye in class was on me. I was very shy, but it helped me make friends fast. I attended MSU for one year, then continued moving around the country with my family (Air Force). I worked in CA until I got married in 1967. I have now been married for 50 years to the same man. We have 2 terrific sons and 2 beautiful grand daughters. As I continued moving around the country, now with my husband, I did various & sundry office jobs. I worked Civil Cervice at Ft. Wainwright, AK. When we moved to NC, I stayed home with my sons for several years. I wouldn't trade those years for all the money I could have had working. Even though we have had 2 dogs during our marraige, we are really "cat people". We love the independence of cats and the fact they are not as "needy" as dogs. We've enjoyed the different personalities of each one we've had. When my youngest son started school, I decided to try something different. I seemed to be good at doing artificial nails (I did my own because I couldn't afford to have them done), so I worked part-time while the boys were in school. That ended up being an 18-year career during which I won several competitions. I was beginning to be "burned out" by whiney females crying over broke...Expand for more