Joy Payson:  

Life >1977 - To Lubbock, Texas Tech University >1982- B.S. in Elementary Education, Minor in P.E. >1984-87 taught 4th grade P.E. in Lamesa >1985 - Met Steven Payson....new county attorny >1986 - married Steven Payson. >1988 - Son, Erik Payson, was born >1990- Daughter, Disa Payson, was born and died. (Had only 3 valves in the back of her heart among many other anomolies.) She was beautiful and we donated her body to science. >2000 - returned to Texas Tech to aquire Master's of Education in Special Ed. 2002 - Graduated from Texas Tech. >2003-04 Exchange student from Switzerland w/us. traveled to Europe for 3 weeks >2004-05 Taught in Brownfield, Tx. - 4th grade resource. Resigned as travel negated family time! We also had 2 exchange students who did not "fit" so moved in w/other host families last year. >traveled to : Hawaii and Alaska- last 2 capitals!(We have been "collecting state capitals ever since Erik said, " I want to stand on the steps of EVERY state capital and have my picture taken." And now we have done it!) >2005-06 Erik's senior year in High School. I am substituting when called and attending events in which Erik competes. He recently made all-region band missing all area by only 5 points! He soon begins Powerlifting competition followed by track where he will throw discus and possibly shotput. >Family Hobbies: TRAVELING, HIKING and Camping, Photography, rock collecting, snow skiing, Special interest: being host family to foreign exhange students!!!YFU organization - the BEST We have traveled extensively, both as a couple and as a family of 3. We often take others along....but Payson travel is NOT for the faint of heart. We try to see as much as possible in the alloted days EVERY time we are out! *Traveled to Malawi, Africa in Sept/Oct of 2006 on mission assignment. Both my husband and I taught in a seminary there! It was such a wonderful experience. We hope to return this year.(2007) School Silliness: 1. My own "hat week"- I wore a different hat every day and it did not have to "match" my outfit. 2. Alice in Wonderland Dare- I had a dress that someone said looked like Alice in Wonderland (Diane somebody -I think. Do you remember who?) and she dared me to dress the part! The other girls warned her, "NO- don't dare her....SHE'LL DO IT!" She didn't think ...Expand for more