Kathy Pennock:
CLASS OF 1973
West High SchoolClass of 1973
Rockford, IL
Illinois State UniversityClass of 1978
Normal, IL
Rock Valley CollegeClass of 1975
Rockford, IL
Guilford High SchoolClass of 1973
Rockford, IL
Kathy's Story
Life
I got married in 1978 and proceeded to have 2 kids. Once they became adults, I got restless. My ex and I divorced in 2003. I remarried in 2004 and am now living near Alkmaar, North Holland (which seriously annoys my kids). I was presented with a grandaughter in 2005.
I have two cats, appropriately named Kali and Loki. Neither of them speaks Dutch any better than I do, even though they were born in Amsterdam.
I've been in school to learn Dutch for the past 5 months, and am currently attempting to open an heirloom sewing and smocking shop.
Update- June, 2008
About three months after writing the preceeding bio, my husband's company went on the market. The buyer offered him a job- if he wanted to relocate to a different city on his own dime and take a 45% pay cut. About the same time, he got an offer from a company in Silicon Valley. Three ...Expand for more
weeks after I received my certificate in Dutch Language proficiency, we relocated to Santa Clara, California.
Might I just interject here that I never been comfortable with change? I loathed it. I'm pretty much down wit' it now, though. There's talk of us possibly relocating to Pittsburg,Pa- no problem- or Dublin, Ireland- ooh, Guiness!- or even Zurich, Switzerland. Okay, Zurich gives me a bit of pause because I don't care for cold weather and there would be yet another language to learn, but I can deal with it.
The heirloom store idea has been sidelined. There are many sources for specialty fabrics and laces here in the States. I am still involved with heirloom sewing, though. I belong to the Smocking Arts Guild of America and hold the office of Vice-President/Education Director for my local chapter. I also belong to the Sunnyvale Lace Museum.
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