Lydia Sproull:  

What have I been doing? That question brings me back to the start of that question, attending Waukegan High School. I have many fond memories of people when I think of that period. I had some fun times, and really cared for some of those I met. It was for me though not a good fit. I needed something more artsy and philosophical. So much of it seemed shallow to me, leaving me feeling very alone in my thoughts. Some of my skipping classes involved sitting in Powell park writing poetry or the downtown library reading books out of their stacks. Moving out-of-state so quickly after graduation set me on a course independent of most connections. Life became busy and I didn't spend much time looking back. At this point in life I have become a bit cuious I must admit, about how life turned out for others who shared in that Waukegan beginning. I moved around a bit after high school. I lived in California, Virginia, Washington D.C., and then back to several places in IL, the last being twelve years in Richmond. In that time I raised six children, home-schooling my three for a number of years, and gaining three stepchildren along the way. Six teenagers at once! At least I have proven to not be faint hearted. This spring will mark thirteen years living in the foothills, (mini-mountains) of eastern Wa on thirty wooded acres. Dave and I built our house almost entirely by ourselves. I even helped raise the walls with walljacks. For several years we travele...Expand for more