Melanie Cich:  

I guess I should write something in this box to complete my profile progress and feed my OCD. After high school I attended Fulerton JC for one semester and absolutely hated it. I felt like I was redoing high school again. So instead of transferring to a 4 year college I acted like a goof and married. I expected to return to college, but the man I married wanted to go back to his home in North Dakota. We ended up opening a business and living in a rural section of ND about 17 miles from Fargo. And yes, they do talk like that. I have a daughter, age 34 and a son, age 30 from that marriage. I returned to California in 1986 and divorced. I went to work in Education and completed my bachelors. I am a Risk Manager for a County Office of Education located in far northern California. We employ around 500 people, teachers, aides, accountants, secretaries, bus drivers, nurses, etc. I never remarried. What is the old saying, "Once burned, twice shy." Anyway my daughter lives in Texas and is married to a Sgt. Major in the Army who has recently returned from his 3rd tour in Iraq. She has two children. My oldest granddaughter is 17 and the second granddaughter...Expand for more