Melissa Schmittgen:  

So, since high school, I've managed to attend 3 colleges and have no degree to show for it (but I do have a beautiful daughter from it!). I got married in 1996 to Jason McDonald (alumni of Elyria Catholic class of 1988). We found out shortly thereafter that we were expecting (thanks a lot to the dr. that said it would take a year!). We wound up buying my grandmother's house in 1998 - which we will either burn down or retire in - and had a third (and final) kid in 2002 ... all girls! The oldest is a sophomore at EHS, in all honors classes and taking PSEO sociology, active in drama (set crewhead) and plays tuba in EHSPMB (when did it become that?). Middle one is in 6th grade at Eastern Heights MIDDLE School - plays flute like her mom and is starting to develop interest in some sports. Last one is in first grade at McKinley (4 generations of my family have gone there!) - she sings ALL the time and has everyone wrapped around her little finger - and knows it! For t...Expand for more