Melissa Avery:  

Life Oooooh, how intimidating! My "life bio." Well...after graduating high school I attended the University of Texas, and left there in '92 (after much goofiness and mayhem) with a degree in Radio-TV-Film. As anyone with one will tell you, the most useless degree on the planet, next to the beloved "Liberal Arts." Anyway...after grad I worked at a couple of radio stations in Austin: KNNC (New Rock, now defunct) and KGSR (coolest station ever!). Wasn't an on-air talent - just a receptionist. After a few years of being a receptionist, and NOT wanting to be on the air or selling air, I decided it was time for a change. I moved in with my boyfriend (now my husband) in Dallas, and began grad school. Got married in May of '97, and received my Master's in Communication Disorders in December. Soon after I began a short stint as a Speech-Language Pathologist. My job, working with children 3 years and under and their families, was a great deal of hard work (and driving, and driving, and driving....endlessly driving), but also so much fun! It was a great introduction to the field for me, very challenging, but working with babies is da bomb! About 15 months after I began working at PRIDE, I became pregnant with my first child. Shortly before her birth in Jan. 2000, I quit my job, and I've been at home ever since. We moved to Houston in 2002 for my husband's job, and that's where we remain (for now - our dream is to return to Austin one day). Our family expanded in 2003, with the birth of a second daughter (who is now five, holy cow!). So that's where it stands right now. My husband, Tim, is a computer programmer who travels all. the. time. My eldest daughter, Sarah, is eight and in the second grade. She adores school, God love her. Reads like a champ. My youngest, Allison, is five. She's starting kindergarten in just a couple of weeks - eek! My baby! Both are just incredible little human beings. Exasperating at times, yes, but for the most part sweet and lovin...Expand for more