Nancy Gottschall:  

I was born in Washington, D.C. in 1950, My family moved to Bladensburg in 1954. I attended Bladensburg Primary (a six classroom building) from 1956-1959, from there on to Bladensburg Elementary until March 1962. We moved to Upper Marlboro on April Fools Day 1962, so I transferred to Marlboro Elementary, then on to Frederick Sasscer High School until graduation in 1968. I briefly attended Prince Georges Community College but decided to go to work for the C&P Telephone Company, in the Engineering section as a Billings and Claims Clerk. I stayed there until my name changed and I became a housewife/stay-at-home mom. The '80s came, and well... Life happens. It wasn't long before I found myself working as an Instructional Aide for Anne Arundel County Public Schools at Van Bokklen Elementary, in Severn/Ft. Meade. It might well have been the greatest job I ever had, but it was short-lived. You can't pay the rent, feed, and clothe yourself and three growing children on $5800 a year, even in the 1980s. Fortunately, I landed a job with the Department of Defense in July 1985. My 25-year long career ended in retirement in March 2010. While working for the DoD I attended classes at Anne Arundel Community College for selfish reasons, mainly to improved my administrative and managerial skills and honestly, to better my chances of promotion. Let's just say, it worked. I've been single-again since 1984. I kept the only good that came of bad a 14-year marriage -- my three precious children. My then 7-year old daughter begged me to keep my name the same as hers, so I did. My interests and/or hobbies if you will include spoiling as best as I can my Grandchildren; always having at least one Cat to love; briefly raising Chickens (I miss my girls); a neverending love for Gardening; and Sewing aprons for family and friends just for the fun of it. I do enjoy listening to a somewhat...Expand for more