Paula Uvalles:  

I have been working for Attorney Tim McLaughlin for the past 8 1/2 years. I've been happily married for 15 1/2 years and have 1 son, aged 15 and he now attends Mishawaka High School. I have lived in the Mishawaka area for most of my life. I lived in a small town called Alexandria, Indiana until I was 9 years old and I moved to Mishawaka in the summer of 1977 with my Mom and my Grandmother, after my grandfather passed away. Most of all my family lived in Mishawaka at that time. I attended the old Battell School for 5th grad then we moved when my mother remarried and I attended 6th grade at Mary Phillips School. I then went on to attend John Young Jr. High and Mishawaka High School and graduated in 1985. I was always somewhat shy and unfortunately some people thought I was a snob, so I learned at a later time. I just wasn't good at approaching people but I still had a lot of friends so I feel very blessed in that regard. Unfortunately I have lost contact with most of the friends I hung around with but I guess that happens when you get busy with your own life, jobs and families. I try to keep my life simple. I am definetely no drama queen! Overall I handle stress as well as anyone else I guess, but I try not to worry about the little things in life and just go with the flow so to speak. Most of my family on my mother's side has passed away now including my grandmother, whom we lost to cancer after a 2 year battle just before my 15th birthday. My mom and step father still reside in the Mishawaka area as well. I never really knew my biologi...Expand for more