Tonya Flores:  

I always wanted to be a mom when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a reality. As it turns out, they were right. Well after graduation, I got married to my high school love Raymond Flores and we had our first son: Sebastian. We lived in San Antonio for 2 years then moved to Clovis, New Mexico. We lived there for 4 years and I went back to school at the community college working towards my associates in business while Ray drove a semi over the road. Sebastian was spoiled rotten meantime. At the end of the 4th year my father-in-law became ill and we decided to move back to San Antonio to be closer to him. He passed away a few months after we moved back and I started working at the Sears Center and Ray worked delivering Alcohol to bars in Austin. I got pregnant and had Joey and when he turned 2 months we decided to move back to Clovis. My dad retired from the Air Force after I graduated and being a daddies girl I wanted to be closer to him and my family. I became involved in Sebastian's school as a parent volunteer and I was chosen parent volunteer of the year. I liked my work so I decided to get a job as a teachers assistant working in the special ed department. I went back to school at the same time and decide to change my major and become an elementary teacher. I juggled my job, school and home (with the help of my family) while Ray was still driving over the road. Sebastian meantime got real involved with sports. I eventually realized I couldn't do school, work, home take care of Joey and Sebastian's sports pretty much by myself. I had to let go of my job I was becoming so burned out from it all. Sebastian and his buddies saw a change in me that was mean. I became good friends with Sebastian's friends moms and we all became a little family. Then the unexpected happened really it was a surprise. I found out I was pregnant. I was having another miracle. I had Christian and decided I didn't want anymore. Everyone joked with me to try and have a girl and I figured I would have another boy or twins if we tried again so that was it NO MORE KIDS for us. I quitt school and Raymond started working part-time with my dad as a bail bondsman. He eventually quitt driving a semi and became partner with my dad and is now a bail bondsman full time. I work in the office as the secretary. It is fun and it is also very boring!!!! My boys are all growing up. Sebastian will be graduating this year. He is still playing sports. He is playing on th varsity football team (GO CATS!!!!) and he played on the varsity baseball team last year. We are proud of him he earned his letter in baseball and was voted most defensive player. Now he just needs to work on his grades get into college and live a great fun young life. I am getting nervous about having to let him go. I don't now if I can do that! Joey is in the 4th grade and he is a smart boy he made the honor roll all last year and he is also playing sports. He made the Little League Allstar team this year and we went ...Expand for more