Vada Alland:  

Life Life bio? 4000 characters wouldn't come close,::smile::, so I'll try to give a brief synopsis. I have lived in the far southwest town of Alpine since 1995,when I move from Northern CA to care for my mother. Alpine is in a desolate area, high desert, and surrounded by mountains. The elevation here is 4889', and some of the mountains exceed 6000'. The nearest Wal-Mart is 67 miles away,(a very small store) and the closest major civilation is over 150 miles. (Midland-Odessa). There is one theater, and severals bars for entertainment. I do not drink, so that eliminates that. :::smile::: I have basically spent the last twelve years doing for my Mom, since she was unable to care for herself, which was a 24hr a day job. She passed away in Jan. of this year and I had to settle her estate. I have 5 children, four daughters, one son. Two of my daughters live in Northern California, my oldest and her husband, my second daughter who is single all live in San Jose, CA, My third daughter lives in Ok Cty, OK, and my son & his wife live outside of Montreal, CAN. My youngest daughter is also in No.CA. I have 6 grandsons and 1 granddaughter. They all live in Northern CA, except for my Granddaughter who is living with me, here in Alpine,TX My ex-husband Jim Alland who suffered from paranoia, schitzophrenia,& manic depression, took his own life in 1996. We were married for almost 20 years, and I suffered physical &...Expand for more