Carol Davis:  

I graduated with the class of 1975, so it may have seemed like I vanished. I knew what I wanted to do so an extra year of high school taking classes that were not necessary didn't appeal to me so I left early. I then spent 4 yrs at DVC taking pre-req's then applied to Merritt School of Nursing. Prior to that I was driving a school bus for the Moraga school district. It was a big bus, held 79 kids fully loaded, and it was a 10 speed. I could really go thru the gears. I was good! I also drove the Tahoe camp trips 2 yes in a row. We left on Monday and came home on Friday. It was really fun! And I had great kids!! We did have a lot of fun on field trips too. When I got into Merritt I spent the next 3 yrs in classes, clinical, and whatever else came my way. I took my boards after my junior year, passed, then started my last year of nursing school, but I met someone and I didn't finish my last 5 classes for my BSN. Not a crisis. I got married in July of 1989 and had son #1in Dec of 1989. After a huge earthquake in LA, where we were living I told my husband I was heading to Washington state where my parents had moved for retirement, they were born and raised there so it was a no-brainer, plus I wanted my kid(s) to know their grandparents. I worked at Madi...Expand for more