Debbi Geren:  

Life After our graduation, I was left thinking, 'What's Next??'. I was accepted into a private college in Missouri, Drury College. It was beautiful there, and a great learning experience as I entered college. I very quickly discovered that I wasn't where I had been, cognitively, before I had been involved in that 7/21/88 automobile accident during summer break, in Colorado. College was HARD, especially with my short-term memory problems. My political science course and my history course were unbearable! I jumped around a bit.... one semester in Missouri, 1 semester at NSU in Tahlequah, and then a couple of years at T.J.C. (now T.C.C.) until I got my Associate in Applied Science (Human Services interest). I worked a bit as an Activities Coordinator at an Adult Day Care facility. Then, I got my dream job.... working with special needs preschoolers in Tulsa's Head Start program. Well, children of my own took over my 'dream job'. My dream job now involves our 5 year old son who just started pre-K and our 10 yr old who is now a fifth grader. (It's a full time job keeping up with their busy lives- making sure homework gets done AND asking about current girlfriends!! I also provide home daycare for a precious little girl out of our home. I am home when the boys gets home from school. I couldn't ask for a better life! My husband works as the accounting manager at a local hotel. One of the benefits of this job is that me and the boys get year-round use of the outdoor heated pool! Yea, health insurance would be nice, but hey, I get use of a heated pool! ;-) I am just about right where I wanted to be at this age. I have my husband, my two kids, a house (that we bought using a lot of trust and the internet!), a scruffy looking dog in the...Expand for more