Geraldine Jacobs:  

Life I'm married to Hubert Jacobs (nicknamed 'Jake'), since 10-01-1961. He was a widower with a 4 year old son, Mark, and a 2 year old daughter, Donna, and we moved to Omaha, NE, immediately, as his employment was here. We have had a son, Philip, and a daughter, Beth, since. All are grown, married, and three have children, and 2 grandsons are married and have children--3 great- grandchildren. Philip is full-time Nat'l Guard (Iowa), nearing retirement, and has been deployed to Afghanistan, returning June, 2005. His wife is a LaVista,Ne Police Officer. We have four younger grandchildren, only one, the youngest, age 9, is a girl. We are very blessed, as all have been and remain close to each other and we parents. They are attentive and caring and bring us the many pleasures that people desire as they age. Hubert and I are in our mid- seventies, and have numerous health concerns, but are able to be 'on our own' and live in the home we bought and moved into in 1975. We no longer travel very much, except to the nearby town of Gretna, where Hubert's Mom now lives, in her own apt., 'on her own'. Also, our eldest lives in Emporia, KS and we go there at least once a year, but he and his family come to visit us more often. Mark, and our daughter, D...Expand for more