Anita Colvin:  

I attended East Platte Elementary, Platte City R3 7th - 10th and Smithville High School 11th - 12th. The bonus is I have double the friends and memories. After having been widowed and single for twenty years a soul mate waltzed into my life. Low and behold it was Randy Colvin, a classmate from Smithville High School. Randy and I had never dated or spent any time with one another during those years. We connected at our 40th class reunion and found we had common interests and started chatting, which lead to an email friendship and the next year we were happily married surrounded by friends and family. What neither of us had shared with the other, until after six months of email letters, was that we both were asking for and seeking a spiritual partner. Never doubt the forces of the universe to bring you exactly what (or who) you ask for, exactly when it is meant to be; TIMING IS EVERYTHING! Randy and I reside in Osborn. I love the farm and learn a new aspect of being a farmer’s wife almost everyday. I have now helped work cows, carried new calves to the barn (while on the back of a truck, usually in the rain or snow), cared for the horses, helped bale hay and straw, helped to repair fences, kill weeds, grow vegetables, learned to drive a four wheeler, a tractor and a truck while pulling a bale lifter (my job while putting up straw - which is much better than throwing bales!)... I have broken a leg and a wrist during some of my lessons... I could go on and on but many of you already know the list of things one must know and are aware of the list of things I still need to learn. We are very happy and feel very blessed to have found each other at exactly the right time. The grandchildren are one of our greatest joys! I have six grandchildren, four boys and two girls. Randy has two grandchildren; a girl and a boy. We enjoy having all 8 at the farm as much as possible. My six grandchildren spend the better part of their summers and as many of their breaks as possible being farm kids. I am grateful that I have the opportunity to expose them to a different way of life than what they are accustomed. We have Fred, Cooper and Rocky; our very large four-legged family members; along with a cat that knows she is the Queen of everything and some out door cats. Our menagerie also includes bees,horses and cows. I adopted Second Creek Church Cemetery and have since founded and organized an incorporated Cemetery into the Second Creek Cemetery Association that will assure the cemetery will be cared for not only during our lifetime but for many to follow. It keeps me busy physically and mentally. I have enjoyed the challenges of creating a “not for profit” incorporation and all the trimmings that...Expand for more