Chanelle Criqui:  

Life I hope you have had a pleasant journey thus far, achieving goals and finding love and happiness… In 2002, I met my wonderful partner, Ken, through my neighbors and unexpectedly fell in love. (I had vowed never to do that again!) Ken and I had our son, Colby, in 2003, sold both of our houses, (He had bought one right around the corner from mine just after we began dating), and bought a new one last year a couple of miles down the road. I have been working from home part-time since 2004 as a Notary Public Signing Agent and Residential Real Estate Appraiser, but am about to return to teaching full-time. Now, I will be teaching full-time, and slowly work on completing another CD while I raise three wonderful, gifted boys with Ken in Discovery Bay, where we plan to remain for up to several more years. I met a man just before high school graduation and we were married until 2001, when I finally got myself, and our two sons, out of that marriage. (Actually, I had divorced him 1995 and was in hiding for a few weeks, but gave him another chance, nullifying the divorce and renewing vows several months later, as it seemed he was on the road to overcoming his abusive behavior.) It has taken a few years and a whole lot of therapy for me and the boy...Expand for more