Carolyn Lafollette:  

I graduated from Rampart High School in 1989. I loved Rampart. I moved around and was in many schools, but Rampart was the best! Psychology was ultimately my favorite course and led me to the one thing I wanted to do. Advocate for Children. I was so so blessed to move to Colorado Springs to live with my dad whom id only spent some summer times with ever so often. I never got a chance to really meet whom he really was. At the time I was living with a boyfriend and the way he bailed haunted me for some time. But I couldn't be more thankful as time with my dad grew into an amazing relationship. I got married the same day I graduated from Rampart. My family was all there for my graduation/wedding even great grandma. Ive been married for 32 years. We were in the service so we left Co Springs and moved around quite a bit. My husband deployed to Dessert Storm in Saudi when our 1st born was 8 months. First 6 months he was getting a Pharmacy Degree in Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX. Being a first time mama was not easy. I didnt really know how to be a great mama but I worked hard at it. My in-laws were amazing. They took my daughter and I in for 6 months while he was deployed in FL. They are amazing roll models and taught me a lot about being a good parent. My husband and I tried hard to get back to where we called home. Co Springs, Co. 10 years later after we left the service we returned to Co Springs, Co. Bought our first home after 11 years of renting. We spent 4 years in Fairbanks Alaska. What an amazing adventure. Our favorite. Alaska is a beautiful place. The weather didn't bother us and having long months of daylight gave us an amazing amount of time to spend time with friends. We wanted a big family. Unfortunately that wasn't easy. I lost many babies but best of all We were blessed with 4 beautifu...Expand for more