Gayleen Rene Jacobs:  

Ok- Well, I didn't graduate from Aptos I ended up at Renaissance High School because I was kicked out of Aptos. I did get my diploma. My family then moved to Alaska, where I met my husband now of 34 years. We have 7 children the first three are adopted Tom nearly 42 now, Heather, 38 (she has a boy of 6, so we are Grandparents), and Joel 28. I started having kids when I was married for 11 years- Lena, 23, Wendy 21, Claire 19, and Brendan nearly 17. I work at home with the kids. We have traveled and lived in a lot of places. Philippines 7 years, Germany 1 year, Austria 1 year, and now have lived in Ireland since 1992 nearly 20 years. I have found out that my bad behavior in school was because I had childhood bi-polar and still do have the illness. My youngest has it now, but with extra help he will get much more help than i did. Our lives although we have traveled much is just like anyone's else lives, consistent, with its ups and downs. Getting by with what you have and trying to see the good in what ever is sent your way. If anyone reads this who really does remember me it would be really cool. I personally had a lot of fun during high school. Gayleen I went to 5 primary schools and 4 high schools My first job was at Picking Blackberries, where I got paid 50 cents to pick a basketful. What I remember most about it is How the whole summer we were always stained purple!. My oldest friend has to be Rowena, although we didn't graduate together. Her mother and my mother were best friends so we spent a lot of time together. When your little that does encourage you to have a good relationship. My second best friend was Michelle and again we didn't graduate together, but I really loved her strength of character. She was strong and wasn't afraid of boys. At that time that was really a big deal to me. The third friend, and again I didn't graduate with her was a girl named Judy. I fell in love with her because of her craziness. The last two friends I did g...Expand for more