Gina Williams:  

I didn't really go to Madison except for a week or so. I went to Whitman elementary and Einstein jr high but wrote Madison also because that is where most of the people I would know went. I can't believe I'm even writing on here. Anyway, I have had what it seems many different lives. School was crazy and unfortunately I never took it serious enough. I sure wish I would have. Even though I have to admit I had a lot of fun during the school years. Later,I went to college for about a year, still partied too much and ended up working full time and quit school. Wish I never would have quit school. Anyway, I try not to live in the past. Went through a few boyfriends until I finally grew up! Eventually I married my boyfriend from my teenage years, though we didn't get back together until 1992 (I was 26!) and married in 1994, had 3 girls and eventually moved out here to Missouri in March of 2002. Oh my God what was I thinking! I do love the nature, seasons, and beauty of the town we live in, but being a small town, you are really an outsider if you didn't grow up here. I have met many really nice people here though, but in the 6 years we have been here, we have had major tragedy in our family. To try to make this short, my 13 year old daughter, Brianna has had a struggle with illnesses, but seems to be doing okay right now. Of course sadness overwhelms her as it does me do to losing Brooke, my 8 year old daughter, to a horrible brain stem tumor on September, 2007. My other daughter, Brittany is 10 and still misses her sister (and best friend) Brooke as well. We are all struggling ...Expand for more