Ginny Jones:  

Life I'm a retired school teacher, with 33 years in education. All but 6 of those years were in the classroom, teaching social studies -- mostly US history, US govt, & psychology. For 6 years I was the "State Social Studies Specialist" at the Colorado Dept of Education, which meant I got to see what was going on throughout Colorado and sometimes throughout the nation. Once back in the classroom, I had the challenge of "trying out" all the things I'd learned, and all that I'd tried to teach other teachers. It was both humbling and exciting, a really remarkable opportunity. I am retired now, mostly cuz my school district came up $25 million in the hole, and it seemed I had a "duty to retire" -- they could hire almost 2 teachers for the price of me after all those years. A hard decision, but ultimately a very positive one. I'm married for 18 years, with 2 step-children, both grown and gone, both very successful young women. We met when the girls were 4 and 5; today they are 30 and 31. No grandkids yet, and both say never!! Grandpups & grandkitters may be all we get in that department. We have one cat, an aging Ellie-Kitty. Husband Tary and I have had a rather rocky relationship, not at all what I pictured marriage to be. Yet we've learned a great deal and stuck it out so far. Tary was diagnosed with Parkinson's ...Expand for more