Jayne Speich:  

After a long and eventful 35 years (!) since graduating high school, I now live in Sonoma with my husband and two boys, Will (almost 14) and Nick (almost 11). Yes, I started having kids late in life! I was 42 when Nick was born & expect to be in the home by the time he is dating. I didn't get married for the first time until I was 30 and STILL managed to choose the wrong guy ;>). We separated after 14 turbulent years when my kids were 5 and 3, and I moved with them to Sonoma where I am still living. I'm actually not married in a legal sense to my second husband, but we own a house together and I figure that much shared debt entitles us to tell people we're married. Right after college I worked in the state legislature for awhile, then started my own business in design & construction until I got divorced and the stereotypical financial train wreck hit. Spent about five years getting my life back together after that, and now own another successful business as a small business coach. I work from home here in beautiful Sonoma. I love my work, my kids, my town - life is GOOD. It was worth the wait! I haven't kept in touch with anyone at all - those of you who knew me back then might recall the teen years were pretty tough for my family when my parents had an ugly divorce. When I left Oroville, I left with a capital L & don't think I have come within 5 miles of town for the last 35 years. It was just too painful even though I also have some really fond memories of growing up. My mom has been b...Expand for more