Judy Harris:  

After graduating from high school I went off to Sam Houston State to get away from home and have a good time. Got married after my sophomore year because everyone was doing it (bad idea), got divorced after two years, remarried (really a bad idea) and divorced again after another two years. I guess my motto was; if it doesn't work out within two years get rid of him and start over. After graduating with a teaching degree and no teaching jobs within a fifty- mile radius I took a job managing a convenience store in Trinity, TX for a grocery chain I worked for during college. Within a year I moved to Lufkin, became a supervisor starting with four stores and ended three years later with nine. It was an interesting time, but way too much time working. But then there wasn't much else to do, not that I was really looking. I moved back to Houston just before the 10-year reunion and met up with old friends. Lyle and I married a year later. I delivered goods to grocery stores and eventually managed to become the first woman to join the "Boy's" Million Dollar Club for sales. Like they didn't think a woman could do as well as they could! I eventually took a job at my family's business doing bookkeeping, sorting mail, and even cleaning toilets. Without going into detail everything ended badly; too many dynamic people. I moved on to a cellular telephone company in the mid 80's (new concept) and now am the senior member of the accounting staff for a small oil company. It must be because I am older than everyone else and been there longer (19 years). I am the Mama of the group. Life for me began at 40 when our daughter was born. In kindergarten Jennifer came home with a sticker on her dress telling us about a rally for Girl Scouts. I was so excited (Lyle is not a camper) and this was an outlet for my love of the outdoors. The troop went all the way through 12th grade and two of the five earned their Gold Award (harder than the Eagle Scout Award for boys). I am still helping girls earn their pre-requisites for the Gold and a trainer for leaders of older girls. This is all very rewarding. Jennifer graduated from Stephen F. Austin University with a Special Education degree and it was great to see her so excited about classes. Wish I had been this excited about college. Last fall she had her first teaching job and was the Assistant Director of the Texas City Stingerettes drill team. In December she married a classmate from SFA who had joined the Army and has now moved to Germany. Talk about an empty nest! My daughter and her husband are now back from Germany and we now have a granddaughter (3 years old) and a grandson (almost a year old). Our son-in-law is now out of the Army and is in training to be a Texas State Trooper. Our daughter and two grandkids are living with us until his training is finished this June. Once they know where they will be placed she and the two kids will be moving into their own house. We are hoping it is close to Houston as this Nana has gotten used to having those babies around. She needs her hugs! School Story: Oak Village Theater, getting all dressed up in a long sleeved red shirt, white sweatshirt with white jeans and wal...Expand for more