Karen Gempel:  

After graduating from the University of Houston in 1977, I worked in the AV Department of National Photographic Labs (now defunct) where I met my husband John, a film editor. We fell madly in love, married 41 years ago,, and had five beautiful daughters, now ages 40, 38, 36, 34 and, 28, are grandparents to five more little girls, and FINALLY, three grandsons John can play cars and trains with! The grandparent thing is NOT overrated! Due to the grace of God and the talent of my neurosurgeon, I survived two major brain surgeries 26 ...Expand for more