Kathy McLain:  

Ecstatically married to a retired fireman, have 2 wonderful kids ages 13 and 14 from a prior marriage, 3 adult step-children and 9 grandchildren, and I'm retired! Living in hot and dry El Paso. Love it! Lived in Idaho for almost 30 years where I first was a CPA and Federal Treasury Agent for 13 years then went back to school and became a computer engineer (UNIX) for Hewlett Packard (oh the joy of wearing shorts, t-shirts, and Tevas to work!) when I was 40. Was there 6 years when I decided to quit, remarry and move back to Texas. My son is into hunting deer and elk BIG time, and is learning to kayak, my daughter loves to fish and is artistic - she LOVES anime. They're both excellent swimmers each winning their overall divisions in UTEP's intramural swim meet last spring (against college students!) and a ton of ribbons, and are smart and fun. I don't particularly relish my high school memories. Being extremely insecure back then, I remember spending a lot of time and effort trying to "fit in" instead of just being myself. There are a lot of people I wish I'd gotten to know much better, and a few people I knew that I wish I'd spent less time on. I work really hard with my children - especially now that they're teens - to help them see others for who they are and to be themselves so they don't get caught up i...Expand for more