Mary Johnson:  

Life I only attended LHS senior year; my dad was at UW getting his doctorate. I had enough credits from my former high schools to start college, but my mom thought I should have a "senior year". It was a tough year for me, trying to fit in at the last minute, but I do have good memories of meeting people like Shawna Evenson, Matt Sprinkle, Charlie Brown, Kari Nicholls, and Boyd Lebeda. I went to college in Wisconsin, drank way too much beer and finally graduated with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1986. While still in college, I worked for a publishing firm based in NYC and after graduation transferred to their office in St. Paul, MN where I met my husband Craig. We married in 1989 and have lived in Wisconsin, Florida, Iowa, and now back in MN. I continued to work in educational publishing until 1993 when our first daughter Emma was born. She was joined by a sister, Hanna, in 1998. Now I'm a full-time mom and work p...Expand for more