Melody Rangel:  

Life OH NO! THE BIG "40"! HOWEVER STILL FEELING LIKE A TEEN! I HAVE HAD SO MANY EXPERIENCES IN MY LIFETIME, AND MANY MORE TO COME! SO MANY HILLS AND VALLEY'S, AS I AM SURE YOU ALL HAVE. I MOVED TO TEXAS IN 1996, THE LAND OF EITHER HELL BECAUSE OF THE HEAT OR HEAVEN DUE TO WHERE WE LIVE, THE HILL COUNTRY. WHERE I CAN TAKE PICTURES FOR POST CARDS! I HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPILY MARRIED, OR REMARRIED SHOULD I SAY TO RAY, COMING UPON OUR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN MAY, 2004. WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN, 2 FROM MY PREVIOUS MARRIAGE. AMANDA-16(AND I THOUGHT I WAS A STRUGGLE FOR MY PARENTS!), ZAC-14. THAN WE HAVE 2 TOGETHER. NICOLAS-8 AND TYLER-6. ALL HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, MORE THAN I WAS AT THEIR AGE. AMANDA IS IN THE TOP TEN OF HER CLASS, ALL HONOR CLASSES, SOME FOR DUAL CREDIT. ZAC A-B HONOR ROLL. NICOLAS--CHALLENGES THE TEACHERS ON STAFF TO THE POINT THAT THEY HAVE SUGGESTED TO EITHER LET HIM SKIP A GRADE OR SEND HIM TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL, HE TENDS TO TEACH THE CLASS FOR THEM. TYLER, IS OUR SPECIAL CHILD, WITH HEARING DIFFICULTIES HE GOT OFF TO A SLOW START BUT IS CATCHING UP FAST. I HELD A DREAM JOB AT ONE OF FORTUNE 500'S BEST PLACES TO BE EMPLOYED,IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. UP TILL DECEMBER OF 2002 WHEN MY HEALTH THROUGH ME FOR A LOOP...Expand for more