Nancy Menssen:  

My Pets My cats are Missy, sixteen years old, and Tinker, fifteen years old. Missy is a very loving, quiet cat. Tinker is very friendly and quite roudy. They get along well - most of the time. My Kids I have three sons and one daughter. Two sons live close by and one about 130 miles away, in Indiana. Our daughter is in Missouri, being caregiver to a friend of hers who has a severe case of emphasima. My oldest son, Jim, works as a floor supervisor at Caterpillar Tractor Co. My youngest son, Neal, worked at the Mitsubishi Auto Plant in Normal, IL., about 5 miles from our home. This plant makes the Eclipse, Galant, Montero Sport, and several other models. His entire shift was laid off three years ago, and he now works in a plastics factory. My son Rick lives and works in Indiana. He is in charge of keeping track of inventory for repair of machinery in the Red Gold tomato products company. Jim is married to a wonderful woman who lived just two blocks from us when he was in grade school and early jr. hi. They went to different schools and did not meet until both had graduated. They have three great kids, two daughters and a son, all out of school. Many years later - - - it is now 2015. Our two cats passed away five or six years ago. We have another cat named Velvet. VERY sweet and loving. Our son Jim is Grandpa (or PAPA) to one boy in Texas and one girl in Illinois. Still at Caterpillar Tractor Co as an engineer. Rick was laid off and now works at a pizza place as well as buying and selling via E-Bay. Loves it. Neal was called back to Mitsubishi after being laid off for seven years. Hates the job but at least he HAS a job. Our daughter Rinda passed away six years ago, on the same day her fourth granddaughter was born. Such a bitter/sweet time. We now have thirteen Great-grand children. Have been to EVERY OHS class reunion. I enjoy reconnecting with classmates. Took LaDeene Slater to the reunion last year, our 60th. She passed away on March 25th, 2015, from congestive heart failure. Janice Gehring, Darlene Dayton, LaDeene and I had one chance to get together for lunch near Sea-tac Airport, after not being together for many years. I am so glad we had the chance. Hoping to spend our 60th wedding anniversary next year going whale watching on the west coast. Rinda is now divorced, and has two great kids, the oldest of our 15 grandkids. Her son is 30 and employed by State Farm Ins. Her daughter is 29, and in the Air Force Reserves stationed in Idaho. She is married to a young man from Shelton, who is also in the AF. They both work in calibration, which is not an easy job, but will pay well if they stay in that field after they leave the service. Rick has five children and two step-children. His daughter by his first marriage is the mother of my first great-grandchild. The others are in school. His wife, Tammy, is head of the Sunday School Program at their church, and Rick is a deacon. They have a wonderful Christian marriage and home. My son Neal married a nice girl from Tacoma, and brought her back to Ill. They have three daughters, ages 21, 17 and 15. I am thankful all of my kids and grandkids are healthy and happy. So much has happened in our lives since I first wrote my profile. We still have our two cats, and now have SIX great-granddaughters. The youngest was born on Oct 30, 2007. They are expecting another girl in April We celebrated our 51st anniversary on June 27th. Took a short cruise the year before for our 50th. I just returned from spending some time with my best friend from high school, LaDeene Slater. She has lived in Las Vegas for 18 years. Her youngest daughter lives there also, so I was doubly blessed. We manage to see each other every couple of years, either in LV or Olympia. She has come to Illinois to visit me a couple of times also. It is so great to still be in close touch with high school friends! I also ...Expand for more