Noemie Moonan:  

I got married right after graduating on July 22, 1967 and moved to Chalmette, LA. My first son was born on December 23, 1969, second son born June 14, 1971 and third son born December 5, 1972. We moved to Denham Springs, LA New Years Eve, 1972. Those years were memorable for me but unfortunately not in a positive way. Having always wanted a daughter, the opportunity presented itself in that I was able to proceed with adopting my first cousins 18 month old little girl. I was thrilled! Sadly, just before the adoption was finalized, my worst fears were realized. My husband was not who he portrayed himself to be. Let's just say he liked men rather than women which answered a lot of questions I had for a long time. It became a very tragic situation for my children and myself, far too involved to go in to here. We endured many years pain and even all these many years later, it's still very painful considering ALL my children and I endured. BUT, life goes on and so did we. Someone came along who loved us all and became the Father to my children that they did not have and they love him as their Father. They've since grown up and have children of their own I'm proud to say and have given me SEVEN beautiful grandchildren, "6" girls and one precious little boy!!! Sometimes we face tragedies in our lives but looking at the brighter side, I have my children whom I love more than anything in this world. I'm very proud of the men, husbands and fathers they've become. Today I live with my husband of 24 years now in New Orleans. I work for an Attorney these past 7 years and as a Grandmother, I couldn't be happier. My oldest granddaughter, Asia, will be 12 come November. Then we have Sage who will be 10 soon, Caitlin who is 8, Gillian 7, Elena 5, Noah soon to be 5 and my baby, Ariana, age 3. I'm very proud of them, they are all doing really well in school, winning academic awards and on the Banner Roll each semester. If I sound like a partial Grandmother, I guess I am as all Grandmother's are. It's a new chapter in our lives we all experience as women as we make our journey through this life. It's been a long journey since High School. I've certainly been tested and educated, some things I could have well done without learning but learn I did nonetheless. In High School I was very shy! Having worked the ER window of a small town Hospital helped draw me out of my shyness. My life is not and has not been that interesting to say the least. I would like to take this time to say that my fondest memories are that of my school years and my many classmates. Because of being so shy, I never got to know many of them as I would have liked but I admired them. I remember in 6th grade being friends for a time with Beth Abney w...Expand for more