Stephanie Roberts:  

After graduating from high school, I moved on to American River College, which I attended for two years toward completion of my AA. When I turned 21, I gave birth to my first daughter, Jessica. I worked at a few jobs before I tested for and became employed by the State of California at the Department of Motor Vehicles, where I worked for about 5 years. In 1983 I got married, had my second daughter, Tamsyn, and moved to Southern California, where I worked for about 8 years for another State agency. My marriage unraveled, and I continued living in Southern California as a single mom. Eventually, I left state service and decided to go back to school to learn computer programming, which I did finishing the top in my class. Soon I was working for a local opera company where I stayed for 5 years. Since then I've worked for several companies in a variety of industries. In 2000, my first granddaughter was born and 24 days later, my oldest brother was killed in a work-related accident, creating what would be a very roller coaster year. I've had a few relationships along the way, but after 14 years of singledom, I met and married my current husband, Mike. He and I are best friends and true companions. We share a lot of interests including karaoke, travel, Harleys, gardening, spor...Expand for more