Tami Troell:  

Life Hello Friends from Home: I left Grandview in 1986 and headed to college in Brownwood. I graduated from Howard Payne University in 1990 with a B.S. in History and Political Science - I wanted to be a lawyer when I grew up. After working for a law firm in downtown Ft. Worth the year after graduation, I realized that the field of law was not for me...too much corruption, judges are easily bought with extravagent trips, and the politics of the office were repulsive. I never really found a career that I enjoyed, so I went to work for the state after trying a few other jobs. While living in Waco, I met a man from south Texas - Cuero (pronounced Qu-air-o; though only 1 syllable). We were married 8 months later. Brett and I married in 1993 and have 2 sons. Tanner was born in 1997 and Hunter in 2000. We live about 10 miles from my in-laws and 5 hours from Grandview. Brett works for Invista (formerly DuPont) and counts the days to retirement (currently 27 years). Again, after not really finding my niche in the career world, I decided to get my certification to teach. I am currently a 4th grade teacher at Mission Valley Elementary in the Victoria Independent School District. Hunter attends school where I teach...it is a LOT li...Expand for more