Anita Weaver:  

Life After getting a B.A. degree in Psychology at Kansas State Teacher's College in Emporia, I came back to Kansas City and tried to find a job. I became discouraged when I could not get a job at any of the hospitals. I finally applied at a temporary job agency. The first job they sent me on was at the John Deere office at 85th and Prospect in Kansas City, Missouri. I worked in the mailroom and distribution department until 1975. During that time, I moved to Grandview, Missouri and met and married my husband Alan. He was a machinist in Grandview. We bought a house in Grandview and our first daughter, Laura, was born in 1975. I was a stay at home Mom with Laura and eventually worked part-time as a pre-school teacher. In 1983, our second daughter, Lily, was born. We decided to move to the country and so put our house on the market and started looking for country homes. It took two years, but finally our house in Grandview sold. We rented a house in Lee's Summit for two more years ...Expand for more