Barbara Cain:  

My name in school was Faye (my first name is Barbara) Hand. I got married my senior year and did not return to school until I was 29 years old and had 4 children. I did this after obtaining a GED. I then got my Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education. Later I mastered in Administration/Supervision but decided that was not for me. So...I completed an add-on certificate to my Master's Degree. By then, I was burned out on higher education. I decided to just enjoy teaching and did so for many years. However, the day I reached 60, I retired (with 24.444 years experience). During this time, I taught mostly math, although I also taught language arts, science, social sciences, and even P.E. once. I love retirement. I never want full time employment again. I can now travel, entertain company (which is mostly family), enjoy being a grandmother (of 8), garden (gather, can, and freeze), cut grass (yes, I really enjoy doing this), keep my house clean, COOK, and generally take care of things that I could not think of when I was working 12 hours a day. I can even watch Television until 2:00 in the morning. Wow! I love learning new things and seeing new places. I haven't yet been to Europe, but that is definitely on my list. I am not a big "shopper" unless I am shopping for a purpose or with my sister, Jean. She has a way of getting me interested in shopping for new looks. She and I do lots of things together! We always have fun no matter what we do. I have three wonderful sisters, Charlotte, Jean, and Pat. I have no brothers although I always wanted one. My husband, Don Cain, is sweet, funny, and wonderful to me. He says things like, "have I told you that you are beautiful today?". If I say "NO", ...Expand for more