Deanna Welch-cram:  

Look up Deanna/Gypsy on MySpace or Deanna Welch-Cram on Facebook and read the profiles there, you can see my photos, me and my two children, Jennifer, 26 and Dylan, 11. They really are the loves of my life and the most important people (accomplishments and works in progress.) I've been richly blessed in friendships. Still close friends with Linda and Margaret (formerly Thomasson). Family is still a little complicated! Since Tyee, I went to TPJCC and got my GED ahead of my graduating class ('76) :o} I never would have made it through those years or gotten an edumacation without having gone. I really got to know myself better by being away from home and came into my own there. Most importantly, I enjoyed the amazing diversity of people there - so different from Tyee at that time. So, from Job Corps in Astoria, Ore., I moved to California to start fresh somewhere warm and sunny. Five years and several jobs later, I met my daughter's dad and we married, had Jennifer, and parted friends after 3 years. During the last year in California, I attended Beauty School at Santa Monica Community College, took and passed state board exams at the Hollywood branch, but chose to move back to Seattle to start my career as a Beautician. I started working in Renton Highlands. Dancing has always been something I enjoyed - and one of the only exercises that is really rewarding while you're doing it!!! I started going to Country Dance places and doing Ballroom and Swing, Schottish, Shuffle Polka, 2-step, Waltz, etc. and was in the best shape for awhile there!! That was about the time of the 10 year reunion! By the time of the 20th year reunion, I'd gone to Massage School and become an LMP - Licensed Massage Practioner - and had added that to my business in the salon. I had remarried 2 years before and had just given birth to my son on July 28th of '96. He has Down syndrome and the whole first year was a blur of medical issues for him and me,too. Our first Christmas, ...Expand for more