Diana Blackwelder:  

Life WOW! Where to begin? I grew up in the little town of Hastings, FL going to the same school for most of my school years, along with the same group of friends that I began first grade with. I got married before I graduated, dropped out of school, took my little sister to raise, and had two boys, my mom passed away, went back to get my GED, and divorced my first husband within seven years of getting married. So here I was, 23 years old, single again, with three children. I went to SJRCC and got a certificate in bookkeeping and while doing this met my soon to be next husband. So began my next chapter of life.... We married in Groton, CT. where he was stationed in the Navy and I became a Navy wife. I loved the Navy life with the traveling and the patriotism it inspired. We moved around a lot, including living in Holy Loch, Scotland for a year which was a great adventure for a little girl from the potato fields of Hastings! My children grew up Navy brats and my little sister, who we had adopted by then, married a Navy man and my youngest son married a Navy woman. A few years back I decided I should try something new so I went back to school. I got an Associates Degree and am trying to decide if I want to get a Bachelors....probably in Human Services since that is where I have done most of my volunteer work through the years. Next we retired and traveled in my fifth wheel, workcamping for state parks in exchange for a parking spot and hook-ups. It is a fun way to live and I am surrounded by nature. My days consist of riding the trails to make sure there are no fallen branches, feeding turtles, toads, lizards, and snakes at the nature centers, and herding the occassional gopher off the road. Oh, and working with the children in the Junior Ranger program which is my speciality. I have worked with children in one way or another thr...Expand for more