Lorraine Rutherford:  

Life Grew up in Gaithersburg, MD. Lived in Montgomery Village until 1972 then moved to Frederick, Md where I graduated in 1975. Married in 1978 to Dan Stevens and had 2 wonderful daughters Kris (78) who is living in Nantes, France with her 7 old son, Elias (3rd grandchild) She graduated from U of AZ with a Bachelors degree in photojournalism. Beth (80), who married her red-headed fireman in November 07 and is mother to my other two grandchildren Grace (1st grandchild) and Max (2nd grandchild). Married to John Rutherford in 1995. We have a wonderful daughter together, Jennifer, who is 30 this year (don't do the math - she was before the wedding) - she is mother to my 4th and 5th grandchildren. Elise (age 10 and Waylon age 1 1/2) and is a single mom. We moved to Sevierville, TN in July 2002 after 9/11. (Too many friends died in NY and DC) and lived on what TN called a farm but (2 1/2 acres) with 2 timberwolves and 3 cats. Life there was great and the mountains (Smoky Mtns) were beautiful. Due to the economy and lack of jobs (layoffs equaled 25% unemployment there), we ended up selling and moving back to stay with parents (mine) in Martinsburg, WV. Guess the North knew we were coming because we were greeted with 51 inches of snow on our first trip with furniture that included highway closings and arguments with State Police (VA) over how far we should drive before getting off the highway. (I won - we trudged all the way to Spring Mills exit in Martinsburg and parked at the Walmart there...Expand for more