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Really WAYYYY to much to put here. I have been married and divorced twice. Not really looking for the third time. I have three wonderful children that fill my live with joy and wonder and love. I was accepted to Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota FL. Didn't make it there cause I was a newlywed and my spouse at the last minute decided she didn't want to go, so I stayed to make a life. Started in telecommunications research and developemnt for 3M's fiber optic division in 1990 left after 5 years cause I couldn't stand being in clean rooms anymore. Took a position with Time Warner and was hired away from them by Southwestern Bell Telephone. Worked there for about 7 years until they forced me to move to Dallas. My second marriage was already rocky as hell but that move killed it, especially when she literaly tried to kill me. Tried to get them to move me back but they refused, so I quit. I came home to Pflugerville and started my own company. It has been rocky as hell and this industry changes constantly, but I have made some very good contacts and established a reputation as a class A technician. I am currently in Kentucky working the Ice Storm recovery. I have a contract offer to work in Canada for three years starting later this year. Sometimes I really don't like this industry, but the truth is I am an idiot suvant with it. My kids and ex know my favorite quote "God, it sucks being so damned good at something that you really hate!"
One day I want to finish the graphic novel that I started 17 years ago. Maybe I will finish it with my daughter Taylor, who draws better as a freshman in highschool than I did as a freshman in collage.
About my Kids:
Taylor wants to study art in London.
Taryn doesnt really know what she wants to do yet.
Joyce is starting at Texas State in San Marcos to study Buisiness Law.
Joyce:
I was fortunate to join Joyce's life when she was eight years old. She has never known her real father and to this day has been told by her mother three different times who he is. Near the end of my marriage with her mother, Joyce was tired of her mothers violent moods and drug abuse so she made a stand. At 14 she moved in with her Aunt and Uncle to run her own life. Though it hurt, I was proud of her. She is a brilliant young woman. She got pregnant, moved in with her boyfriend and quit school for a year and a half. She went to night school and in 6 months earned two years worth of credits to walk the stage with her original graduating class. Told you she was brilliant. She calls me dad, cause I am the only father she has ever really known. In my heart and soul she is my daughter and she gave me my grandson, Anthony. I am very proud of them.
Taylor:
Taylor is brillant and has mad drawing skills that amaze me to this day. She has always been on the honor role and has won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Education: Gold (Freaking Awesome!!). She has seen life change dramaticly for both her mother and I over the years. She has had to deal with a lot of changes. At 14 she was raped by some one we all trusted. She got pregnant with twins. It almost crushed us all, but we turned it around and embraced the change and challenge and I watched my young daughter become a strong woman over night. At 29 weeks, the twins hearts stopped. Our lives were rocked by this loss. Taylor had to give birth to my grandaughters still born. It hurts me to this day to think back to that day and see my baby girl hurting so much. It hasnt been easy but she is amazing. We took her out of school and started home schooling her. She finished her 9th grade in a matter of months. She is working on her 10th and will be finished with it by this summer and starting her 11th. Her personal goal is to complete highschool, test out of her freshman year of collage and start as a Sophmore at the age of 17. How freaking amazing is that.
Taryn:
Lil T is my princess. She is just as brillant if not more than her sister Taylor. She has won the Presidential Award for Excellance in Education: Silver. Simply amazing. She has been a very strong support for her sister this past year (now there starting to act like sisters again..lol). We decided to home school her as well starting this year. She is supposed to be in the 7th grade, but when she took the California Apptitude Test to determine her level in the homeschool program she tested at above 10th grade level. How freaking amazing.
Though my life didn't go the way that I wanted it, I can say that I have lived a dozen lifetimes and with my children in my life I am truly blessed. Thank you father in heaven for all you have given me.
