In the Beginning

Like many people, my life began long before the day I was born.  I suppose the stars were alined just right and al the events leading up to my life fell into place.  My Mother, Tammy, grew up in a house with 6 children; Terry, Linda, Jesse, Karla, Tammy, and Vonda.  When she was an adolecent her father died because of colestoral complications, I'm not sure exactly what happened though because she doesn't talk about her childhood at all.  I do know that Terry and Jesse became the typical jocks, Linda became the rebel who got kicked ou of the house when she was 17 and nearly exiled from the family, Karla developed middle child syndrome and faded into nothingness next to the rest of the family, my Mother was a basketball star a band geek- an overachiever at best, and Vonda was the baby girl who grew up to be a serial bride.  On the outside looking in they seened happy, but as I grow up I learn that there is more beneath the surface.

My Father, Doug, is the 1st child of his divorced parents.  Debbie is his little sister.  Wehn he was very young Grandma Jean and Papa broke up and Grandma Jean went on to marry her high-school sweatheart, Eddie.  Dad lived in Joplin, MO with Papa and Debbie lived in Independence, KS with Grandma and Eddie.  Grandpa was really devoted to his publishing company and never really seemed interested in finding someone else until a few years ago... but I'll get to that later.  Dad went to college in Iowa State and Debbie got married and had her daughter, Lanie, then she found out her husband was gay and somewhere in th mix Papa got involved and they ceased communication all together.  I'm still not quite sure what happened, I just knowthat my Dad has been the middle-man for well over 18 years.

My parents met at a club.  My Mom was actually supposed to be on a date at another club but she got stood up so her girlfriend took her to the club where my father happened to be and they hit it off.  They got married in Witicha, KS, my Mom's hometown, and bought their first house.  My older sister, Amber was born July 16th, 1990.  Two years later my Dad's job moved then to Topeaka.  A week before they moved I was born.  September 3rd, 1992 is the day used to mark my age, today I am 18 years young, in a few months I will have made it around the sun a total of 19 times.....

To be continued.