As I was writing my previous posts, I realized that a brief history and explanation might be needed. As I have already stated, I was a teacher for a little over 10 years. However I did not explain everything that happened prior to that or during that time period. I will not delve into all of the specifics, but I will make the picture a little clearer.
Jessica (my wife) and I met when we were both seventeen and obviously connected. We headed off to Cedar Rapids, Iowa where we stayed with Jessica's Grandma Paddy (I am sure she will come up later). There is actually much to say about our time in Cedar Rapids, but we will save that for another post.
After Cedar Rapids we headed to Cedar Falls to attend the University of Northern Iowa. While living here we had some of the best times, as well as trying times. The University was excellent, we worked at Wisconsin Badger Camp, gained a lot of teaching experience and it was during this time period that Jessica and I got married. Even though we knew were we meant to be together, it did not mean we always agreed. The topic of moving to Tucson was brought up and I was not interested, but Jessica was. (See next paragraph to see who won this disagreement)
Next stop, Tucson, Arizona! I have to admit that Tucson was bitter sweet for me. Our children were born here, we met lots of great people and at first we were even able to really connect and help the children we taught. However politics and red tape at work, along with other struggles also made Tucson the place that made me realize that we needed a change. After years of discussion we finally made the move back to Maine.
This brief history does not cover everything that will be discussed, but these are the major time frames as I see them. This will simply help place certain topics in the proper setting.
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