40 years! WOW! Well, in a nutshell, I went to college at Pacific U in Forest Grove, got a degree in Music Ed and taught briefly. Lived in Alaska for a year. Then returned to the NW. Married Bob Sloboda in 1982, he passed away in 1994. Worked for Pacific Telecom, Inc for 18 yrs in Purchasing. In 2000 I married John Reed and moved to Georgia for a year, then to Mauldin, SC for  1/12 yrs.  We moved to Waldport, OR in 2003. My husband built our house by his lonesome and did a beautiful job (we even have an ocean peak!). I now work for the Hospital in Newport in the business office.  The coast is a wonderful place to live (if you don't mind the wind).  No kids, but three wonderful stepkids and five step grandkids.  God has blessed me!!!!!!  Hope you are experiencing good things in your life too.