Went to work for the Council for Exceptional Children, an association for special educators, where I managed publications for a special research program associated with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education. Later became publications manager for the clearinghouse and was fortunate enough to work with some of the best researchers and authors in the field. My writing's been fairly well accepted: I won a Curriculum Product News national award for one of the best 100 products of the year (what year, I don't remember), just completed 2 chapters in a book for art teachers on special education, and wrote and edited hundreds of products for the clearinghouse (among other things). Do any of you remember Mrs. (Jessie) Snowden, the English teacher? I worked with a woman who turned out to be friends with her and gave me her address at Leisure World in Maryland. I dropped her a note a couple of years ago. I'm sure she wouldn't remember me, but I hope she was glad to have some appreciation from one of her students. I met Andy Leonard, the love of my life, when I lived in Reston. Andy is British, came to the US at 9 when his dad's company went international. The rest of his family moved back to England when he was in high school. I'm glad he stayed here! Also while I was in Reston, my daughter found me. I never knew how much genetics influence personality until I met her-we had so much in common. She started to major in Psych, then switched to English, went back and got her teaching certificate and taught elementary school. Of all the things she could have done, those she chose were almost the same as mine. She married and has a 6-year-old son, but her marriage did not last. So I am an "auxiliary" mother and grandmother. Don't get to see them as much as I'd like, but we are great friends and e-mailers, and we love each other dearly. Llived in Reston, Andy in Oakton, until Sept. 11, 2001, when we packed the car and left for Warrenton. He thought I was overreacting, but I decided to flee until I knew more about what was going on. We already had a house in Warrenton that was sitting vacant, and when we left, we took our two cats. Anyone who has cats knows that once you've moved your cats, you've moved permanently!  I sold my house in Reston and my rental townhouse and bought a tiny condo on Siesta Key, 5 miles from my mother's house in Sarasota. Don't get there as often as we'd like, but it's nice to dream about going down there and getting warm! I commuted from Warrenton to Arlington for about 3 years, and now I am doing developmental editing, writing, and consulting work from home. Clients include The Advocacy Institute, Sage Publications, CEC, and the National Association of School Psychologists. I've been a member of the professional advisory board of the P. Buckley Moss Foundation for Children's Education for the past 8 years-I'm sad that my term ends this year, it's been fun.

Andy volunteers at the environmental studies lab at Airlie, where he works with swans. Their lab was featured in the Disney movie "Fly Away Home" when they taught geese a new migration pattern using ultralights. They've also recently started a new project for swans migrating from Alaska, and have been been featured on a TV show. Andy is also an excellent guitar player and loves classic rock. Andy and I have a small "farmette," 2 huge dogs (a 120 pound Shiloh Shepherd and a 120 pound German Shepherd) , the 2 little cats, and a dozen goldfish in the living room. Oops-the dogs and cats have run of the house (get along lovingly); only the fish live in the living room! The picture I am attaching is of me and Angus, our Shiloh. Travels include Nova Scotia, Mexico from Tijuana to Acapulco, sailing in Tortola, a month driving around in Spain with my best friend y sus Papa, and numerous trips to the south of England to visit Andy's fam. Sports include swimming (always!), dirt bike riding in my 20's (the kind with the motor), sailing and bicycling in my 30's, aerobics, real jazz dance from 40-45, and now I'm a total slug .

I am so impressed by the bios I've read, it seems that everyone has done such interesting things and made HUGE contributions in many ways. I also imagine that everyone is rich and beautiful but me. Although I don't remember everyone, it's been fascinating to read the bios! Hope to see you at the reunion.