Greetings from sunny Florida

It has been a "moving experience" living with Omer the last 45 years. Yes, I am good at packing up the house.
After graduation, I worked at the U of I hospitals as a nurse's aide for one year. I went to Hesston the next year to begin my training as an RN. After one year at Hesston, I went to Kansas City General Hospital to complete the RN degree. I worked only six months as a nurse in Kansas City before returning to Iowa.
I worked at U of I Hospitals from 1964 to 1966 in the women's surgical ward. I then became the school nurse at Highland of Riverside for two years.
In 1968, Omer and I had an opportunity to live in Kuwait City for a year. I was the school nurse at the American School of Kuwait. We had an opportunity to travel around the world that year as well as visit Russia during Christmas vacation.
Upon returning to Iowa, I went back to work at the U of I Hospitals. In 1971, Trent was born and I continued working part time until the summer of 1974, when Jason was born.
We moved to Anita, Iowa in 1974, where Omer was high school principal and for five years I was a stay at home mom caring for two small boys.
In 1979, it was time to pack up and go to Pella where we stayed for 12 years. I worked at Pella Community Hospital in surgery/recovery and out-patient care.
In 1992, I joined Omer in Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. I worked as nursing supervisor of surgery in American Mission Hospital.
In 1999, we moved back to Iowa and lived in Waukon. I came to know northeast Iowa as the most beautiful part of the state. Oh yes, after all this moving, I retired while Omer was superintendent of schools for five years.
In the summer of 2004, we moved into our home in Florida. I have kept busy with flower planting. quilting and volunteer work. Those of us who live in Florida get to run a sort of Motel 6 much of each winter.
This is true unless you do a mini-pack up and volunteer in Ecuador for 9 months. I made the switch from nursing to being a teacher of basic English. This was both interesting and challenging. Little kids with lots of hugs also have runny noses resulting in one of the worst colds of my life.
We have three grandchildren ages 4, 2, and 2 months. They live in Ankeny, Iowa and Maryville, Tennessee. Allegiant Air goes to both cities.