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Keep On Keeping On
Hello!!!
My name is Mary. I'm also known as
Mary Bear. The title of this page is based on a philosophy of mine. No
matter what life throws at you, you need to
KEEP ON
KEEPING ON.
Now a little about myself and my
family.
My husband Jim & I will celebrate
our 48rdth wedding anniversary on December 23, 2009. And they said
it wouldn't last. We have been blessed with three lovely
children and six fabulous grandchildren and on August 28, 2004 we were
doubly blessed with a great granddaughter Jasmine Renee.And on December 20th
a great-grandson named Brendon D'Wayne
Our daughter Holly is the mother of
two children, Tabitha and Lee. Her husband's name is Tom.
Her daughter Tabitha married Joseph in April
2003. She is the mother of Jaz & Brendon. Holly's son Lee lived with us for
part of his high school years and after graduation began his basic training in the Army.
So far in the last 2 years he had been to S.Carolina, Germany and then Iraq for 15 mos.
He will soon be stationed stateside.
We also had two sons. We lost Shawn on March
26, 2000 at the age of 35 to endocarditis. He left behind a son. You
can view his memorial page by clicking here.
Our youngest Son, Jim (Scooter) is a rig electrician
and his wife Pam teaches first grade at one of our town's primary schools. They have
two sons, Zack and Justin.
Jim also has a daughter by a previous marriage, Kirsten.
My life has really changed since I last updated this
page. I am now medically retired from a local 2 yr. college
where I was a counselor and coordinator of a Single Parent Program,
I enjoy designing web sites and the graphics for
them. I also digitize purchased art work/clip art and then sell the designs to individuals
to use in their embroidery machines.
I still enjoy taking classes except now I take them over the internet
instead of in a classroom setting. I feel
that you're never too old to learn something new.
I love Bears, any size, shape or type of bear. My
office was full of bears that my family, friends and students
had given me over the years. I have bought a few myself though. I
also have a lot of ..yep..you guessed it...Beanie Babies, Attic
Treasures and bears from the Ty Bear Den collection. I enjoy games of
all kinds, Bingo, Spades, Hearts, and now I've gotten hooked on Mafia Wars and Hatchlings
on Facebook.
Well, that's enough about me for now. On the next
page is a poem that was written for me by a former student. Just
click on the next button. Then after that is my photo album. I
hope you enjoy the rest of your visit to Mary Bear's
Place..
Please take a moment to sign my guest book before
you leave.
Thank you
©2001-2009 by Mary D
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