I was born in Arizona and raised from New Cuyama, CA(southern) to Yreka, CA (just south the of OR border) I love to call the last place we lived as a child home. Its a beautiful little valley surrounded by high mountain peaks. When I graduated from high school I joined the army and was in 4yrs. 3 of those years were spent in Hinesville, Georgia. Where I met the love of my life, my soul mate, and best friend there. I had been married once before and when I met Jeff I knew I would want him for the rest of my life. We have been married 27yrs and blessed with 3 children, Gerry-29, Josh-26 and Jennifer-23. They have blessed us with 4 grandchildren who are the greatest. Jeff and I live just outside Salem, OR. I work for a Heating and Sheet metal Co. doing payroll. I also have a home business that I've been doing for some time. As if that wasn't enough I've just started back to school 2 wks. ago. I am going to receive my AA in Heath Administration with Medical Coding and Transcription. My dream is to be able to manage a small office and work from home if I want too. I discovered Travis Fox almost 8yrs ago. His first time to the Oregon Fair. I’ve seen him every year except last year. In May I was told that I had the beginning stages of Cervical cancer. The only option was surgery. I was very lucky that all the tests came back “Cancer Free”. It took me longer to recover than I expected so I went to California for a week to get back on my feet and it just happened to be during fair time. I was shocked when I clicked on TravisFox.net and discovered Travis would not be returning to the Northwest. I had been wanting to attend one of his "The Personal Weight Workshop" every year and just didn’t do it. I felt I would never have a chance now. For some reason I clicked on the website a month or so ago and discovered Travis was coming back to the Northwest to do a workshop. I knew now was the time to make a change if I ever wanted a chance to have my life back again. So I made the commitment, drove 4hrs, spent an awesome 1 1/2hrs with Travis, drove 4hrs back home and am ready to be me. I am ready to make the changes that are needed to become my Ideal Self. She's been in hiding too long.