Denise

This is my good freind Denise Irene Peel. She was born September 4, 1970 in Mesa, Airzona.

I meet her one day walking home from Edison in fourth grade. She and I were the same age but I was held back in fourth grade.

We became instant freinds and hanged around each other all the time. We talked about everything.

I hung around her house so much that i was considered one of the family which was big for her family.She had five sister including her self. She was the second oldest and was a very gentle spirit. She was shy when she was around others but once you got to know her she was very kind and giving.
We went to school dances together and many hours talking about our lives and dreams

I found out she was in the same Sunday school class as I. They were a bunch of roundy boys who loved to tease us girls. For some reason it got to much most of the time so Denise and I would just hang out during sunday school.

We even played church softball which was a total blast. Our little Sixth Ward did excellant when it came to softball.

Densie got married a couple of years before me and quickly had three children. Her children are Aaron, Mindy (Pass away from SIDS), Erica.

In about 2004 she found out she had Brain cancer. She fought it hard. She even got remarried. Then in March 27, 2006 she passed away..I lost my good freind and sister. I miss her! I miss seeig her smiling face and talking with my freind!

Animals

I have always had animals in my life. Growing up the were just a part of my family so I have shared the same traditions with my own kids. We have gone through many kids with loosing them to old age, running away. Max has a great fondness for animals like I do.

Our cat Sox is a funny cat. He thinks he is a dog. He loves to gives kisses if you ask by smacking your lips at him. Then to get loves to go on car rides and sticks his head out the window. He is very loving and one easy going cat.
Yup, we even had a mini cure Chaiwa We named him Taki. He was a sweet little boy but he got sick and died on us. This life was hard for me kids to have him die.

We have a friend for Sox and his name is Parana. He is a kitten but he loves to tackle toes. This means walk near a bed, or sit on the couch you might feel the paw of Parana grabbing at you. When my children deiced to chase him he turns in back on them and runs after them. He also like to get into places he doesn't belong like in a bowl on my table or draws left open. One time he even climbed into the frig . This cat hasn't heard the news Courousity killed the cat. He also like to take rides in the car.

We also have a African Frog-Frogy who has been through a lot. He survived when I his bowl broke and cut my pinkies. I picked him up to place him into another bowl. My son Jordan picked him up one day thinking he was dead but then he hopped out of his hands onto my bed. He chased him down to place him back in the bowl. That what he gets for playing pas sum.

I am a student again

I have heard it said that when one door closes in your life another door opens. This happen for me this year. I wanted to go back to work at Carson working in the cafeteria like I have done for about three years and go to school but Food and Nutation wanted me to work longer. I had to make a hard decision. For me this decision was one of though colors ones hard to make.

Over the years I have made some friends working for the school Pete, Blanca, Jeanie, Anna, Sabrina. Pete we called him the rooster of the hens house cause he worked around all women which he loved being Italian man. I will miss hearing him sing loudly in Italian and teasing with my friend's I made at Carson.

This Last year I worked in dish room running the big monster machine. Every once in awhile I got to play red rover and helped the elementary schools serve lunch. It was a great job while I had it but it time to change.

I always thought about going back to school after I had my children. I thought it might happen when all of my kids were all in school full time. My dream was granted this fall semester at MCC.

Its time for my mind and my spirit to learn some new ideas. My children will not be the only one this year with homework so is there mom. I look forward to the new challenge that will await me. I am nervous to begin again but I know in the end it will be worth it.

Summer time

This summer I got a family pass to the pools for Mesa Public schools. It was a lot of fun playing in the pool during the very hot summer.

My kids enjoyed having there freinds and cousins to go swimming with. Its kept the kids busy and active which was a plus during the boring summer.