MilitaryLifew/5Kids(vs)Single&NotWhatISignedOnFor

Newly single mother of 5,jewelry designer, mother of kids ranging from special needs to honors programs, special education teacher, former military wife of over 20 years, Cancer Survivor, ordained minister, musician, and all around REALLY busy mother of 4 sons and one daughter (including a set of twins) who VAGUELY remembers what it means to sleep

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Can hardly wait to see what happens.....

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Seeing my son in the musical Sister Act. (at Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuPKXNuhsUA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8u4z9a17g54j

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Had the pleasure of being with my daughter this morning when she voted for the very first time. #ProudMom #Election18 (at Whiteside Middle School) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp2WDt5BIHZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vwssnbf9m2d5

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A customer had pink ribbon minions painted on her fingernails today in honor of breast cancer awareness month. #ThinkingPink #SoCute #Minions #BCA #PinkRibbons (at Dollar Tree) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo46kyhDtWR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1aubqshb01q8b

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Went to SEMO to see Gabriel in Jesus Christ Superstar today & got to spend time with my twins together for awhile. Love having them together! #Twins #SEMO #TwinMom #SEMOMom #ProudMom #AdoreThem (at Southeast River Campus) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoVmZZdD1W9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8i5b65xx067d

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Just something about airports. #loveairports (at St. Louis Lambert International Airport)

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Had the pleasure of filming a promotional video with two “sisters” today to support St. Louis Komen Race For The Cure. #ThinkingPink #KomenRaceForTheCure #Sisters (at Spot Media Production Group)

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Rough morning. My daughter’s cat, Cylestia, died today. So we started the day with a burial early this morning. It was hard. We loved her. And having to tell my child who’s away at school was devastating too. No matter how old I get, it’s NEVER easy to say goodbye to a pet. She’ll always be a little window kitty in my head. That’s where she loved to sit. The first picture is from when we first got her & she had just claimed that window as her perch. The other picture was just taken recently in the very same window. I’ll always think of her when I look out that window. Rest In Peace Cylestia. #RIPKitty (at Southwestern Illinois College)

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St. Louis Komen Race For The Cure is tomorrow. Will you be there too? #ThinkingPink🎀 #KomenRaceForTheCure #StLouis #Survivor #24YearsAndCounting #RaceForTheCure2017

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When you drop your daughter off at the polling station at 5am so she can spend the day working as an election judge. #ProudMom #ElectionDay #TooEarly #NeedCoffee (at Godfrey, Illinois)

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Excited to start playing Mass Effect Andromeda. #xboxone #xboxonegames #xboxonegamer #girlgamer #masseffectandromeda (at Alton, Illinois)

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Wishing my twins a Happy 18th Birthday today! 🎉🎂🎊 Hope today is special for both of you! There are just no words to explain my love for you. @gabbi_g88 @bowtye0 My twins = My double blessing #HappyBirthday #18ThBirthday #Twins #WhereDidTheTimeGo (at Alton, Illinois)

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Happy Back ToThe Future Day! #backtothefutureday #oct212015 #backtothefuturetrilogy

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Proud to support #AltonHighSchool #Marching100 #ButtonDay ~ Donated at two locations. :-) Do you have your button yet? #Marching100Alumni

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The twins heading off to the final day of Spirit Week at A.H.S. this morning. #hoco2k15 #hocoweek2015 #spiritweek #redout #ahs #twins #juniors

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#chillyweather #mydaughter #gabbi #stlouisbreadco #pumpkinspicelatte #yummy #happykaela :-)

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Rest in peace #LeonardNimoy #MrSpock #LiveLongAndProsper #llap