“When we got married, we both were divorced with three kids. Nineteen years later, we have six kids and 13 grandchildren. “Our preacher said that divorced couples who remarry with that many kids usually don’t make...
“I stopped going to school before I graduated so I could work full time and because I was already going to start a family. When my sister graduated I was like, ‘Well, maybe I could have...
“I’m a licensed vet technician and I’m looking for a job. I’ve always loved animals and wanted to help them. My dream is to do that and to own a mini-ranch.” What’s a mini-ranch? “Well, it’s...
“We lived in a two-bedroom house, so my dad told us three boys, ‘When you graduate from high school, you’re out of here.’ I joined the Navy and was a Vietnam veteran, working on an aircraft...
What are you doing this summer? “I like to play video games and watch TV.” What games do you like to play? “Lego video games. My dad has a PlayStation and my grandma has an Xbox.”...
“When I lived back East, I used to scuba dive off New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, looking for shipwrecks in the Atlantic. “One time the sun was shining about 110 feet deep on the sand near...
“I’m originally from Baytown. I moved away to Katy for a job for 20 years, but I’m back. “They say once you drink the water in Baytown, you always come back. I missed my family. This...
“I got into beekeeping because my wife has multiple sclerosis, and we found that bee venom therapy helps her. “She gets about 34 bee stings a week. I give her five in each arm, five in...
“I didn’t like Texas at all when I came here. I don’t know, it was just hot and buggy and different. At first I didn’t really think the people were very friendly. “Since I’ve been here,...
“I used to be really, really, really fat. It’s crazy how skinny I am now compared to back then. My face was so puffed up, I could barely see. “In eighth grade, I probably weighed 240...
