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(Abbott)
Shereck, Michelle
(Anderson)
Olson, Tracey
(Boucher)
Weatherhead, Tammy
Buck,
Trent
(Collins)
Vareberg, Rhonda
(Davis)
Satter, Trisha
(Hanson)
Toohey, Tami Sue
(Hoenigschmidt)
Love, Susan
(Hoffman)
Kruzel, Carmen
(Honer)
LaPoint, Monica
Johnson.
Leah
(Kinlund)
Frazier, Lane
(Kunza)
Smith, Melissa
(Limmer)
Boedigheimer, Julene
(Pier)
Koerselman, Patti
(Porath)
Reed, Illene
(Silbernagel)
Thompson, Lidia
Thomas,
Laura
(Van
Watermulen) Heinlen, Cindy |
(Abbott)
Shereck, Michelle
8155-182nd Ave SE,
Wahpeton ND 58075
701-642-8985
michelle.shereck@ndscs.edu
Since high
school I have traveled a long and
tangled road. Stretching from the alter;
to the maternity ward; to the court
room; to college; to a different
college; to the alter; to one end of the
country to the other; with many
pit-stops along the way. All this within
3 years of graduating; and I wasn’t
even in the military. :o)
After I
graduated from college, I married an
incredible guy named Larry Shereck.
Lindsey, just 3 yrs old, & I had a
new family, a ready made family that was
full of love, good thing ‘cause our
lives would be full of twists and turns
and life altering events. Take a look……
Just days
after our wedding we moved from MN to
the state of Washington. After a year of
many struggles & financial hardships
we moved a little closer to ‘home’…
Huron, SD. Professionally, I flourished
rising up the latter to production
supervisor after just 1 month of
employment but Larry had a tougher time.
After a short time, a new opportunity
came along for Larry & we again
moved; this time to Mooreton, ND. He was
employed with 3M and I got a job at the
local paper.
Shortly, a
new family member joined us; but only
for a short time; his name, Alexander
Ray. It was determined, in the book of
life; he would not be with us long, that
his daycare provider would negligently
abandon his well being for some Avon. We
fought for the rights of the infants,
children and families of North Dakota
until we were exhausted and then fought
even more. We fought local government,
county government and even state
government. No, it didn’t change the
outcome, but it did ease our emptiness,
softened our bitterness and kept us
working together. The sorrow of losing a
child is more than any parent should
ever have to endure. In the midst of all
this I was let go at the newspaper. The
editor said that it was a conflict of
interest for me to work there while
fighting for our son’s rights. Only 2
days later the paper was full of letters
and articles of how ND daycares were
wonderful and how we were just ‘grieving
parents’. 5 weeks later I interviewed
for a administrative assistant position
with the County Sheriff’s Department.
The Sheriff said he liked the fact that
I had the ‘balls’ to stand up to all
that was going on. That was March of
1995.
Approximately
1 year later, expansion to our family
again took place. Benjamin was born in
March of 1996; a healthy baby boy.
Almost one year after that, some not so
good news came from our doctor. He made
a house call at 9:30pm on a Sunday
evening to come to the house to tell us
that Lindsey, now 8yrs old, had been
diagnosed with cancer, Hodgkin’s
Lymphoma. A whole new dimension was
about to unfold; hospital stays; doctors
appointments; testings; pokes and prods;
not to mention pills morning, noon and
night, 16 kinds 3 times a day. She made
it through after many days in the
hospital for complication after
complication. Again, working together
was vital, her life depended on it, and
so did our 11 month old boy.
In 1999,
another move took place and a short time
later a job change. We bought a house
only 2 miles from Wahpeton with 2 acres
for the kids and animals to run around.
Only a few months later I left the
Sherriff’s Department for a much
happier place to work, at a nursing
home. The residence became extra
grandparents to my children and good
friends to me. We even had some that
would come to our house for family
gatherings and holidays as their
children lived to far away or they didn’t
have anyone. SO, keeping busy was not a
problem. But I guess we were not busy
enough, since we decided to have one
more child. Curtis, born in July of
2000, joined our family and our new
home.
All was
good until I was accused of being ‘excessively
happy’ at this new job. I lost my job
as the administrator of my work place
didn’t like that I was so happy. She
didn’t appreciate that I would whistle
a tune while walking through the halls.
She didn’t like that we would sing a
little song while visiting with
residents. Imagine, excessively happy at
a nursing home.
I applied
for and secured a position in 2002 at
North Dakota State College of Science
with the College Outreach Division. Our
division provides world-class customized
training to business and industry to
fulfill their training needs. I work
with a fabulous cube buddy and
supervisor; answer to the best boss
anyone could ask for; have great people
to work with and for; and a state job ta-boot!
Most of my days go so fast that there
are times I forget lunch because I am so
busy. Although, it sure doesn’t seem
to help my weight issues.
Only a few
years later, Larry loses his job of 15
years. Imation (a spin off of 3M) of
Wahpeton is closing and laying people
off. About that time, the department I
work for was looking for a Mechatronics
Trainer and he fit the bill. He applied,
made the 1st cut, along with 18 others,
interviewed, made the cut again, and
interviewed again and got the job. Good
news, he got a job! BUT, this means that
both of us are working for the same
division. Every day, every night we are
together. Guess we have been working
together for over 15 years, now it is
time to get paid for it.
Lindsey,
now 19, has just finished her freshman
year of college and is doing pretty
good. She has had her share of trials
and hard times but is surviving. When
she was in kindergarten she said that
she was going to be a veterinarian when
she grew up. That was the plan until
some medical things needed to be done to
some friend’s puppies. She couldn’t
stand the crying of the puppies and the
smell of the vet lab. Now, we are a bit
unsure of her immediate future but we do
know she needs to be with animals. She
works at a local kennel and has taken to
giving baths and hair cuts to the dogs.
She is very good, especially with now
formal training. At least that is what
the kennel owner tells us.
Benjamin
is going to be a 6th grader in the
middle school and doing ok. He is
autistic, Asperger’s to be exact, and
has had many bumps along the way and
could for most of his life. We struggle
everyday to understand autism/Asperger’s
and its consequences and gifts. He is a
very bright boy and is tall enough
(almost) to look me eye to eye. His feet
have surpassed mine to a whopping 10 1/2
in men’s, for a twelve year old, that’s
pretty good.
Curtis, an
ADHD victim, is going to be a 2nd
grader. He loves baseball and is really
good for being only 7 years old. He is
on a pee-wee team and plays short-stop.
(Chip off the old block!) For the most
part he can throw to 1st base with an
occasional 1 hopper. Of course our 1st
base player isn’t always there ‘cause
he forgets about playing if things don’t
stay on track. :o) You know, drawing in
the sand; looking at other stuff;
chasing butterflies…. Man they are
cute out there though.
January
2007 my father, Curt Abbott of Dent, MN,
received an artificial/mechanical heart.
It was called an LVAD (Left Ventricular
Assist Device) that would circulate
blood through his system at 9200 RPMs.
For those that have trouble
understanding that (like I did) my
caravan runs about 3000 RPMs at 70ish.
That means that the blood in his system
is really movin’. Then in August of
2007, he received a full heart
transplant and is doing great. Modern
Medicine is sure a miracle! My mother,
Rita Abbott, a 2 time cancer survivor,
is doing remarkable. She takes heroic
care of dad and
sometimes herself. Most recently, dad
has had a spell with infection. So far
it is contained to his left foot, but
after a partial amputation he isn’t
feeling that he is so lucky. If you have
time, stop by his caringbridge sight at www.caringbridge.org
and search for the name: curtabbott in
the lower left search box.
Recently,
Larry and I attended a workshop for a
computer program that I use daily. All
while cruising around to the Grand
Cayman Islands and Jamaica on a Carnival
Cruise liner. It was a trip of a life
time; just like the trip to Niagara
Falls that I was sent too for a
conference two years ago. Can’t beat
the perks of a job like this! Although
the training is intense, the opportunity
to travel while working is livable. ;0)
That
pretty much brings us up to date. The
only exception would be my little Yorkie,
Annabelle, who will be having puppies
around the time of the Class Reunion. We
are very excited for this even too!
So, until
then, take care and can’t wait to see
and share stories with all of you at the
reunion. See you there!!!
Michelle
|
(Abbott)
Shereck, Michelle
(Anderson) Olson, Tracey
(Boucher)
Weatherhead, Tammy
Buck,
Trent
(Collins)
Vareberg, Rhonda
(Davis)
Satter, Trisha
(Hanson)
Toohey, Tami Sue
(Hoenigschmidt)
Love, Susan
(Hoffman)
Kruzel, Carmen
(Honer)
LaPoint, Monica
Johnson.
Leah
(Kinlund)
Frazier, Lane
(Kunza)
Smith, Melissa
(Limmer)
Boedigheimer, Julene
(Pier)
Koerselman, Patti
(Porath)
Reed, Illene
(Silbernagel)
Thompson, Lidia
Thomas,
Laura
(Van
Watermulen) Heinlen, Cindy
|
(Anderson)
Olson, Tracey
olson.tracey@charter.net
Well, I
suppose its getting a little late for
this, but here it goes. After high
school I went to college for a little
while, got married (should have stayed
in college instead!), and had two kids
(Cody and McKenzie, now 15 and 14). I
lived in California for a while (Lake
Tahoe and Ft. Irwin), in South Dakota
(Yankton), and in North Dakota (West
Fargo). I got divorced and went back to
school to be a Medical Lab Technician,
earning my associates degree from
Northwest Tech in Bemidji. I moved to
Rochester to work at the Mayo Clinic as
a MLT. While working there I went back
to school and earned my bachelor's
degree in Clinical Laboratory Science
from UND. I currently work as a Medical
Technologist at Mayo in the Antibody
Immunology Laboratory. I have been at
Mayo now for 10 years. Besides two kids,
I have two dogs (a Cavalier King Charles
Spaniel named Abbey and a Shih-Tzu named
Maggie) and a crabby, one-eyed cat
(Tallulah).
I hope to
see everyone at the reunion - it will be
nice to catch up! |
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