Terry
Carter
Hi Guys, I've truly enjoyed reading the
bios. I usually don't get into my computer very often so I have quite a bit of
catch-up when I do.
After high school, nothing dramatic, college then marriage. We have three beautiful and talented daughters.
In the early years after the children were
born, I went into Real Estate. My sister Debby, class of ‘63, and I worked for
our mom, our broker, at Smith-Carter realty.
My daughters were very involved in 4-H,
Girl Scouts, the Sparteens and the C.U.H.S. band, which kept me very involved.
In 1984, we moved to Madera CA. In 1987,
my mother passed leaving a huge void in all our lives. My father is still in El
Centro, 85 years young come August, and still working 6 days a week.
I divorced in 1988 and remarried. My
husband and I work at Saint-Gobain Container Corp. We make wine bottles. We
were Ball Glass, which bought out Kerr Glass and was taken over by the French.
That's a hoot.
I'm a payroll analyst and have been at the
plant for 16 years. My husband, Paul, keeps the machines in good working order.
Paul has been at the factory for 31 years.
Our daughters and grandchildren keep us
young. Deborah, our oldest, has no children. She and husband Kory love their
careers and travel.
Our middle daughter, Angela, is a surgical
nurse and she and her husband Tony have 3 daughters and a son, Alyssa, Kylee,
Erica and Shaun, and they are just putting the finishing touches on their new
home that is being built in Santa Maria.
Glenda, our youngest, is Paul’s fishing
buddy (my husband is an avid fisherman, hunter, sports enthusiast and loves the
outdoors). Glenda is married and has 2 children, Jacob and Ashtyn. Glenda and I
have been prayer partners for a number of years and have seen God’s blessings
first hand. Praise God.
Paul and I keep real busy. Our days begin
at 4:30am each day and end about 8:30-9:00pm each evening. We put up 30+
gallons of olives each year, hence our e-mail address, and this year we've
canned about 30+ gallons of pickles.
We have pecan trees and process various
types of nuts during the holidays. Our garden looks great this year. The
tomatoes were a bit late because of the weather.
We enjoy each other very much and are
great friends. I read or crochet while Paul watches sports. We don't travel
very much as we enjoy being close to home.
We have two adorable doxies, Pebbles and
(Bam Bam), we call him Bubba, that we had flown in from Ark. 6 years ago. They
are our "kids" and we give each other hours of enjoyment.
I'm looking forward to visiting and seeing
everyone again it has been a long time.
So until October - take good care and God
bless.
In our hearts, thoughts and prayers
Terry Carter Gallegos