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Hazel Bateman Peterson

Well, well, well, I did not make the ‘Big 50th’ and just now took a few minutes to view the school site. Wow, we all aged did we not, now how did that happen to such an incredible bunch? I think it’s called life.

I’ve lived my part with few regrets for sure and have survived to this point. Here is the annotated version if you’re interest or have the time.

While in college I met a distraction and decided to leave college for a time and try my hand at chief cook and bottle washer. We raised, or rather they raised us, two active boys and one girly, girl. They did repay us for all our hard work and stress by giving us four grandchildren. I must say grand parenting is nothing but pure pleasure and one’s reward for surviving parenthood.

My husband and I finished our degrees while raising our family and paying a mortgage. I continued on and completed a master’s degree and endorsements in various areas. I loved my career in teaching but have found great satisfaction in my three years of retirement where I now am able to pursue my love of spending time with family, genealogy and a small quilting business. My husband worked as a manager at UTA and helped bring in TRAX. He was in charge of transportation for the Olympics, which afforded us daily attendance at the Olympics where we had many adventures with good laughs. I found the generation gap for the first time when I discovered I did not fit in well with the crowd at the Smash Mouth concert.

Time moves on even if we become somewhat limited in our mobility. This is the time in our lives that affords a great opportunity to reflect on the important things in life and enjoy the small things we missed in our youth. Bring the future on we will continue to live life to it’s fullest!

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