A Teenager Became A Soldier Then A Mom And Lovin' It

First she belonged to Fran and Donna, then she belonged to the United States Government, now she is free to be the mom she always wanted to be.
Tina has always been and will always be a free spirit.
I had a special opportunity to visit with Tina Lizotte this morning while she was visiting her grandmother, Marie Lizotte. So of course, I asked THE question; can I write your story? And she said, what do you want to know, Desert Storm? I told her I wanted to know all about her not the war.
So it began:" I joined the Army when I was nineteen to get out and see the world." Well she did. She was in four years of active duty and four years in the reserves.

Happy family

What was so funny?

When she came back she started working for a company that makes parts for commercial airplanes and some for military planes. That was almost twenty seven years ago!
She is creative, her dad has some of her unique paintings on our wall and she uses her talent for making gifts for her family.

I knew that she owned her own home and that she did a lot of the work herself, but it also helped that her brothers have a construction company! They helped with framing and one brother helped with interior and cabinets. Tina has enough land that her mother has her mobile home on it. That serves as a two way street, because Tina's dream came true; she became a mom.

Tina found herself expecting a set of twins, girls no less. How exciting is that? She was forty five years old and lovin' life! Those girls get to live next door to their grandmother and see her everyday. She meets them at school and walks them home. Tina gets home from work within minutes so the girls have to start their homework, drat the bad luck. Just kidding these young first graders love school and just talking to them for a short time I found out that

Granddaughters help
Marie celebrate

they are full of fun and energy.

A Very Merry Christmas