Smile Anyway Epub ☆ Paperback

Smile Anyway Epub ☆ Paperback was born in Odgen Utah in 1968 and spent the next couple of years growing up in my mother’s care helped by her family while my father served as an Army Sergeant in the Vietnam War Luckily he returned home safely and I made the adjustment to having a permanent dad in the house My brother was born shortly afterwards and all four of us moved to Washington State where my parents discovered that not every inch of the so called Evergreen State is actually green In truth a large portion mimics the desert—which is where we set down roots My parents completed their family with two additional daughters that resulted in three girls to one boy a circumstance that made sibling rivalry uneual and often unfair My brother ended out with his own room while I shared a room with my two sisters—an already small area that was divided with masking tape into personal corners You can imagine the childish fuss that was made when someone had to step across a dividing line to enter the only closet or to make a run for the bathroom I was very blessed to have a mother who was willing to enroll me in ballet tap dance gymnastics girl scouts piano lessons as well as a short bout with the viola and the guitar She faithfully drove me from school to lessons to home for years Any artistic talent I have is owed to my parents My dad sketched cartoon characters for me and my siblings when we were children while my mom created beautiful oil paintings Their examples inspired me to pursue art in both high school and collegeAfter growing up in a small desert town I graduated from the local high school with honors From there I worked my way through college at Eastern Washington University where I received two bachelor’s degrees one a BA in Liberal Studies and the other a BAEd in MathNatural Sciences Education It wasn’t until I was older that I developed an interest in writing That in itself is a long curious story which you can read about on my author blog