Monday, May 11, 2015
I started my teaching career in Florence KY at Yealey Elementary. It is scary enough to begin your first job right out of collage, away from family and home in a classroom filled with eager fourth graders. I was so lucky to have been taken in by a family that lived right by the school. The Frey family. JoAnn and Bill took me in. They had me over for family dinners, whenever I needed something in the classroom, I would send Steve out the window to get it from home. I don't think they ever knew how lonely it was for me and what a comfort it was to have family around. Their older daughter sent clothes to my baby girl when she was born. Nicole had the best outfits around. I am not talking a few outfits but bags of them. Their son Steve became her Godfather. Vicki helped me with my first year with the high school drill team. Later I was privileged to have her sons in class. Throught out the years, I have often thought of how this family influenced my first time away from my family. She was a great lady.