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The Payne household is much quieter this year. That "empty nest" syndrome has hit. We are even reverting back to previous activities to regain our youth! One such activity is sailing. This summer we sailed our sailboat (22' Columbia) to Catalina Island. |
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Doug is working harder than ever with Tatum CFO. He has recently taken on Denver in addition to Phoenix, and travels there part of each week. We are looking forward to some skiing up there this winter! |
Deedy is still teaching 6th grade science and will be finished with her Educational Technology Masters in June. She race walked in her very first 5K race in November and has found a new exercise she can do with friends! |
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Cliff, 19, is a happy, hard-working freshman at Washington University in St Louis. He is in the Olin Business School and is looking at majoring in finance and accounting. He was able to rehab his knee well enough to be recruited onto the Washington football team as a linebacker. His latest exciting news is that he was named the Wash U Kemper Foundation Scholar, which not only gives additional scholarship money, but also secures him an internship each of the next three summers! He will be in a different city each year, ending up in Chicago in 2005. |
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Our California Girl turns 21 in January! Betsy is in her third year at UCLA and has decided to move into an apartment this winter quarter. She continues to pursue a degree in English and Political Science. This past summer she had an internship for a Public Relations firm in Santa Monica. Her exciting news is that she was named to the UCLA Advertising Team. This is a team of 38 students who compete against other universities. Their task is to come up with an ad campaign for the Toyota Matrix. Her focus is the area of Promotions. |
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The most exciting news is that DJ, 22, is now pursuing a teaching degree at ASU! (Mom is beaming!) He has an apartment near campus and will be taking classes and interning at a nearby elementary school in January. He survived his four education classes this fall, and although the program will take two more years, he is excited about his career choice. He has a new puppy, Samson. He says that this will teach him responsibility, and so far, so good! Along with school and puppy-rearing/training, he also waits tables at the nearby Outback restaurant. |
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