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Birth
Oklahoma City Oklahoma -
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Sean's birth
my little brother -
Moved to Arkansas
moved to Little Rock with my parents -
Moved to Texas
moved to El Paso, Texas with my parents
Grandpa John lived there. -
Moved back to Oklahoma
Moved to Madill, Oklahoma with my parents to be close to my Dad's mother, Shirley (2nd grade) -
Moved to New Mexico
moved with my parents to Albuquerque for my dad's new job -
Grandma Shirley's death
heart attack Madill Oklahoma -
Graduation
Graduated with Honors from Cibola High School -
Started College
Oklahoma Baptist University -
Ben's birth
second little brother -
parent's moved
My parents moved to Roswell NM while I was in school in Oklahoma -
Dropped out
I dropped out of OBU due to lack of funds. Moved to Albuquerque to attend UNM -
Quit School/Started work at Bank of America
met Tommy and dropped out of UNM. Decided to be a working girl. -
Got Married
married Thomas Melendrez
Albuquerque, NM -
Covenant Schools
Assistant Director of a Christian Daycare in Albq NM -
Dr. Mitnik
worked as a medical assistant in an orthopaedic surgeon's office -
birth of first child
Gabriella Mae Melendrez -
Father's death
Steve McKellips died in Albuquerque NM (heart attack) while visiting us on St. Patrick's Day. I was 6 months pregnant with triplets. Dad was excited for their birth. He had set up a diaper drive at his work and we had half a garage full of diapers when they were born. -
Triplet's birth
Maya, Jacob and Camden joined the family about 3 weeks before their due date. -
Moved back to Oklahoma
we moved the whole family back to Crescent, Oklahoma to raise the kids closer to family. -
Moved to the woods
Grandpa John helped us find a house in the wood to raise the kids. -
Census
Worked for the US Census Bureau for the 2010 census and continued doing an employment survey with them. -
Began working at HOUSE OF HOPE
domestic violence shelter -
Grandpa John death
died in Houston, Texas -
Aunt Allison's death
I was her caretaker while she fought colon cancer. She passed after a very long hard struggle. -
COVID Pandemic
all normalcy ceases -
Back to School
decided since we were all quarantining, now would be a great time to go back and get my degree. Began Rose State -
Transfer to UCO
after finishing up my Associate's degree, I continue working on my Bachelor's at UCO. Organizational Leadership -
Duffy's passing
After fighting cancer for 10 years, My grandma Duffy passed away. I was her caretaker and she was like a second mother to me.