I'm a 46-year-old wife, mother of 3 teens, and 7th grade teacher. I might be celebrating my 25th anniversary in August of 2007--but sadly, that's a little up in the air right now. My beautiful children mean everything in the world to me and my students are a close runner-up. I have the two most wonderful parents in the world who have always encouraged me throughout my life. All in all, I am very blessed. I'd love to hear from others who are mothers of teens, teachers of middle-schoolers, financially-challenged, a little short for their current weight, and/or have a little extra time on their hands!

Update: The 25th anniversary took place--but the 26th won't. I have filed for divcorce. It has been a difficult, heart-wrenching decision. I am, however, looking forward to it being a positive step forward.