Jane was born into one wonderful and crazy family and married into
another.
She is the oldest of three sisters. Cheryl is 1.5 years younger and
the other, Diane, is 15 years younger, which is almost a different
generation.
Diane is in Southern California working very hard in medical
school.
She is engaged to be married in Spring 2005.
Her other sister, Cheryl, close enough in age to at times be her
"twin," works very hard managing projects at a cellular
phone company
and raising her daughter, Jane's niece, Sarah Blue Brazell.
S.B., as Jane calls her, is one busy kid. She plays trumpet, performs
Irish dance, throws the occasional party, and is active at church and
school. S.B. lives with her mother (Jane's sister) and grandmother
(Jane's mom) in Pleasanton,
in the house where Jane grew up. S.B., Ann
(Jane's mom), and especially Cheryl are active at Pleasanton Community
Church in Pleasanton where Cheryl oversees elementary education.
Cheryl, S.B., S.B.'s friend Inna and Jane travelled to Costa Rica
together in August 2004.
Ann (Jane's mother) is active in home improvement and self improvement
projects and works to rehabilitate her arthritic knees. She has
traveled recently to San Diego with Jane and Fred to prepare for
Diane's wedding, which will be a tropical event at a beachside
garden
and restaurant.
Fred's middle sibling, his brother Mike, along with his wife, Carol and two of their three daughters live in a suburb of Seattle, Washington.
Jenni the eldest of the two girls, is active in dance, cheer, both as a participant, and as a coach. She also enjoys redesigning things
Michelle, the youngest also loves dance and cheer along with gymnastics.
She is a good student, and wants to go to the University of Hawaii and
perform on their cheer team.
Nicole, the eldest daughter, lives with Jane and Fred in California, where she has recently graduated from FIDM, a private design school. I with a Degree in Interior Design.