My life

By Penny M

  • Birth

    Oklahoma City Oklahoma
  • Period: to

    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.