Daddy's little girl grows up!

I just have to tell you about my first child. I'm so proud of her. She was born Tera Charisse Oland on October 4th, 1970. She and her mother, Cheryl (Priess), split with me in 1974. I wasn't exactly the guy Cheryl wanted to spend the rest of her life with and that started Tera on a difficult journey over the next years.

She has re-entered academia and is on her way to achieving her goal of becoming a nurse. It's hard to express the joy of being a father and seeing such a turn-around. She is such a beautiful person...both inside and out.

Tera lives in the LA area (near her mother) and I'm going there for a Viet Nam Veterans' Reunion the 8th of November and I am going to try to spend a lot of time with her. She and I are both quite excited about it. We've got to sweep some floors, clear some cobwebs and chase out some vermin and then we'll try to be father and daughter for real. We're both cautiously optimistic about our reunion.

I hope I have a good report for you when I get back!