About Melanie... Sixth generation Texan, Grew up in Houston, After college got married, had 2 daughters, moved to Laguna Beach, CA, after 17 years of marriage got a divorce, moved back to Houston, married my high school sweetheart. We've been together 12 years and just bought our retirement home in Galveston March 2008. Then Ike came to visit. Oh yeah, we have a deaf english bulldog, his name is Pig Peele and we just had our first grandchild last Monday Oct.6 2008. We also have 3 cats and a dove. I think that's about it.