Afton McDonald

Retired from an education career in 2013. Divide my time playing in the flower bed and garden and traveling in the summer. I do some Oregon Trail tours and monitoring also during good weather. . In the winter I  divide my time between Boise and Twin Falls. I volunteer as a guide to the Capitol in Boise and as a guest teacher in 3- 8 grades in Filer and Twin Falls. I also mentor first year teachers in the Twin Falls district.

Have been busy doing items on "my bucket" list both large and small . See you all at the 50's reunion.

Spouse: Jim Patrick

Kids:

     David in Twin Falls with two kids Dustin 21 and Mason 12
     Andy in Kenai, Alaska with two kids Raven 13 and Willow 10

Step Grandkids:

Jaden - 20
Jayleen - 18

Jim and I have been married for 38 years and have the two boys. We farm about 1800 acres in the Twin Falls area with our son David.

I also teach fourth grade at Filer Elementary. We are the group that takes our entire fourth grade on a 50 mile hike each year. (We were written up in PARADE MAGAGINE in 2004.) I am also involved with the National Oregon Trail Association and am the past state president. I guess you could say "I'm a RUT NUT".

Besides helping perserve and mark the Oregon California Trails, I also educate interested people. I'll be doing a pickup caravan tour for about 15 -20 vehicles through southeasten Idaho durning the reunion.

Jim and I also send time in Alaska with our other son and winters in Hawaii when I'm not teaching.

It's a great life!!!