Melissa Miller

Hello fabulous multiples MOMs! My name is Melissa Miller, and my retired Army man husband is, Mark. We celebrated our 36th anniversary, Sept 30th . We have 3 young adult children. Our son, Mark II -25 lives in Ft. Worth, works as a Lead Behavior Therapist, and just asked his girlfriend to marry him! Our ID, “Mo-Mo”, Mirror Twin daughters are 24, and still live at home. Martha is a Certified Veterinarian Assistant/In school Veterinary Technician at clinic in Longview, TX. Melissa works as a Pet Care Associate at PetSmart in Longview, Texas.

I've been a member of the National Mothers of Twins Club(NOMOTC)/Multiples of America (MOA) since March 2000, and being retired military, I’ve been a member of several clubs in different states. My first club was the Central Arkansas MOTC, then St. Louis MOTC, then Plano Area MOM(PAMOM), Ft. Worth MOMs (FWMOM), Mid-Cities MOMs, and South Lake MOMs (SLMOMs). I’ve served in almost every position on Boards and Committees in every club I joined. I’ve served on 2 MOMs State Boards-MOMOTC & TX MOMs. I also served on the NOMOTC “The Notebook” as a District Reporter, and a Feature Writer for 8 years.

I’m Retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) after almost 25 years. I served in the US Army Reserve for 8 years, after joining while still in high school at 17 years old. That’s where I met my husband, after he asked me for help in typing a document for him. He repaid me by asking me out on a date. My parents were strict, and my 12-year-old brother went on our first date. I always wanted to be a teacher, so after I retired, my best friend asked me to sign up to substitute teach for her. I’ve been subbing in her class, and others for 3 years now. I also sub for Hallsville ISD & Marshall ISD.

My hobbies have changed as I get older. My all-time favorite thing to do is play softball. I stopped when my body started breaking down around 45 years old. Before kids(BK) I played on 5-6 teams a week after work. I played competitive co-ed, competitive women's, church co ed and church women's. After Kids(AK) I had to cut my teams down to 2-3 per week. We are an ice hockey family and love the NY Rangers. I love to read, scrapbook, crafts-hand sew, paint, crochet, cros-stitch, bake, cook.

Fun fact: I applied to be on Survivor when my children were 3,2,3 years old! Ha

Crazy Fact: We moved 19 military moves in 25 years Active Duty(AD), and many civilian moves during AD, and after retirement.

Fun Fact: Our son was drafted to play Junior's hockey his senior year in Ontario Canada. He was on the road to play pro, changed his mind, and came back home to play college hockey at DBU.