, ▁three ▁boys , ▁and ▁a ▁cat ▁named ▁Gary . ▁ ▁Private ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Ellen ▁" E ll ie " ▁Marie ▁B old man ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Phoenix ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁a ▁tele phone ▁lin eman ▁and ▁Vietnam ▁veter an ▁Michael ▁Francis ▁B old man ▁and ▁tele phone ▁company ▁operator , ▁Peg gy ▁Lyn n ▁Young ▁B old man . ▁Both ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Mountain ▁Bell ▁Tele phone ▁Company . ▁Her ▁brother , ▁Christopher ▁Michael ▁B old man , ▁was ▁born ▁ 1 3 ▁months ▁later , ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁her ▁" I r ish ▁tw in ". ▁They ▁were ▁raised ▁Roman ▁Catholic . ▁▁ ▁As ▁Mike ▁B old man ▁was ▁transferred ▁often ▁with ▁Mountain ▁Bell , ▁Ell ie ▁and ▁her ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Chris , ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁different ▁states ▁throughout ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountain ▁West . ▁  She ▁attended ▁Kinder g arten ▁in ▁T win ▁F alls ▁Id aho , ▁attended ▁ 1 st ▁through ▁ 3 rd ▁gr ades ▁at ▁St . ▁Anthony ▁Catholic ▁Gra de ▁School ▁in ▁Cas per , ▁Wy oming , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Bo ise , ▁Id aho ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁raised . ▁She ▁was ▁child hood ▁best ▁friends ▁with ▁the ▁author ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁Wy oming ▁professor , ▁N ina ▁Mc Con ig ley . ▁▁ ▁Upon ▁moving ▁to ▁Bo ise , ▁Ell ie ▁attended ▁St . ▁Mark ' s ▁Catholic ▁grade ▁school ▁and ▁Bishop ▁Kelly ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁she ▁served ▁in