Cristie Bennett:  

I hope old friends remember me as someone who was a good friend, a little goofy, and maybe too talkative. I was the teacher's pet, of course, but now I am a teacher - so that's not so bad. I relax with a good book, quiet, clean house and 94.7 playing in the background. Just read a good book - called Playing - by Melanie Abrams. I don't know if I have a specific hero. I think that everyday, people do heroic things and when they are gracious and don't tell the world then I like that. Like many friends I know, most move away and then return home. I lived in Oakhurst - near Yosemite - for one year of my life. Moved because my husband took a job - that direction. Life's biggest suprise came recently, when I realized when I stop trying - and let the pieces fall into place, WOW, how everything works out. I've always hoped for a house and would love to move from our small apartment. However, I would be happier if we had less clothes, less books, less cluttter and an interior decorator. We need a Feng Shui artist to come fix this place. What have I learned from my son? My mom was right, Karma comes around. No, he's a good kid, with my personality. Hyper and intense. I miss Mr. Davis, North High's best math teacher. I heard he passed away in a car accident. He made me laugh and he is probably making God laugh. He inspired me to enjoy math and to love it. If I won 100 million, I'd save half for me and then spen...Expand for more