Denise Moore Cranford:  

Life I have been married for 25 years and we have 3 sons ages 29, 28 & 24. We bought a home in La Verne 12 years ago and love it here. Our oldest son Jonathan is divorced and has 2 daughters ages 10 and 8. He is employed at The Gas Company. His passion is basketball, movies and music. We are grandparents and love it. Our 28 year old son, Chistopher, is a custom cabnit maker. He is also training for The Ultimate Fighter. He has a fight in March 2008 for KOTC (King Of The Cage) It will be on Pay Pre View TV. He also has a fight August 14th at San Manuel Casino and it will be on Pay pre View Aug 29th, so if you get a chance go watch him fight or check it out on cable. Christopher is also a very talented artist and does tatooing. He has one daughter 18 months old.. Our youngest son, Matthew, works with his Dad doing road construction and ifinished his 3 year operating course. He will one day take over his Dad's job, so Dad can retire, lol. . Matthews passion is dirt bikes, Helicopters and . I do scrapbooking, a lot of reading,and I hang out with my kids and grandkids alot. I am a big kid just like them, we love to go to amusement parks, the movies, the beach, Irwindale speed way, fishing, Horseback riding, water skiing and camping. We take a vacation to Lake Havasu once a year together and Hawaii once a year. I still see all my friends from high school, their was about 6 of us that hung around together and we are all still best friends.You might remember some of them from Northview a couple of them went to different schools, but was always hanging around our school. Ron Carver, Jennifer Mc Nair, Marilyn Schmitt, William Ehrhard and Joy Robinson and Lori Raleigh, They have been the best friends in the world to me. I have truly been blessed in this life.For those of you that knew my Mom, she is 83 now and doing great. She just retired from Covina Bowl in Sept 2010 after 46 years.. I worked there for 15 years, but I left on medical leave and was never able to return ,because of 2 nck surgerys.. So, I am home just being a bum.... (My actual favorite thing to be HA HA.) Gotta Go, Take care everyone! The Story Wizard From Classmates.com. Someone requested I answer these questions, so here it goes! I hope my old friends remember me as fun and a very loyal friend. I always wanted to be a young Mom when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a Crazy idea. As it turns out, they were Wrong! And I am very happy with my decision and so are my family and friends. It worked out great for me :) My Favorite way to relax is to take a really warm bubble bath, with candles and a non alcoholic frozen drink. Or I go to the beach that is my serenity. If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have a diet 7Up, some fun people to work with , and some good music to be able to deal with the day-to-day. My Mom is my hero, she is 84 and still working 3 days a week and she is my best friend! She inspires me everyday not to sweat the small stuff and to be the best person you can be. The people from my past who I'd most like to see again is Marie Johnson, Shirly Nez ,Bobby Thomas, Doug Haught and Jeff Bodet and some friends I had in Gradeschool. I would like to see if they are all doing well.I would also like to sit down and talk with them and talk about old times, we really had alot of fun together. My obsessions are Reality TV, Reality TV and more Reality TV. The phone and my computer! Life doesn't always turn out the way you expect. What's been your biggest surprise? The biggest surprise for me was that I married the person I never thought I would marry and didn't marry the person I thought I would, but God always has a plan for us and he knew what was better for me. If I could improve my home, I'd remodel My kitchen and 2 bathrooms and add on a bigger upstairs and add a balcony off of my room . My dream home would be one that we could build from the ground up with a few acres or of course a beach house lol. But, really to me, home is where you are happy, so it doesn't really matter how big or small your house is as long as you are happy in it. Parent? Share what you've learned from your kids. I have learned not to worry about the little things in life. They have taught me they are only young once, so live life to the fullest with them, and I did. I have learned to pick your battles and let the rest go. They definitely taught me to feel sorry for my Mom for what I put her through, because it came back around to me Ha Ha.. The best thing I have with my kids is laughter. We laugh together ever...Expand for more