Ramonda Griffin:  

These questions don't define who we were or who we've become over the last 15 years or so. I remember some of you as if it were yesterday. Yet, I find myself struggling to remember who I was at that time to answer these ridiculous questions. If you remember me, you will remember that my personal goal in life was to play cards during English, cheat on tests (when they could be stolen from the office) and to constantly get kicked out of English class for aggravating Mr. Grace. (Grimmace as some of us called him - remember his purple sweat suit?) This is not who I am today. Now, I find myself trying to explain to my four children (2 of them were inherited with my husband) why you can't tell the teacher to f*** off just because you don't like them. Sound familiar? Whoever said that whatever you do to your parents comes back on you ten fold new exactly what they were talking about. Boy, am I being paid back. I bounced from home to home and from school to school growing up. Going in and out of foster homes wasn't what I would have called a great experience in my life but, I must say that a special group of people that I met at Almont High School definately made an impact on my life. You know, the kind of impact that reminds you of someone when you hear a particular song or when you smell a fragrance in the air that takes you back to the exact second in time of a first kiss and forces you to feel those emotions all over again. Or, when you see a color that reminds you of your best friends eyes and you wish that the phone would ring with that voice from the past on the other end. For such a small town, it sure did leave a lasting impression in my life. Many, many memories linger in my mind. The talent show.......what were we thinking? ha!ha! Ray's house burning down in the middle of the night. The cops always catching us drinking at the park. Parties at Nancy's house. The blowout in Stacy's car. The song lyrics with Angie D. ( I still remember every single word to that song.) Going to prom with Dan and Jonell. Etc., Etc., Etc. Too many memories to write down. These are the types of things that stay in your heart causing you to crack a smile whenever you remember them. If you were a part of my memories, I'd like to thank you. If you weren't, I'd like to apologize by saying that I'm sorry that you missed out on some great times. Just in case you were wondering, I have moved to Southeast Louisiana (about an hour west of New Orleans). I have only seen snow once since I've been here. I moved here in September of 1993. As I said earlier, I have 4 children (3 boys and 1 girl). Two of them came with my h...Expand for more