Cynthia L Hoffman:  

Life Married in 1965, again in 1968, then again in 1997. Have 1 child, a daughter, grown now, with two daughters of her own, who are grown as well;each with a daughter of their own. Ron, my current husband, managed a two hundred cow dairy farm in Morris before we married, but now is an o.t.r. trucker with his own rig. When we moved to our present address I brought several of the farm kitties with me, besides my own six. I have ten at this stage.... Ron thinks they are my passion, but my real passion is my savior, Jesus Christ. My kitties are my compulsion. I also love having my two darling granddaughters with me....they don't think of me as their grandmother, though....my mom is their grandmother.....and of course, they have a mom, so I'm someone inbetween. Most days, you would find me roaming the woods of my front, back, and side yards.... playing with trees, rocks, and critters, or digging around my flower beds. In the winter, I read, watch old...(pre-1960) movies, do crossword puzzles and surf the internet..... that is, when I'm not off on one of my part-time jobs. Re-connecting with old acquaintances has become another compulsion. I spend more time in my hometown now that my Mom is alone. My Dad died in 2003. Mom needs me to get to doctor appointments, groceries, and act as her agent. I've lived in NY all of my lifve and although I've moved around NY a bit, due to changes in circumstances....I've never escaped from NY. School Grade School was easy for me...so easy that I thought High School was going to be easy, too. It wasn't. The worst part? Having a strict father, so my social life never developed the way I wanted it to, until my senior year. Dearest friends: Darleen, Jeannie, Andrea, Micky, Carol, Linda, Cindy A, Barb, Gloria, Virginia, Penny, Phyllis, Donna and Eileen. I took four years of Latin which was a fun class, and I've always been thankful I stayed with it. The boys I dated were from other schools or a lot older. My favorite teachers were Louise Ralph, Mrs. Blodgett, Dottie Davis, Claire Lane, Don Springer and Phoebe....I liked Miss Einseidel too. I loved school lunches...no kidding! I loved being on the Newspaper (The Smoke Signal) staff, too. My favorite gym class was volleyball and gymnastics.... does anyone remember "circus club"? Back in 1958/59 or so? Mr. Schotzbarger? (sp?) I HATED hockey and soccer. But I LOVED "Iowa Tests of Basic Skills"! I think the one thing anyone at a reunion might find most surprising might be the fact that I've been married three times. Not that I was looking for that to happen...well, the first marriage only lasted in essence, six months. lol Which teacher would I love to see again? ...Expand for more