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and all kinds of different things. There was a man
who was my aide in Camp Cougar both summers.
He and I got along quite well. I really admired him.
One time I was white water rafting toward a rock and
I said, “Jesus, take the wheel” because I wanted God
and Jesus to keep me safe so I did not hit a rock or
get hurt. This man and I ended up being close. He
ended up being my weightlifting teacher my senior
year of high school. One time in weightlifting class
I moved from one exercise to another and I said,
“Thank Goodness” and he said, “I do not want to
hear thank goodness because that sounds weak.” I
still laugh when I think about my teacher saying that.
I always had an attachment to three math teachers
that I had known for years. My parents were math
teachers at Pulaski County High School at one time.
These three women taught with my parents in the
math pod. I ended up having all three of these women
for math when I was in high school. We all used to
get together during the summer at baseball games at
Calfee Park in Pulaski.
I have always had a fear of thunderstorms and I have
never gotten over my fear. Since I have not gotten over
my fear of thunderstorms, I moved my bedroom to
the basement so I could sleep well and I would not be
afraid of thunderstorms at night. My dog, Gigi shares
the same fear.
One time in English class, I was reading the book
called, “The Scarlet Letter”. My teacher said to the
class that she was looking for a four-letter word
that was the theme of the book and started with
the letter, “F”. I accidentally spelled out the word,