Cindy Leber Weidner
A lot of people called me "Lebs" in High School. Jack O"neil still does which always warms my heart.
I went to the College of Wooster in Ohio after graduating. I cried all the way out RT80 ... I thought I was moving way out West, gonna fall in love with some chicken farmer and never to return again to my beloved state. What I found was that the drinking age was 21 and they had this stuff called 2/3 beer. Well to say the least I wasn't too focused, made alot of great friends, flunked out once and barely graduated. However, I met this great guy, got married, lived in a bunch of different places, sold shares in a campground .... very shady .... eventually was a car salesman ... I was awsome at that. I got pregnant, which I desparetly wanted to do and settled down to be a Mom. I now have four daughters ... one in college, 2 in high school and one in middle ... I always want to call it "junior high" but everyone corrects me ... "no, no, middle school." Some times I think they should call it " junior high" they'ld have more fun. Anyway, I went back to school ... which raised a few eyebrows especially my Dad's. It took me 6 years but I received a masters in counseling in 2000 and currently work with "middle" and high school kids that haven't been successful in their regular school. I think about high school all the time 'cause I work so closely with age. I can't believe how lucky I was to have loved high scool .... to have had a close group of friends that I still hold dear to my heart ... even though I'm down right shitty at keeping in touch with them. I comfortablely use to be able to go to all different "parties" with all different people .... I see kids, even my own, who cant do that, won't do that. I don't know, were we all a lot more tolerent of eachother or was I just out of control and all aver the place ?... probably a little/a lot of both. I have some wild and crazy memories. When I look back on it all I remember the friends I had, the laughs, the loving family I was in, the fianacial advantages I was given. When I graduated I didn't have any worries ...I had a boyfriend. a summer job, and I knew where I was going to college. I was very lucky, and I'm thankful that the cosmic roll of the dice went in my favor 'cause I know now how easily it could have gone the other way. Can't wait to see you all at the reunion and most deffenetly I color my hair. Lebs