Moments To Forget

One day I was in a swim meet at Bartow High School. I was in a relay race. Well, I swim for pleasure and am not a real good racer. Well, it was my turn to swim my part of the relay and I lost count on what lap I was on. Everynone was screaming the other team mates on so loud I couldn't hear what my team was saying. I knew I had gone too many laps but didn't know exactly what to do. One of my teammates ran along beside me on the pool deck and yelled "Just get out Gloria, we lost and no one knows what lap you are on. Just get out of the pool. If I could have dug a hole I would have. It was one of those moments to disappear.

Another time, I was in a glee club practice with a whole bunch of kids. I sang 2nd saprano. My chorus teacher yelled, "Estes, get on key or stop singing". My last name at that time was Estes. That was another one of those moments. As you can see, my school years had their painful moments. I don't know how anyone lives through it.

I went out for Cheerleading every year in High School. I wanted to be a Cheerleader so bad. I never made the cut.

I could water ski real real good. I could play the piano pretty good too. I could shoot real good for a kid. I could make my own clothes, and I could cook. I could drive a car pretty good, but when it came to doing things in a big group together, I could have been better.

Gloria Estes And Swim Team. Gloria is noted by the red dot beneath her to the far right.

Glee Club