1st blog

1. What is your favorite book for kids.... Something you would like to use in your future classroom? Why do you like it?

Wow... That's a really hard question because there are so many good books out there. Also, it depends on your grade level that you'll be teaching...

I would have to say that Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner would have to be one of my favorite books. This book just teaches kids, or lets them know, that it's ok to be creative and imagine that you are many different things.

2. Name your three favorite t.v. shows, even if you don't have time to watch them! What can you (or what are you willing) to tell me about your t.v. viewing habits? I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours!

Three of my favorite t.v. shows would have to be Teen Mom, Army Wives, and Say Yes to the Dress. My t.v. viewing habits are pretty bad to be honest, I don't watch t.v. much but when I sit down to watch just one show, it turns into all night because when I sit down I tend to become lazy and not really want to do much else... lol. But that doesn't happen often because I'm hardly ever home.

3. Do you collect anything? Tell about your collections...

I don't really collect anything... I can't think of a time that i've really ever collected things. Right now I guess you could say that i'm collecting random animals. Right now we have a pet salamander that my son has named Ollie, and pet lizard that my son named Wubzy, and currently my son won a gold fish that he named Fish. My collection of pets keeps growing... lol

4. Do you keep any kind of journal or blog? Besides this one? Tell me about it, and what you like to write about:

I don't keep a journal or a blog or anything like that... I probably should; I used to keep a journal and I loved to write in it every day. Nothing specific, sometimes just what I had done or what I had thought about... I have started many journals within the past few years but I write a few pages in them and they get mis-placed or lost or forgotten...

5. If you had to be the sponser of an after-school group, select your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice.

1st choice: sports

2nd choice: tutoring

3rd choice: book club

6. Have you ever taken art classes or lessons outside of school? Tell about your artistic talent and/or interests:

I've never taken art lessons or classes outside of school... I love to just draw horses and outdoor scenes... I'm not very good but it's somethings that i do, in all of my extra time-lol, when I just need to relax and do nothing.

7. Have you ever taken music lessons or belonged to musical groups outside of school? Tell about your musical interests/talents:

I've never taken any musical anything outside of school... I just love to listen to music, I never had much talent in actually doing it myself.

8. Have you ever taken dance lessons or belonged to a dance group? Tell about your dance talent/interests:

When i was younger I used to be in a dance group. From my memories I loved to dance. WHen I got older I was a cheerleader; I really was shy and didn't like performing in front of lots of people. I didn't mind doing the cheers but I didn't like dancing at half time... Lets just say that I quit cheeleading to play highschool softball...

9. Have you ever taken drama classes or performed in a theatre production? Tell about your theatre talents/ interests?

I've never taken drama classes or performed in a theatre production... that I can remember... I love to watch plays though. Somehting that has always interested me; I'm not really the type of person that people would think that I would love that kind of thing but I really love to watch plays and stuff.

10. What have I not asked you that you would like me know about you?

When I was younger I used to love to write stories, staple all of the papers together, draw a cover, come up with a title, and read them to my family. I'm not sure what happened to my creativity and willingness to share but I lost it some time ago... I sure wish that it would come back, I miss it greatly!

I also love to rodeo, well right now just follow my brothers and boyfriend around to the rodeos and support them. School, work and motherhood take up a lot of time, leaving me with not much time to get or keep my horses going and to practice for myself. I have six brothers, and I'm the only girl! That will explain why i'm such a tomboy and love to do just about anything outdoors, being inside KILLS me!! That's why I have such a hard time doing homework and not procrastinating... lol. I do so many things outside with my son and family and when I get home I have a hard time winding down and concentrating on homework... bad to admit but it's just the truth...