5 Question Friday and Fill In Friday!

1. Do you think cursive writing is overrated? (Schools in Indiana have now voted to take teaching cursive writing out of their curriculum.)

With all of the preparation for standardized tests that schools are doing, some are not teaching cursive anymore.  Think about it, how often do you write in cursive?  I think typing is a more important skill to be taught.

2. Do you still use a pocket calendar or notepad or do you keep your info on your smart phone?

I use the calendar on my phone.  I love it!

3. What 3 things would you save if your house was burning down? (family & pets are already safe)

My scrapbooks, my daughter's bear blanket (she would be a mess without it!) and I guess my phone.  As long as the pets and my daughter were out, though, I really wouldn't need anything.

4. Country Mouse or City Mouse, err Person?

More of a country mouse person!  Or a small town on the water kind of gal.

5. If you could pick ANY reality show to go on, which would you pick?

I would love to go on Survivor.  My dad and I used to talk about signing up as a father, daughter team for that or the Amazing Race.  If not that, I would love to be on one of those design shows where they come re-decorate your house!

1- When I was younger, I used to _be pretty shy!
2- I always start my day with a yummy cup of coffee!
3 – When I get some time alone I like to __lay in bed and read, scrapbook, blog, or watch reality TV_____
4  – I think __basing teacher pay on kid's test scores_____ is ridiculous!






 

Friday! Friday!

What a rainy week!  I guess I shouldn't complain because I understand that up north it is snowing!  The good news is it is supposed to clear up today and be a beautiful weekend!  We have absolutely no plans this weekend and are looking forward to just relaxing!


1. If I don’t _brush my teeth____ in the morning, my day feels off.  I will wonder all day about it.  Did I brush my teeth or did I forget to?  Can anyone tell?  Is my breath bad?  If I chew some gum would that fix it?  Then I count down the hours until I get home to my toothbrush.


2. When someone walks into my house for the first time, they usually comment on _the size of the house____
You have to enter the house through the garage and what looks like a back alley.  Once you come in, you see a garden in the front and in the back there is a covered porch, screened porch and a small backyard.
 
3. Every time I see the movie, _pretty much any movie_____, I cry.  There is just something about the music at the end of a movie that gets to me.  My daughter always looks at me after a movie to check and see if I have any tears.  More than half the time, I do!  How embarassing.


4. My feet feel best when ___in the sand___ There is nothing like putting your feet into the cool sand- it is the best feeling in the world!

1. Have you ever had surgery?  I had a c-section when I had my daughter.  I don't remember a darn thing!

2. Ever ride in an ambulance? One time I thought I was having a stroke.  My arm was numb and one leg was wobbly.  I could not really thing straight either.  I called them and asked if I could take my daughter too (since who else was going to take her?!) and they said sure.  But by the time they had come to pick me up (glad I wasn't dying!) my dad had come over to get my kid.  And by the time I got to the hospital, I was seeing spots and they figured it was a migraine.

3. How are you in a medical emergency? Panicked? Calm?  You never know until you are in that position, I think I would handle it better than I think I will.  (Does that make sense?!)

4. Do you have a garden? Flowers or veggies?  I love to garden!  Flowers, veggies, whatever!  I have a nice garden in front of my house and am going to put one in the backyard over spring break.  We just broke ground on our school garden today- had 20 teenagers digging up grass before we put down our soil!

5. When did you move out of your parents house? I was 23 and had just gotten my permanent teaching assignment.  My closet in my bedroom at my parent's house had collapsed under the weight of all the clothes and stuff, and my dad said, "Well, I think it is time for you to find your own place to put all of your junk!"

Enjoy the beautiful weekend and find a new blog to follow today! 

Fill In Friday

This week seemed sooooo loooong! Even though I only worked 4 days, it still took a lot out of me. I guess that is normal for this part of the year leading up to spring break. There is just so much trying to bring me down, that sometimes I feel like I am literally weighed down with it all. I am just trying to keep my priorities in line and have a little fun every day. Like now, with my Fill in Friday questions~

1) I can’t help it, but every time I see _my daughter, the water, or my daughter in the water____ I smile. I am such a Florida girl! Just spotting the bay as I am driving along in my car makes me smile.

2) Every time I smell _vinegar and Old Bay_____ I am immediately transported back to my childhood. Even though I am a Florida girl at heart, I was born in Maryland, which means that I could pick and eat a blue crab on my own from the time I was 4 years old! My birthday is in the early fall which is when you can get the best crabs, so my parents would always throw a crab feast on my birthday and steam up a bushel of blue crabs. The smell of them cooking in vinegar and Old Bay always brings back memories- and makes my stomach growl!
3) When I was little I wanted to be a __Teacher________. I always think it is funny that I always wanted to be a teacher since I was in the 2nd grade, and that is what I am!
4) If I had to eat only one meal for the rest of my life it would be _ice cream_____. That was about the only thing that I wanted to eat when I was pregnant with my daughter. Nothing else looked good or tasted good~ only ice cream. I would not count that as a weird pregnancy craving though, since I have loved ice cream all of my life! I love chocolate peanut butter the best, with orange ambrosia as a runner up.