This week Vicki has given us this assignment:
Please list 10 things you have done.
Hmmm, while my first instinct is to do this humorously, maybe I should take it seriously and really open up to you.
Okay, in no particular order:
1. "Zipped" on a zip line. At a family reunion a few years ago, my brothers took off to do this, so of course, I had to follow along. I didn't even know what it was. My brave hubby - oldest one there - went first. Then, I was afraid to go. He walked back up the hill mountain with me, carrying my helmet and stuff for me. Then, after I took off, he walked back down.
2. Donated 8 gallons of blood. Don't worry. It wasn't all at the same time. I started when my children were small. They would sit near me while I was on the table. Then they started hanging out at the snack table until I was finished. Since I've moved, I've never gotten into a giving routine. I know I should. I'm O negative, by the way.
3. Played the piano for Mass once a week for two years from September - June even though I'm a Methodist. My son attended Catholic school for 2 years. I played the piano on Thursday while the students practiced for Mass and again on Friday for the actual Mass. My daughter sat on the piano bench beside me.
4. Spoke before the Education Committee of our state senate about the need for education funding. I was so nervous that I could feel my skirt shaking, but I was proud that my teenaged children were there to hear me.
5. Was one of the charter members of Phi Mu while at Virginia Tech.
6. Had my hair cut for years by a former student of mine. I made the first appointment without knowing who she was. Once I found out, I asked her if she liked me as a teacher before I let her cut my hair. (She told me I was her favorite teacher.) What I think is really cool about this is my Mom still has her hair done by a former student, too. Mom is 83 and the hairdresser is late 40's, I'm guessing.
7. Learned to drive a stick shift on interstate 95 while driving to my first teaching job.
8. Sang a duet with another teacher for the school talent show as well as at a retirement party. My daughter later asked me why I was so stiff and didn't move. I told her I was terrified.
9. After teaching third grade for 14 years, I earned a middle school math and algebra 1 endorsement. I then taught 8th grade math for six years before moving to Roanoke where I then taught 6th and 7th.
10. Cleaned cockroach jars in the entomology lab at Tech to earn $2/hour while a student.
http://vickijf.blogspot.com/2011/10/coffee-klatch-friday_25.html
My favorite fall recipe:
The only thing I make in the fall that I don't do any other time of the year is add candy corn and peanuts to a bowl, then eat myself sick.
2. Donated 8 gallons of blood. Don't worry. It wasn't all at the same time. I started when my children were small. They would sit near me while I was on the table. Then they started hanging out at the snack table until I was finished. Since I've moved, I've never gotten into a giving routine. I know I should. I'm O negative, by the way.
3. Played the piano for Mass once a week for two years from September - June even though I'm a Methodist. My son attended Catholic school for 2 years. I played the piano on Thursday while the students practiced for Mass and again on Friday for the actual Mass. My daughter sat on the piano bench beside me.
4. Spoke before the Education Committee of our state senate about the need for education funding. I was so nervous that I could feel my skirt shaking, but I was proud that my teenaged children were there to hear me.
5. Was one of the charter members of Phi Mu while at Virginia Tech.
6. Had my hair cut for years by a former student of mine. I made the first appointment without knowing who she was. Once I found out, I asked her if she liked me as a teacher before I let her cut my hair. (She told me I was her favorite teacher.) What I think is really cool about this is my Mom still has her hair done by a former student, too. Mom is 83 and the hairdresser is late 40's, I'm guessing.
7. Learned to drive a stick shift on interstate 95 while driving to my first teaching job.
8. Sang a duet with another teacher for the school talent show as well as at a retirement party. My daughter later asked me why I was so stiff and didn't move. I told her I was terrified.
9. After teaching third grade for 14 years, I earned a middle school math and algebra 1 endorsement. I then taught 8th grade math for six years before moving to Roanoke where I then taught 6th and 7th.
10. Cleaned cockroach jars in the entomology lab at Tech to earn $2/hour while a student.
http://vickijf.blogspot.com/2011/10/coffee-klatch-friday_25.html
My favorite fall recipe:
The only thing I make in the fall that I don't do any other time of the year is add candy corn and peanuts to a bowl, then eat myself sick.
