I'm So Honored!

I was nominated for this award by Beachy Mimi. I am so honored, because Beachy Mimi is exactly the sort of person I would give this award to. She's a hoot! (You have GOT to read this post. It's a riot!)

(And Mimi, I am SO sorry it has taken me so long to post this!)

I am hereby conferring this prestigious award on the following people:

Queen B
Grace for Gayle
Bring the Rain
Diary of a Former Atheist
Boo Mama

I am really sorry that I have been so lax about posting lately. I have been struggling to get back in a groove ever since our vacation. I had health issues for weeks, then sleep issues, and now we're plowing full speed ahead into school. I've been wiped out lately, and everything has fallen further and further behind. I'm trying to claw my way back out, though, and soon I'll be back to posting regularly! You're going to love what Screech has been doing lately!

My First Time Being Tagged!

I've been tagged! This is my very first one. I feel so special! This is a shining moment in my bloggy life. I'd like to thank my English teachers, my bloggy friends, my . . .

Here's how this one works...

1. The rules are posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and ask them to read your blog.

What I was doing 10 years ago:

In 1998, I was teaching elementary music at a great school. I was also working on my Master's in Elementary Education with a Reading Specialist endorsement. Hubby and I had been married a year and a half.

Five things on my to do list for today:

1. Go to Jazzercise
2. Go strawberry picking (YUM!)
3. Take a nap (stayed up too late!)
4. Clean bathrooms
5. Go to violin lessons and AWANA

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

Make sure my extended family is well taken care of; give to missionaries; donate to other charitable causes; replace our worn out, hand me down furniture; get liposuction and buy myself some real clothes!

Three of my bad habits:

1. Picking at my lips
2. Checking email obsessively
3. Staying up too late

Five places I have lived:

1. Louisville, KY
2. Tateville, KY
3. Somerset, KY
4. Shelbyville, KY (one summer)
5. Georgia

Five jobs I have had:

1. Dental Assistant
2. Easter Bunny (at a mall)
3. Waitress at Chi-Chi's
4. Assistant Band Director at a high school (1 year was enough!)
5. Elementary Music Teacher

Five People I Want to Know More About:

1. Mommy Octopus
2. Dana
3. Gayle
4. Muddy Boots
5. Mom2fur

She's Pretty Chatty

The idea of blogging has lured me for quite some time. I just love to talk!

When I was in the delivery room about to have baby #2, I had been having a rough time with the contractions. After the beloved epidural, I must have been giddy with relief. My husband was on his way in as the nurse was leaving my room. "How is she?" he asked. The nurse raised her eyebrows. "She's pretty chatty!" she declared.

Medical procedures seem to bring this out in me. Another time, I'd had some kind of IV anesthesia when I had wisdom teeth removed. Hubby came to pick me up afterward and later told me that I had been talking a blue streak. I have absolutely no memory of this. Hopefully I didn't blab about my ATM pin, bra size, or Grandmother's chocolate pie recipe.

Being a homeschool mom, I am often desperate for adult conversation. Since going to the doctor is expensive and not much fun anyway, I figured a healthier way to way to share my dreams, hopes, and fears would be to start a blog. Here goes!