Liebster Award

I am pleasantly surprised and pleased to announce that I have been nominated for the wonderful ...

I have to say that I was very surprised when I saw that Ms. P, over at Fourth Grade Eyes, and Karen & Alison, over at Planet Happy Smiles have nominated me for this award. I feel very honored to receive this award. I'm still pretty new to this whole blogging thing but I am enjoying all the wonderful ideas that I am getting from everyone.



To accept this nomination there are some things I have to do:
1. Link back to the blog that nominated me
2. Nominate 5 - 11 blogs with fewer than 200 followers
3. Answer the questions posted by my nominator
4. Share 11 random facts about myself
5. Create 11 questions for my nominees
6. Contact my nominees to let them know I nominated them



Make sure to head over and check out Ms. P's blog - Fourth Grade Eyes and you'll be smilin' when you check out Karen & Alison at Planet Happy Smiles



Here are my nominations:

• Amy over at Teaching in Blue Jeans - I love her teaching philosophy!
• Michaela over at The Center Based Classroom
• Alison over at Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'
• Jen over at Teaching and Laughing
• Melissa over at Teacher Abroad

Next, I'll answer some questions that were posted by my nominees

1. Who was your favorite teacher growing up & what grade

    did he/she teach?

       My favorite teacher was actually my 4th grade teacher. I 
       remember having a lot of fun learning in her class.

2. Where did you go on your last vacation?

       For our last vacation, we went down to visit some of my

       husband's family in the southern part of Virginia. It was

       a nice relaxing time with family.

3. Why did you start blogging?

       I started blogging because I love to share ideas with 

       other teachers that I work with. I thought blogging 

       would be a great way to do this with other teachers 

       on a larger scale.

4. How many years have you been a teacher?

       I am starting my 5th year of teaching.

5. What was your favorite subject growing up in school?

       I actually had two favorite subjects growing up, math 

       and history. These are actually still my favorite subjects

       to teach. 

6.  What do you like best about the age group you teach?

       I love 4th graders because they are old enough that 

       they can be somewhat independent, I can joke around

       with them, but they are still young enough that the 

       hormonal attitudes haven't quite kicked in yet.

7. Do you hoard school materials?  If so, what do you hoard?

       I am definitely a hoarder of school materials. I hoard 

       many different things, mostly plastic containers. I 

       always feel guilty getting rid of them so I end up 

       hoarding them. The good news is that I have many 

       different ways to use them so I'm not hoarding them 

       for no reason.

8.  What made you decide to become a teacher?

       I'm not really sure that it was one specific thing that 

       made me decide to become a teacher. It's just something

       that I've always know I wanted to do.

9. What do you do to relax after a hard day?

       After a hard day, the only thing I want to do is come 

       home, plop down on the couch, watch some tv and 

       forget all about it.

10. Who is one influential person in your life?

       I would definitely have to say that my mom is one of 

       the most influential person in my life. She is the person 

       that I go to whenever I have a problem, have exciting 

       new to share, or anything in between.

11. Do you have a comfort food?  If so, what is it?

       I love food! There are actually several things that I would

       consider comfort food, but the biggest one would 

       probably be bread. I love bread! whether it's rolls, 

       biscuits, or even just a slice of bread.

11 Random Facts about Me:

1. I have one sister who is younger than me.

2. I've know my husband since I was 16.

3. Last summer (pre-baby) my husband and I went on a 

    mission trip to Guatemala. It was such a wonderful 

    experience!

4. I was born in Tennessee, but I've spent most of my life in 

    Virginia.

5. I went on a group tour through Italy when I was in high 

   school. I loved it!

6. I teach at the elementary school that is right next door to 

   the high school where I graduated.

7. My husband and I love to watch The Andy Griffith Show

    (he has the entire season on DVD)

8. I met my husband in a hardware store.

9. I have the entire season of M*A*S*H on DVD

10. I have two nephew that are 3 months apart.

11. I save the best one for last .... ok, you ready for this? ... I do 

     NOT like chocolate. I know .. it's crazy, but I just can't stand

     the taste of it. (I do like white chocolate though)

11 questions for my nominees:

1. When did you decide you wanted to be a teacher?

2. What is your favorite vegetable?

3. Where do you like to go on vacation?

4. What is your favorite subject to teach?

5. What is largest number of students you have had in one 

   class?

6. What made you decide to start blogging?

7. Of the grades you've taught, which one is your favorite?

8. What helps you unwind after a hard day?

9. If you could drive any car, what would it be?

10. Have you ever had a class pet? If so, what was it?

11. If you could meet anyone, alive or dead, who would it be? Why?

Ok y'all. I'm off to notify my nominees. Thanks for stopping by!