Time for Random Dozen!! To play along, post your own answers to the question and then visit Linda’s blog to link up!
1. Have you, or has someone close to you, ever won an award for anything?
Well, I’ve certainly never won anything near as honorable as a military medal, but I did win a state typing championship in 1987. I won for fastest fingers on a manual typewriter.
Did I just hear birds chirping?
Manual typewriters were the kind where you had to punch down the keys, and when you got to the end of the line, you had to “throw” the carriage return. To this day, I am proud of the win, thank you very much.
2. Who is the nearest relative to you who has served in the US Military?
I do not have ANY relatives who served in the US military. My entire birth family is French. My dad served in some foreign military (maybe the French navy), as did both of my grandfathers on my dad’s side (but on opposite sides during WW1 or WW2 – dad has passed away, and I cannot remember what he told me).
3. Share something that stirs the patriotic spirit in you.
I love seeing the flag held out by ROTC members before football games. It is very stirring to see as the band plays the National Anthem.
4. Where are you in the birth order in your family? Do you think your “placement” made a difference in your personality?
I am the oldest child, and, thus, I grew up being responsible for everything, including my younger sister. I took care of her when my mom was a single mom…way back when we were both toddlers and should have had someone else looking after us. My experiences made me a take-charge kind of person and one who doesn’t accept lame excuses for not getting a job done.
5. Name one trait you hope you carry that was evidenced in your parents or grandparents.
The I-Can-Do-Anything-If-I-Set-My-Mind-To-It trait. I don’t give up, and I believe that my grandparents didn’t either. I watched my mom almost everything when I was a child, and this is why I do so many of the home repairs and such in my own house.
6. If female, do you prefer wearing a skirt or pants? If male, shirt and tie or polo?
Hmmm…tough question. I like wearing skirts that aren’t too long…at least to work. They are so much comfortable! But, I work in a very conservative environment, so pants it is.
7. Approximately how many times do you wake during the night? What do you do to go back to sleep?
I rarely wake up during the night, and if I do, it’s usually because I’m sick to my stomach or have to pee. In fact, the other night, I left my poor Molly outside, all night, because I went to bed with the intention of only lying down for a minute when she wouldn’t come in when I called her. I figured I’d hear her if she barked to come in. Oh, I heard her alright…when it was 6:15. I had slept like a log! I think that teaching has exhausted me!
8. Share a favorite movie quote.
I am notorious for misquoting everything! In fact, I tend to sound like Yoda…getting things backwards ALL the time!!
The only thing I can come up with is Scarlett O’Hara’s famous words, “Fiddle-dee-dee. I won’t worry about that today. I’ll worry about it tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day.”
That seems to be the theme of my lesson planning the last few days.
9. What is your favorite Fall candle scent?
Hmmm…I think it’s the cinnamon apple candles I like the best. I can’t remember. It’s been almost a year since I’ve smelled them!
10. What is one Fall activity you’re looking forward to?
Turning the air conditioning off? Oh wait. That’s not really an activity. Hmmm…I can’t wait for the high school soccer season to begin. Even though Chicky has graduated, I cannot wait to go out and support the kids she left behind…boys and girls. I see them all the time at school, and they always greet me warmly. They are like family.
11. Tell us about a pleasant surprise that happened to you recently.
Just yesterday, one of the girls from church sent me a private message on Facebook…letting me know that she had been thinking of me and what a wonderful person she thinks I am. I cried. It was something I desperately needed to hear.
12. What was it like when you first met your in-laws-to-be?
You know how the guy is supposed to be nervous when meeting the girl’s parents? Well, my mom and step-dad were strange birds, so there was no need for the Mr. to be nervous.
But meeting HIS parents? I’d heard about how conservative they were, and I did not want to make a bad impression. We sat in the Mr.’s grandmother’s formal living room, with it’s old-fashioned “sitting room furniture,” and I was scared to death. I don’t know why, because Coupon Queen is the epitome of Southern grace. But still…as a girl, you just want to make a good impression.
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