I love Joyce’s Wednesday Hodgepodge! If you want to play, post the questions with your own answers on your blog and then link back on her blog! Easy as pie!
1. What is the most amazing weather you’ve ever seen?
This might seem weird, but being in the path of a hurricane (let’s say a mild one) provides you with opportunities to witness the most amazing weather. I’ve ridden out a few hurricanes throughout the twenty years I’ve lived in Florida. I remember times when we would open the front door and stand outside and watch the weather. It takes your breath away at the power of nature. I know that this power brings destruction, but there is a part of it that is quite beautiful, and it is awe-inspiring. It is incredible to know that this power is but a pinky-full of what God has.
2. What is a sound or noise you love?
I absolutely love the sound of my children laughing. I love sitting in the den and listening to Rooster laugh as he plays his Xbox. One of the things I miss most now that Chicky is in college is her hearty laugh after a good joke.
3. Do you like seafood? What’s your favorite seafood dish?
What a question! I live on the Gulf Coast. Of course I like seafood!! There is a place on the beach that sells baked oysters with mozzarella cheese on top. I place each oyster on a cracker and add a dab of hot sauce. Oh. My. Word. I cannot even tell you how delicious this dish is!!
4. What part of your day requires the most patience?
Hmmm…I am a teacher. At the beginning of the school year, I would have answered that my class period before lunch is most trying (my 6th graders), but I’ve finally understood how to teach that class. So now, my most trying time is the period after lunch, when I have my 9th graders. There are a couple of students in that class who really try my patience. This is a class of students that struggles academically, and I get frustrated because no matter what I do, I can’t seem to reach them. I am praying that God provides a unique, out-of-the-box approach so that I can be a more effective teacher to this group.
5. What’s your favorite shade of blue?
I love Cornflower Blue. It was always my favorite in the crayon box, and I always used it up first.
6. Do people underestimate you?
Yes, I do believe that people underestimate me. I wasn’t hired for a teaching position at a school I really wanted to be at. The reason I was given was “lack of experience.” I was fortunate to have been hired by a smaller private school, and it is already evident that I am having an impact on my students. I am also a petite gal, so administrators often assume that I will be bowled over by the teenagers I teach. Not so. I carry all 5’2″ of my body with a confidence that lets kids know that I’m in charge.
So yes. In a nutshell, I do feel underestimated. But surprising people is one of the sweetest rewards.
7. When was the last time you had butterflies in your stomach?
The last time I had real butterflies in my stomach was the first day of school. Being a first-year teacher at the age of 40 is scary!
8. Insert your own random thought here, and remember…I have a wooden spoon and I’m not afraid to use it.
Ok. Here’s my random question.
How do food shows such as Iron Chef justify spending enormous amounts of money on a cooking competition when there are billions of starving people in the world?
I love “reality” TV…don’t get me wrong. But sometimes when I watch shows like The Next Iron Chef, I am blown away by the wasteful spending. The food these cooks prepare is EXPENSIVE! Meanwhile, I live in my home and prepare chicken, which is the only meat I will buy right now because it’s so cheap at Sam’s.
This just frustrates me. I don’t see why shows won’t take that money and give it to a food bank or a soup kitchen.
How’s that for a random thought?
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