30 Questions

I am way into Pinterest. Found this and decided to do it. Got halfway through the 30 questions. Second half of questions will be later this week....


http://cherishinghopesanddreams.blogspot.com/2012/01/30-things.html?m=1

Question #1.... What are 20 random facts about yourself?
a.  I am a former migrant farm worker
b.  I lived in the Philippines for 3 years
c.  I love the Denver Broncos (I lived in Denver for 3 years).
d. I love Louisville, Kentucky (I lived there for 2 years)
e. I was a single mother for 12 years.
f. I have 4 sisters and no brothers.
g. I grew up in a household where reading was loved.
h. I hate confrontation.
i.  I despise prejudice of every form.
j. I studied accounting when I first started college.
k. I love to cross-stitch and quilt.
l. I have not cross-stitched or quilted in over 12 years (single motherhood didn't allow time for these).
m. I am a movie buff but also a movie snob (sad but true).
n. I love to journal and have over 50 journals dating back to my pre-teen years.
o. I have rheumatoid arthritis.
p. I love to run 5k's and lift weights.
q. I take my profession VERY seriously. To actually "100% teach" is my mission.
r. I am a regular blood donor.
s. I am obsessed with the study of Birth Order (Kevin Leman's book Birth Order book).
t. I am a foodie. 

Question # 2....What are your 3 legitimate fears &  how did they become fears?
a. Death - since I was young I feared my parents being killed. As an adult, I sometimes look around and think how it will be when I die.
b. Divorce for either of my children. Since I suffered this and it so shattered me and them, I fear that they might go thru the same thing and REALLY pray they never do.
c. Losing Bobby. 

Question #3....What is your relationship with your parents?
a. My mom...She was the perfect mom to daughters. She was both firm and lenient. She did not coddle or spoil us. She grew up with a lot of strictness but without love. She carried over that strictness to us but she did not withhold the love. What a blessing to have these two balanced attributes! She taught us (my 4 sisters and I) to be awesome mothers and wives. 
b. my dad....My dad had 5 daughters so he spent much of his time outside working in the yard, working in his shop, out fishing, etc. he was not that close to us but what the redeeming factor is that we were migrant farmworkers so we spent full days working in the fields together. I got to know my dad closely because of this. He'll always be the "dreamer and/or encourager" of and for his daughters.
  
Question #4....What 10 things would you tell your 16 year old self?
a. Keep your walk with God on FIRE.
b. Follow your heart.
c. High school will pass and will only be a BLIMP in your life.
d. Be a nerd! 
e. Keep your eyes on your life goal.
f. Get plugged into church and youth activities.
g. Volunteer.
h. Go on a mission trip.
i. Adopt a needy child.
j. Teach Sunday School.

Question #5....What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now?
a. Knowing that my 2 children are walking closely with God. This was my #1 desire!
b. Teaching well...emphasis on "well". Seeing my students learn whereas at the same time I am building wonderful relationships with them. Awesome, awesome feeling!
c. My marriage to Bobby and how he shows me on a daily basis that he is 100% committed to me. It makes my heart burst!
d.  Doing stuff outdoors with Bobby (golfing, motorcycle riding, being out on lease...)
e. Spending time with my dad. Since my mom died, he is all I have as a parent. My time with him is precious.

Question #6....What is the hardest thing you have experienced?
a. Divorce. As a strong Christian, as a committed parent, and as a person who had parents who weathered so many trials and still stayed together...it was the BIGGEST sadness of my life.

Question #7....What is your dream job and why?
a. Look at question #1 (q) and #5 (b)

Question #8...What are 5 passions you have?
a. Marriage
b. Parenthood
c. Teaching
d. Exercise
e. Education

Question #9....What 10 people have influenced your life and how have they done this?
a. My mom....motherhood, education, wisdom
b. My dad....bravery, boldness, pride
c. My kids....forgiveness, compassion, wisdom
d. Mrs Neas (high school English teacher)....she believed I had potential!
e. Sylvia Garcia....As I grew up she was both my bully and my bodyguard but she also was one of my fiercest defenders!
f.  Liz Dietz....my Sunday School teacher after my divorce. Such a godly woman & encourager.
g. Carolyn Cummings....Divorce Recovery teacher at church. She has always greatly encouraged me. 
h. Tye and Tracy Geppi...great friends who were there for me in so many ways.
i. First Baptist Church (not a specific person....)....so greatly ministered, helped, and kept me afloat in many, many ways during my single motherhood years.
j. Bobby....he has become the foundation that I lacked for so many years and has given me the security of love that I thought I would never find again.

Question #10...What is your most embarrassing moment?
Ben and Anna's dad and I were in the Air Force. He, their dad, was going to re-enlist and we were in the Captain's office to sign the papers and swearing-in ceremony. Ben, our son, was 2 months old. We were all dressed to the "nines".  We were sitting in the Captain's office and I heard Ben grunting as I sat on the couch. I feared the obvious. I stayed quiet as their dad and the Captain chatted inwardly dreading what might happen. Ben had a cute white sailor outfit on.  I had a light beige dress on.  I slowly began to smell diaper odor. I looked down and green goo was running down Ben's legs and all over my lap and dripping onto the carpet of the office!!!

Question #11....What are 10 of your pet peeves?
a. Dirty dishes in the sink (hate it!)
b. Messy house (gets on my nerves - can't relax until house is picked up)
c. Messy dining table (I *need* the table top to be clean)
d. Being on time
e. people who are disrespectful to their elders
f. "one-uppers" (people who have to 'one up' everything you say)
g. Unmade beds
h. Teachers who don't TEACH
i. People who don't embrace their heritage
j. Cutting apart the plastic soda can holders (save the fishes in the ocean!)

Question #12....What is a typical schedule of your typical day?
5:45 am - get up
5:50 am - shower
6:00 am - get dressed
6:30 am - make coffee, get teacher bag ready for day
6:45 am - leave for work (school)
7:00 am - get lessons ready for day, make copies, read emails, tutorials
8:00 am - teach 5 classes in a row without a break!
12:25 pm - Lunch and/or UIL practice and/or NHS Advisory meetings and/or Monthly Book Club Meeting
1:05 pm - conference period, tutorials, translator for main office 
2:55 pm - teach 2 freshman classes
3:45 - 4:30 wrap up my day, pick up my classroom, send emails, tutorials
4:30 - 5:00 errands
5:00 make supper
6:00 relax & every other night lift weights