Sunday Hodge Podge!!!!

I always feel like I have so much to write about on Sundays!  Let's start with the fun stuff!  I've been tagged three times by Amy at The Resource(ful) Room, Kelley at Buggy for Second Grade and Rebecca at Teaching First!! Thanks ladies!

So here are the rules:

1. You must post the rules.
2. Post 12 fun facts about yourself on the blog post.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and then create 12 new questions for the people you tagged.
4. Tag 12 people and link them on your post.
5. Let them know you've tagged them!


okay folks, this is going to be kinda long, but you will know so much about me when you're done reading!!!


Twelve Fun Facts about Me!

Now I'll start with the questions...

Amy from The Resource(ful) Room asked..

1 - What's your favorite season?  fall, i love the comfy temperatures and beautiful colors.
2 - What's your favorite book?   This is hard, book I've read lately is City of Bones.
3 - What's your favorite TV show?   oh gosh, i LOVE tv - Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Biggest Loser, The Bachelor, Modern Family, Locked Up (ever watched it?), All Real Housewives, Big Brother, Amazing Race, Toddlers and Tiaras.  Yes, I know, lots of reality tv.  I don't even feel ashamed to admit it!
4 - How do you celebrate March is reading month?  We visit our library and other fun activities!
5 - Do you live close to your school (work)?  Its 7 miles!
6 - What's your favorite thing to teach?  Life skills like cooking and grocery shopping!
7 - How do you track student progress?  I have my students in four groups, I track IEP goals, each group has a clipboard with documentation sheets on it.  
8 - How do you use technology in the classroom?  I barely do, I only have 1 student computer and it's currently not working.  
9 - Do you use Accelerated Reader? How do you reward kids for points if you do?  I do not.
10 - Do you play sports? what?  I play ice hockey!
11 - How much time do you spend doing your hair each morning?   about 1 minute.  seriously, pony tail, everyday!
12 - Whats your favorite memory from high school?  all of the great friends I made!  weekends with my girlfriends, etc!

Kelley from Buggy for Second Grade asked...

1. What is your favorite T.V show? oh gosh, i LOVE tv - Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Biggest Loser, The Bachelor, Modern Family, Locked Up (ever watched it?), All Real Housewives, Big Brother, Amazing Race, Toddlers and Tiaras.  Yes, I know, lots of reality tv.  I don't even feel ashamed to admit it! (yes this is copy and pasted)
2. Do you have any hobbies?  I love to read and am working on being a crafter.  I also like to spend my time being a blogstalker.
3. What was your New Years Resolution?  my resolution was to work out more, so far, so good!
4. Are you a dog or cat person?  I love them both, but I will never have either!  lots of work!
5. What is one color that describes you?  I think purple describes me, it can be be calm and thoughtful (lol) but also can be bright and fun! does that make sense?

6. What type of music is playing in your car right now?  Country
7. Favorite subject or unit to teach? lifeskills!
8. How many siblings do you have?  2 younger brothers!  
9. How did you husband propose to you?  my husband and I went to his grandparents' orchard to pick peaches and he told me "you have to see this one", I was like in a tree trying to get a peach and was kind of ignoring him, but when I finally went over to him, he said, "rach, you've got to see this one, you'll love it", he got down on 1 knee and proposed!
10. What is your favorite drink?  diet coke
11. What is your go-to blog or website for teaching?  pinterest - everything in one place!
12. What is your favorite guilty pleasure?  ooh, good question.  probably pedicures!

Lastly.... (are you sick of learning about me yet?) Rebecca from Teaching First asked...

1. What is your favorite t.v. show? oh gosh, i LOVE tv - Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Biggest Loser, The Bachelor, Modern Family, Locked Up (ever watched it?), All Real Housewives, Big Brother, Amazing Race, Toddlers and Tiaras.  Yes, I know, lots of reality tv.  I don't even feel ashamed to admit it! (yes this is copy and pasted, again)
2. What was your favorite food as a child? I used to LOVE strawberries, or so Im told.
3. What is one of your favorite quotes? 

4. What is your favorite season of the year?Fall.5. If you could have any technology in your classroom, what would you ask for? a smartboard, and ipads!
6. If you could ask a person from history about a past event who would it be and what event would it be? I would want to talk to Anne Frank, her story is amazing to me.
7. What is your favorite dessert? My MinL makes an amazing cake called Tang cake.  Its angel food cake with Tang in it and its delicious and orangey and has this yummy Tang glaze.  so good.
8. What is your best quality as a teacher? patience 
9. If you had one piece of advice you could have give a new blogger what would it be? enjoy it! do it for you! 
10. What time do you usually get up for work? I get up around 7:30ish.
11. Where would your dream vacation be? Right now I really want to go to Bora Bora.  it looks so beautiful.
12. What is the last book you read? City of Bones.

Now I have to tag 12 people:

1. Courtney @ Swimming into Second.
2. Amy @ Step into Second with Mrs. Lemons
3. Kara @ Sped-ventures
4. Mandy @ A Special Kind of Class
5. Christina @ Mrs's Bainbridge's Class
6. Jen @ The Teachers' Cauldron
7. Erika @ The Honey Bunch
8. We are ALL special
9. Kristen @ a Teeny Tiny Teacher
10. Alysia @Miss B, Busy Bee
11. Laura @ Kinder Kraziness
12. PreK and Sharing

Now my 12 questions...

1. What was the name of your first pet?
2. What was your best moment as a teacher?
3. Where is your favorite place to buy clipart?
4. What is your biggest pet peeve?
5. What kind of car do you drive?
6. What is your favorite food?
7. What food do you HATE?
8. What is your favorite winter activity?
9. Have you ever completed a 1,00 piece puzzle?
10. Where is your favorite place to buy clothes?
11. E-reader or real books?
12. Mac or PC?

Okay, friends, answer those questions! I tried to tag people who hadn't been tagged yet, but if you have, sorry!!

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So, I had another whole thing to write about, I went shopping! but this is already the LONGEST BLOG POST ever.  So I'll save it for another day this week!