5 random facts about yourself
4 things from my bucket list
3 things I hope for this year
2 things that have made me laugh or cry
1 thing I wish more people knew about me
- I play the piano, organ, saxophone, guitar, and harmonica.
- I cannot stand wearing flip flops --- nothing between my toes, ever.
- I accompanied my high school chorus while I was a student.
- I raise and showed the Grand Champion Wether and Market Goose at my county 4-H fair.
- I played in the Concert Band and sang in the Women’s Glee Club at the U of IL.
4 things from my bucket list
- Speak at a national teaching conference
- Cross-country motorcycle trip with my husband
- Visit all the Laura Ingalls Wilder historical sites
3 things I hope for this year
- I hope to balance out being the teacher I want to be with being the mom I want to be.
- I hope to balance out my life during tax season while I am a full-time teacher, a full-time mom, and a part-time CPA.
- I hope to instill a love of math and love of learning to the students who come through my room this year.
2 things that have made me laugh or cry
- I have cried a few times this school year over scheduling intervention. There is only one of me and so many students who need my help.
- My oldest son’s high school was on lock-down for a few hours this week. There turned out to be no danger. I thought I handled it well. But when I finally saw him after school, I hugged him longer than I have in ages, and then went to my room alone to cry. My children mean everything to me.
1 thing I wish more people knew about me
- I try to appear confident on the outside. On the inside, however, I am a blob of self-doubt and self-criticism.