The Liebster Award Nomination

The Liebster Award

 I have been nominated for the Liebster Award!  This award is for new bloggers with less than 200 followers and helps to find other new blogs with less than 200 followers!  I am having fun and learning a lot on my hunt for other new bloggers.  Thank you to The Dog Days of Third Grade for this nomination.

Here are the rules:

1. You must post 11 random things about yourself.
2. Answer the questions that the nominator set for you.
3. Create 11 questions for the people you nominate.
4. Choose 11 other blogs with fewer than 200 followers to nominate and link them in your post.
5. You cannot "tag back" the other blog, but leave a comment on this post with URL of your Liebster post so I can learn more about you and see who you nominate.

Eleven random things about me:
1. Baking goodies for my family makes me happy.
2. I love being surrounded by books, but never seem to have time to read them.
3. I am at peace when I cuddle my two dogs, Bella and Zoie.
4. I want to retire to the woods of Maine as soon as possible.
5. Pinterest is my latest obsession.
6. I am a big country music fan.
7.I need a personal assistant and a professional organizer.
8. I am interested in hearing from other educators who have adopted or provided legal guardianship for children.   (My youngest child, now 17, was a former student of mine.)
9. I have been married for 24 years.
10. Christmas is my favorite time of year.
11. I am blessed to work with the best bunch of people on the planet. 




The Answers to the Questions I was Asked

1. How long have you been teaching?   14 years
2. What is your favorite children's book?  Oh so many... I am a huge fan of Patricia Polacco.  I enjoy reading The Witches, by Roald Dahl aloud to my students every October.  It is fun to hear them whispering to one another, as they look for witchy signs in their teacher. 
3. What is the mascot of your alma mater?  the Anchorman
4. What is something that you wish you could do better? mind-reading :)
5.  How do you like to exercise? walks with my hubby out in nature
6. What is your favorite song? "Gunpowder and Lead" by Miranda Lambert (Makes me seem like a bad-..., but not really.)
7. How long have you been blogging? one month
8. What is on your Christmas list this year? the Edie bag by  Vera Bradley
9. Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram? Facebook is the only one I have experienced, but I am not a fan.
10. What item do you wish you had for your classroom? a clone :)
11. What is your guilty pleasure food or meal? I am a huge chocoholic and a carnivore.  Filet with garlic mashed potatoes is my big indulgence. 

My Eleven Questions for Nominees: 

1. Do you use blogging in your classroom?
2. How long have you been teaching?
3. What was your first job?
4. How would you like people to remember you?
5. Who was your favorite teacher and what qualities did he or she possess?
6. Share a favorite quote.
7. How do you manage stress?
8. What is your favorite game?
9. Mistletoe or Menorah?
10. Share one tip with new teachers.  
11. Why did you choose teaching for your career? 

My Nominees:

http://wordnerdinthird.blogspot.com

http://readingacrossthespectrum.blogspot.com

http://www.mrsseiber.blogspot.com/

http://esleld.blogspot.com/

http://2ndgradesnapshots.blogspot.com/

http://learningwish.wordpress.

http://theteachingfactor.wordpress.com

http://maclovingrepublican.blogspot.com/

http://www.learnmemusic.com/

http://teachingthird.blogspot.com/

http://drowninginpaperclips.blogspot.com/