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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Versatile Blogger Award


Thank you to all the blogging friends who sent this award to me. I am just so busy with school, blogging, and the daily stuff of life that I have not listed seven things you might find interesting about me:

1. I have been married to the same man since I was 21 years old. We met at the beach in a hurricane and it was love at first sight. (corny but true). We have been married for 37 years and he thinks I am the best teacher in the world. Yes, he is a bit delusional but I love his pride in me! He's a dentist.


2. My husband and I raised two daughters who are both attorneys and we still shake our heads and ask ourselves why. However one is an adjunct professor at Brown and the other ran a tutorial program in Chicago's inner city. Hummm, not teachers? My mom was a teacher, my sister, and so was my grandmother. I think this is in my genetic code.


3. I am originally from Baltimore, Maryland and met my 2 best friends in middle school where I sat between them in science class. Both of them are male. 


4. My favorite movie in the world is I Am Sam and I cried so much during the movie that my husband was desperate to take me home. If you have never seen this rent it and brace yourself. I love it because all the music is from the Beatles and during the first half of my career I was a special education teacher (2 credentials). It was a wonderful story. So... I cry easily but love sad movies.


5.When the girls were little I designed children's clothing and sold it to a boutique. I could not keep up with the orders and finally gave it up. One day when I walked into my classroom (private school) most of the children in the class were wearing something I had designed. I made tie dyed clothing and machine appliqued designs on top. Yup, those were the days my friend.  I also love to quilt!


6. I love... coffee (drink it all day), bagels, peanut butter, and pizza. None of those things love me! I fight weight issues all the time. So I have to work out. I introduced my personal trainer to an assistant principal in my district because I knew they would fall in love with each other and they did! They are getting married this June and they are perfect for each other. How cute is that!


7. I am a district trainer but every time I do a presentation I feel sick to my stomach and feel like I am going to die. I am so anxious that I will waste someone's valuable time but I love being with my "peeps." I love kindergarten teachers more than any other group of people. Seriously, they are generous, warm, loving, and smart. You can pick them out of a group of people in a second. 

7 comments:

Mary said...

Oh no! I just linked this over to you without realizing you just wrote about it. Oh well! Thanks so much for all of the inspiration.

Mary
Adventures in Kindergarten

Unknown said...

Thanks for sharing Fran - it is fun to "meet" you online and learn more about you! Thanks for all you do!

Colleen said...

Yes, thanks for sharing a little bit more about yourself. It's fun to know we have more in common than just teaching kindergarten!

Allison said...

Thank you for always inspiring me. I just gave you the I Heart Your Blog award on my site. Have a great day!

Cindy said...

Fran,
Nice to learn a little bit more about you! What a talented lady you are! ;-)
Thanks for sharing!

Meredith said...

I love who you are!

Mrs. Glennon's Beach Buddies said...

Fran-
I downloaded the kindergarten word wall student cards and I just wanted to find out more information about them. When you get a chance could you please let me know? Thanks so much! Love your blog!!!
It is so exciting to look through everything!