Tag

I'm learning that bloggers (do I really belong to that group?) play a game called "Meme" and tag people to write about themselves. I guess I'm it, so here goes:

Ten Years Ago:
I was a junior in high school. I was on the varsity volleyball team, an officer in Student Council, president of the National Honor Society, and co-editor of the yearbook. That all looked great on college applications, but it sounds a lot better if you don't know that there were only 32 people in my graduating class. I spent that summer (as well as the previous two) on a mission trip to Bolivia.

Things on My To-Do List Today:
Today was pretty easy. My evil to-do list days are usually Monday and Tuesday, when I have all my curriculum planning and prep, as well as children's ministry prep for the week and work for my dad to do. Since today was my birthday, I mostly took the day off to spend with Isaac. I woke up early, prepared my classroom, and taught this morning. That was pretty much all I did that was useful.

Three of My Bad Habits:
1. I am very lazy. Once I sit down on the couch, it's very hard to make me get up. Isaac and Ellie fetch me the phone, drinks, and whatever else I need.
2. I spend too much time on "me-time," reading, messing around on the computer, etc.
3. I wear pajamas whenever I'm at home. If I'm not going anywhere until afternoon, I don't get dressed until then.

If I Suddenly Become a Billionaire:
Isaac and I actually spend a lot of time talking about this, because he firmly believes that his job will eventually make us very prosperous. First, we would take care of the basics: tithing and paying off our mortgage. Next, we would upgrade to a bigger house and cars that don't have almost 200,000 miles each. Third, we would give generously. Isaac is incredibly generous. He wants to retire his mother, pay his grandparents' assisted living/nursing home expenses, and lots of other things. I would buy beautiful storage and organizing things for our new house and keep it beautifully with the help of a housecleaner!

Five Jobs I've Had:
1. Personal Care Assistant (PCA) for a fully dependent 14-year-old girl
2. Parks and Recreations Staff for the city of Brooklyn Park: this involved running day camps and coaching every PeeWee sport imaginable - basketball, soccer, golf, teeball, and "sports sampler"
3. Coaching JO (Junior Olympic) volleyball (a 14-and-under girls' team)
4. Writing Tutor for Hamline University
5. Preschool Teacher

Five Things People Don't Know About Me:
1. I love to pound on the piano and sing Phantom of the Opera at the top of my lungs
2. I have three brown freckles on my upper arm in the shape of a perfect equilateral triangle
3. I'm pregnant.
4. I was awarded Best Offensive Player in volleyball my junior year, which my dad calls "Most Offensive Player." I won MVP my senior year.
5. I like to gently bite Isaac's nose and ears during conversations with him (he does not like this as much as I do)

I'm going to "tag" my friend Lynn and my friend Jen Norman. Have fun, girls!