Susan, although she thinks she doesn't remember well, tagged me so herewith are my answers to the latest tagging.
By the way, not because I'm lazy -- I am -- but because I don't want to leave anyone out who might want to play, consider this as being tagged! Let me know you've played in the comments so I can go read about you on your blog.
Simply answer the questions and then tag others as you desire.
1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
In 1998 we were living in my parents’ home while they traveled around the country visiting all the places they had dreamed of when considering retirement years. We were homeschooling our two oldest daughters (our youngest wasn’t born yet) and trying to get connected in this town we grew up in. We had layers and layers of friends and acquaintances here, but not in our newer role as a family who homeschooled. The fact that we continued to homeschool after moving back from Arizona was a curiosity to many friends and family, thus the need to find those other connections. We also were becoming reacquainted with the political landscape and began volunteering at the Republican office at the insistence of our oldest daughter, who, at the time was 9. That same daughter also persuaded us to volunteer for a governor’s campaign. We traveled around Colorado extensively as we studied the history of it.
2. What are 5 things on my to-do list for today (in no particular order)?
a. Finish up on my transcripts/record-keeping workshop for the seminars coming up later this month
b. Begin and hopefully finish my portfolios/resumes workshop for the last seminar of the month
c. Lay-out an action plan for the Homeschool Fair the first weekend in August and begin to make those contacts
d. Read aloud another few chapters of _Swiss Family Robinson_ with my youngest
e. Finish organizing the various mountains and foothills of paper that are laying around the living room after being collected from around the house the last weekend
3. Snacks I enjoy:
sunflower seeds
fruit smoothies
4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire (in no particular order):
This is a dangerous idea because I enjoy considering how to spend money!
*Buy a house for my family
*Buy a new car or two or three
*Travel with my family near and far
*Make it possible for my older sister to retire in comfort
*Get my in-laws a maid and a cook, and help them live more comfortably
*Help our friend fund his seminary tuition
*Help fund the upgrading of our church to include a bathroom upstairs for all the elderly we have in our congregation who cannot go down the stairs
*Help fund things like Pirate Christian radio stations, Higher Things
*Help fund the widows’ fund with CHEC
I could go on-- a billion dollars is a lot to spend!
5. Places I have lived:
Japan – Fukuoka Prefector on the island of Kyushu (this is on the northwest part of the island, as a reference, Nagasaki, known for its production of fine china and the second atomic bomb site in WWII, is on the southwest part of the island)
Montana – Great Falls
Colorado – Colorado Springs, Fort Collins
Arizona – Phoenix and Black Canyon City
6. Jobs I have had:
*In jr. hi and hi sch. I babysat A LOT!
*In hi sch. and college I helped process cadets into the AFA by giving shots from a “gun” (gave them 4 or 5 shots at one time) and helped to make certain that all their paperwork was in order. I also filled in for those fellows who didn’t have a girlfriend to take the manners class in their senior year.
*In college I was a census taker. This was hard because the college town I lived in had a huge migrant population that spoke Spanish, and I did not. It was frustrating and there wasn’t any way to make it better because the supervisor just plain old didn’t care.
*I worked (and lived) on top of Pikes Peak one summer and was the manager in the hand-made jewelry department.
*I was a “party” waitress at the AFA Officers Club, which meant I was part of the wait staff that served special functions like swearing-ins, retirement parties, promotion parties, wedding receptions, birthday parties, anniversary parties, etc. This was a very fun job! I like it a lot! Got paid well too!
*I was a phlebotomist for a while in a blood bank after I dropped out of college. I did not like this job.
*Then I became a legal secretary and was working towards being a paralegal. I enjoyed this job, but sometimes the cases were hard to let go of and the outcomes were upsetting.
*Then I became a medical secretary and worked in the front office of a chief of staff at a local hospital.
*Now, I work as an editor of a homeschool publication, and as a leader liaison where we (my husband and I do this together) mentor and teach leaders about leadership issues, and I teach seminars on homeschooling your children through high school.
*And yea, I’m still teaching two kids at home.
*Recently I've added Medical Receptionist to my jobs as I work part-time in the same physicians office I worked in before.
7. People I would like to know more about (in no particular order):
I would love to go to a Higher Things conference and get to know the Loopers there better. Even when the conference was in Colorado Springs in ’07 we couldn’t afford to go… (whine!)
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December 1, 2007
Tagged AGAIN!
This is a lovely, lovely tag and one I will not complain about no matter what you call it!
Our second daughter, K, had gotten up in the middle of the night to play with what Santa had left. She had the dolly's diaper off... and she ransacked through the stocking which is in a big red heap there. Then she crawled inside the doll's playpen and fell asleep! Isn't that just adorable?
You are supposed to share your three favorite Christmas memories, no matter if they are uplifting, silly, odd or what have you. I have so enjoyed reading other people's memories, and my sentimental side is definitely showing!
I'll go in order of occurance.
1. When I was seven, we went to the sportsman club my dad was president of for their annual Christmas dinner. (This was not a mystery meat night, thankfully!) After the meal Santa came, and that was a good inticement for the children to finish their meals! Something I had noticed but not made mention of to anyone was that after each Christmas meal at the sportsman's club, my dad would excuse himself on some pretense of business he had to attend to. Each child was called by name to come up and sit upon Santa's lap. When I was called, I went and and I was so happy to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what I wanted for Christmas. Then he gave me my present and told me to be a good girl and to go back to my mommy. When I got back to my mother, I was so excited! I ran into her arms and hugged her and told her that Santa had a ring just like daddy's! Well, as you might have already guessed, my dad was Santa all those years. He did not wear his ring again while playing Santa.
Now -- a little twist to this is... my husband's father belonged to the sportman's club too. My husband remembers sitting on Santa's lap at those Christmas parties. Years later, after we were married, my husband joked with us that he had asked Santa for me as his wife.
My husband and I had so many opportunities to know each other before we "met" when we were 22-years old. My mom and his dad worked together in civil service at the Air Force Academy, both our dads belonged to the same sportsman club, and we both attended the same junior high school (that's what they were called back then) for two years. However, we didn't meet until we were 22.
2. My next memory is from our first Christmas in Arizona. What a culture shock! It didn't even feel like Christmas to me. Where were the evergreens? Why did people put lights on their cacti? Where was the chilly weather and possibly snow? How could anyone feel the Christmas spirit in this summerish atmosphere?
Having moved to Arizona in pursuit of furthering my husband's career with a start-up company (the owner promised us the moon and stars and all I have to say about that is GET IT IN WRITING FOLKS! As far as business is concerned, always get it in writing!) So, here we were in a strange place, a strange state and a strange climate. Hubby was working upwards of 70-hours a week. I was determined that our Christmas would be the best ever! We had our first two daughters then, and they were happy little things, aged 5 and 3. Christmas eve we spent together as a family and did the traditional putting out of the cookies and milk with a note for Santa. Then off to bed the girls went, with "sugar plums dancing in their heads." In the middle of the night I got up to use the restroom and then went to check on the girls who shared a room. Between our rooms was the living room. And what did I find there?
Our second daughter, K, had gotten up in the middle of the night to play with what Santa had left. She had the dolly's diaper off... and she ransacked through the stocking which is in a big red heap there. Then she crawled inside the doll's playpen and fell asleep! Isn't that just adorable?
3. This is my favorite Christmas memory, and it just happened last year! It still makes me well-up with huge tears everytime I even think of it!
After the roller coaster of emotion associated with unemployment for over three-years, my husband was blessed with a job two days before the "official" foreclosure of our dream home, which we joyously owned for seven years. It wasn't enough time and he didn't make nearly enough for us to keep the house. So we had to move out on 9/11/06. To make things worse, we had the house up for sale hoping to salvage something for the mortgage company and something of our credit rating. The sale fell through the day before we were to sign the papers, and so we had to move out in 4-days. We had made arrangements with the buyers to stay at the house for another few weeks. We got in high gear packing and many of our friends came to help us. What a blessing they all were! They wrapped items with care and helped us move things we could not move by ourselves with my hubby at work. We had no place to go and were planning on living in a 20-year old motor home until we found a place. Much of our belongings had to be packed to be stored. We found a place and moved in at the end of October.
Roll ahead to two months to December 2006. In the process of all that chaos somehow we lost our youngest daughter's most beloved toys, her Krystal Princesses (she had twelve of them and they had all their original accessories and condo units, that's what she called their snow domes) and Liddle Kiddles. They were all together in a blue airline bag. Ever since R was a baby she has played with and enjoyed tiny things. Krystal Princesses were her sisters' and could not be replaced as they are no longer manufactured. It's the same deal with Liddle Kiddles, some of which were mine as a child (they were my favorite toy) and some were her sisters'. On top of everything else we lost, this was just too much for my mommy's heart to take. R grieved so much for them, and I grieved for her loss. I am bawling just typing this out.
On Christmas Eve last year we found a package on our snow-covered front porch. Whomever left it there had to have been awfully sneaky and quiet as our dogs usually announce anyone who even passes by our house. But there was this big package and it was addressed to "To R from Santa."
We had absolutely no idea who had left it. And because of the unexpected nature of it, I went ahead and let R open it right away. It was filled with Liddle Kiddles and some Polly Pockets (the tiny ones). I have never (and I don't expect I ever will again) seen such a happy child! It was such a wonderful surprise and we had no idea who had done it!
It took over six long months to discover who had blessed us so! I have never felt such joy than when R received that gift.
Now, whom shall I tag... how about Glenda, and John, and Elizabeth, and Kelly, of course, and Barb, and Kristi and whomever else wants to do it. BUT, please if you do, leave me a comment so I'll know to go check out your blog, ok? THANKS!
October 18, 2007
Tagged
Cheryl tagged me! I'm supposed to share 7 true things about me, and then link back to Cheryl and tag 7 new people and leave them a comment on their blog about it. However, I refuse to call this a meme.
Hmmmm... what do I want to share on the internet that is true about myself. This could be scary.
1. I think that Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" is a homeschool anthem.
2. I laugh maliciously when people stub their toes, even if those people are my children. This is something I inherited from my mother who did the exact same thing -- laugh maliciously when people stubbed their toes. However, the biggest side-splitter for both my mom and I is when someone "spreads their toes" by running into a chair leg or something else that can seperate their toes.
3. When I was younger, I was a great disco dancer! Perhaps this is where my children have inherited something from me as they love to swing dance, which in some regards is similar to disco dancing.
4. I have an overactive sense of humor and when something gets me laughing I often laugh until I can no longer breathe. This causes all of my family to laugh along with me.
5. I am obsessed with color coordinating my day-timer. Since I work three part-time jobs, and am a homeschool support group leader, as well as trying to direct the education of my children, I assign colors of pens and folders to each group, regular activity and child. For instance, each child has a different color of pen that I write their activities down in my day-timer with. All of the activities for church are done in orange. All my responsibilities and duties for CHEC are done in "CHEC green" which is similar to a dark turquoise. Etc. etc.
6. I get claustrophobic when there is too much clutter around. Then we must clean immediately.
7. I try often to throw away, or give away, items that are no longer useful to us. Holey socks and underwear for example. My husband has learned about my devious ways to dispose of said things and he checks the trash before it is hauled away to ensure I haven't thrown away the holey Chicago Bears socks. The best way I found to dispose of such items was in the diaper genie, but since we haven't had diapers around here in quite a while, I've had to resort to other methods.
Let's see... who to tag. I'm gonna tag John since he hasn't blogged since September. And my daughter, S. And my other daughter, K. I'm tagging Kathy who has beautiful background music on her blog, and has been pondering the sometimes lonely world of being Lutheran and homeschooling. I'm tagging the Funny Farm because her sense of humor is always a lift when I visit her blog. Susan's thoughtful posts always make me ponder them long after I've read them, so I'm curious as to what she would share with this tag. And Elizabeth, whose Muddy Boots are really muddy sneakers, has a variety of posts that usually make me smile.
Hmmmm... what do I want to share on the internet that is true about myself. This could be scary.
1. I think that Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" is a homeschool anthem.
2. I laugh maliciously when people stub their toes, even if those people are my children. This is something I inherited from my mother who did the exact same thing -- laugh maliciously when people stubbed their toes. However, the biggest side-splitter for both my mom and I is when someone "spreads their toes" by running into a chair leg or something else that can seperate their toes.
3. When I was younger, I was a great disco dancer! Perhaps this is where my children have inherited something from me as they love to swing dance, which in some regards is similar to disco dancing.
4. I have an overactive sense of humor and when something gets me laughing I often laugh until I can no longer breathe. This causes all of my family to laugh along with me.
5. I am obsessed with color coordinating my day-timer. Since I work three part-time jobs, and am a homeschool support group leader, as well as trying to direct the education of my children, I assign colors of pens and folders to each group, regular activity and child. For instance, each child has a different color of pen that I write their activities down in my day-timer with. All of the activities for church are done in orange. All my responsibilities and duties for CHEC are done in "CHEC green" which is similar to a dark turquoise. Etc. etc.
6. I get claustrophobic when there is too much clutter around. Then we must clean immediately.
7. I try often to throw away, or give away, items that are no longer useful to us. Holey socks and underwear for example. My husband has learned about my devious ways to dispose of said things and he checks the trash before it is hauled away to ensure I haven't thrown away the holey Chicago Bears socks. The best way I found to dispose of such items was in the diaper genie, but since we haven't had diapers around here in quite a while, I've had to resort to other methods.
Let's see... who to tag. I'm gonna tag John since he hasn't blogged since September. And my daughter, S. And my other daughter, K. I'm tagging Kathy who has beautiful background music on her blog, and has been pondering the sometimes lonely world of being Lutheran and homeschooling. I'm tagging the Funny Farm because her sense of humor is always a lift when I visit her blog. Susan's thoughtful posts always make me ponder them long after I've read them, so I'm curious as to what she would share with this tag. And Elizabeth, whose Muddy Boots are really muddy sneakers, has a variety of posts that usually make me smile.
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