Kylie at
Our Worldwide Classroom is hosting a new blog hop, and the first theme is getting to know you, so I decided to hop along! You can read the details of the blog hop
here. Please click on that link and read about it, because Kylie explains it better than I can! You can read about how the MckLinky blog hop works
here. You can read about this week's theme (and read Kylie's post)
here! Hopefully this all makes sense...it's all new to me!
Getting to Know Me:
I'm supposed to put a picture on of myself. Wow, I was sure I had some recent ones, but I discovered that in most of my recent pics, I'm either in a group or wearing sunglasses! I delete the terrible pics of myself, which takes care of the largest percentage of them. This one is from last May--sorry it's the best I could do!
What can I say? I'm 38, married 10 years, mother of 3 awesome kids, homeschool teacher, former elementary teacher, missionary living in the UK, from Missouri, and I'm short (barely 5'2"). I spend most of my time homeschooling (what else?), and I spend more time than my husband likes me to on facebook and blogger. I love to travel, and I've seen quite a bit of England and Wales, a bit of Scotland, and I've been to Switzerland (10th anniversary trip) and Netherlands (via France and Belgium). I also love photography and wish for a better camera and photography lessons. I like cats, but I don't have any (I did in America). I love to find good deals at yard sales and charity shops. I also enjoy antique malls, used-book stores, and small town auctions. I love playing games, anything from Scrabble to Wii to Yoville, but I'm not any good at sports. I like museums, sheep dog trials, IMAX, picnics, castles, gardens, mountains, camping, Hello Kitty, and Silver Dollar City (in Branson). I'm addicted to buttery popcorn, homemade chocolate chip cookies, garlic bread, garden-fresh tomatoes, and Willy Wonka candy (but not on the same plate). I'm a fan of Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis, and Tolkien, whether book or movie. I like history, geography, weather, and rocks. The Lake District in England is one my most favorite places to be. Though I enjoy England, I'm actually quite homesick at the moment and can't wait until our next visit to my tiny hometown in the Ozarks. I have a giraffe collection. I'm crazy about children's books, and I dream of writing someday. I regularly watch Andy Griffith reruns on our DVD collection. This is a very random sort of post! Hope I'm not boring anybody! I enjoy the life God gave me, and I feel very blessed! Anything else you want to know, just ask!
