ABCs of Me: Favorite Things
Author: L.M. Montgomery - she made me fall in love with reading by introducing me to Anne of Green Gables. As a teenager, I spent an entire summer bingeing on her books. I read every novel she wrote. I would start one in the morning and only put it down long enough to get food.
Book: My favorite book is The Silver Chalice written in 1953 by Thomas Costain. My dad encouraged me to read it during high school, and I have read it three times...and am seriously considering picking it up again. It is a historical fiction novel set in the times of the early church. It is about a young artist who is commissioned to create a casing for the cup that Christ used during the Lord's supper. He has the opportunity to meet all the apostles as he travels from Jerusalem to Rome.
Candy: I love M&Ms.
Drink: Tea, hot or cold
Era of History: I am drawn to the classic eras of the 40s & 50s. I love the fashion and the music.
Fictional Character: Sherlock Holmes. I reread his stories over and over. His wit is so dry.
Genre of Music: It is difficult for me to have a favorite because I'm surrounded with all types being a music teacher. It also depends on my mood. I can always listen to Big Band/Swing; I love the harmonies of Bluegrass; Pop/Rock helps energize me; classical/art music makes me smarter; Christian praise songs & hymns help me lose myself in worship.
Holiday: Christmas, hands down.
Ice cream flavor: Blue Bell Lemon Custard
Joke: "What's brown and sticky?"A stick. (My students tell this one all the time and it cracks me up.)
Keepsake: I have my Great-Grandma Kate's (whom I'm named after) copy of Anne of Green Gables.
Leisure activity: Taking photographs of lovely things
Movie: The Sound of Music - I have other favorites, but this is my life-long love.
Noise: A cat's purr...pure contentment
Olympic Sport: Winter - Ice Skating and Skiing. Summer - gymnastics and diving
Poem: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Quote: I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. - C. S. Lewis
Restaurant: Any place that has amazing salsa
Smell: Fall (cloves and cinnamon)
Television Show: Northern Exposure
Utensil: a spoon...for ice cream, of course
Vacation spot: Anywhere out west
Way to waste time: playing problem solving or puzzle games
X-tra Curricular activity: The Troupe, the drama company I created with my friend Lori Miller. We have had so much fun over the last 10 years writing and producing plays.
Yearly event: the spring music program that I produce at my school. It changes based on the theme I select every year. I always keep it a secret from my students until its time to begin rehearsals - the anticipation drives them nuts. And I always announce it in a very dramatic and entertaining way (for example, for one of our pop shows, I dressed up like Cindy Lauper and sang "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" during morning assembly) Shows I've done: Spring theme, Making A Difference (character-based theme), Western, 60s-80s Pop, 50s, Broadway, Roam Around the World, Road Trip across America, Current Pop, and a salute to the 60s (for my school's 60th anniversary).
Zoo animal: I could watch the monkeys for hours.
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