Ten Things I Found on the Floor

Is your floor as messy as mine? Probably not, unless you have 4 kids home with you all day!

This is the SECOND time I've swept the kitchen/dining room floors today and it's not even 5pm!

Anyway, here is what I found, other than dirt. :-)

1 - Bandaid stuck to the floor (blech, except that it was probably brand new. @@)
2 - tiny silver earring
3 - red Jumbo Cuisenaire rod
4 - some odd blue plastic part
5 - 3 rubber stamps
6 - empty plastic cup
7 - broccoli
8 - a red die (dice, ya know)
9 - large piece of paper all folded up
10 - photograph

Also a dirty spoon on one of the chairs.

Oh yeah, I need a maid!

Ten Exercises I Enjoy

Ok, maybe 'enjoy' is too strong a word. How about Ten Exercises I Don't Hate? :-)

1 - Rollerskating (went today with the kids - FUN!)
2 - Walking (especially with headphones)
3 - Swimming
4 - Aerobic Dancing
5 - Step Aerobics
6 - Coaching Soccer (Ok, I can just barely tolerate this, but it counts, right?)
7 - Bicycling (well, I used to like it!)


Ok, I can't come up with ten. LOL

So, I will put 3 more I'd like to learn.

8 - Pilates
9 - Rollerblading (not quite the same as rollerskating, is it?)
10 - Bungee Jumping (no, not really! LOL But I couldn't think of another!)

I'm a sort of sedentary person. Does it show? hee hee

Ten Things I Like About My Job

I am an Adult Education Instructor for the local intermediate school district.

I teach 2 classes:
GED Language Arts (Reading and Writing)
PreGED Language Arts and Math (students who need to improve test scores to enter GED classes)

1 - The pay is excellent for a part time job!
2 - Working with adults is very rewarding. Many of them work diligently to attain their goals.
3 - It's only 15 minutes from home.
4 - I get to write my own lesson plans.
5 - I can get a substitute easily if I need one.
6 - I have some input into the nights I want to work.
7 - I only work 2 evenings a week.
8 - I like to give tests and correct essays, and I get to do a lot of that.
9 - I can use one of the computer labs whenever I need to.
10 - The computers at work have high-speed internet. ;-)

Ten Sports Movies for Non-Sports-Lovers

I am definitely not a sports enthusiast. About the only sport I watch is soccer, when my own kids are playing. I didn't even watch the Olympics the last time around. However, here is a list of sports movies that even a non-sports fan like myself would love.

1 - Miracle
2 - The Replacements
3 - Rudy
4 - Remember the Titans
5 - Radio
6 - Chariots of Fire
7 - Cool Runnings
8 - Hoosiers
9 - The Rookie
10 - Bend it Like Beckham

Ten Local Birds I Can Identify

Can you identify 10 birds in your area? I can! If you can't, you could give it a try! David (age 10) is interested in bird watching all of a sudden.

American Robin
Blue Jay
Red Winged Blackbird
Northern Cardinal
Purple Finch
Black-Capped Chickadee
Downy Woodpecker
Red-tailed Hawk
American Goldfinch
Eastern Bluebird

I know some of their songs too.

Maybe these links will help you if you'd like to learn.
http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/infocenter.html
http://www.birding.com/Bird_Identification.asp

Also the Peterson Field Guide of Eastern Birds is a favorite at our house.

Ten Easter Activities

1 -Color eggs
2 - Egg Hunt
3 - Make Resurrection Cookies http://www.annieshomepage.com/resurrectioncookies.html
4 - Buy Easter outfits
5 - Jellybean hunt indoors
6 - Watch the Jesus movie or He Is Risen
(latter is from Nest Entertainment http://www.nestfamily.com/store/product_detail.asp?productID=HR)
7 - Read the Easter Story (of Jesus' resurrection from the dead)
8 - Open the Resurrection Eggs
http://www.gospelcom.net/growingtogether/1999/03/index-03-10-1999.html
9 - Give children an Easter basket
10 - Attend church on Easter Sunday (Some churches have special services during Easter Week als0.)

What does your family do for Easter that is unique or helps you to celebrate Jesus' resurrection?

Ten Female Authors

Ten female authors whose new books I read as soon as I can!

Diana Gabaldon
Diane Mott Davidson
Janet Evanovich
Joanne Fluke
Jan Karon
Francine Rivers
Ann Rule
Tess Gerrittsen
Sue Grafton
Anna Quindlen

new find - Sophie Kinsella!

Ten Websites I Visit Daily

www.netzero.net (only because it is my ISP and my landing page)

www.theonering.net (to keep up on Lord of the Rings news)

www.weather.com (to check my local forecast)

www.imdb.com (to look up actors and movies)

www.niffercoo.blogspot.com (Jen's blog)

another friend's private blog

www.club-keanu.com (to catch up on Keanu news)

www.groups.yahoo.com (to manage all my groups and approve members and posts)

www.christiantolkienfans.com (my website)

www.google.com (my favorite search engine, where I can find answers to almost anything)

Not counting my own blogs, of course.... :-)

What websites do YOU like to visit?

Ten Curriculum Items I'd Like to Examine

Ten Curriculum Items I'd Like to Examine

Shurley English
Rosetta Stone
Choreganizers
Keepers of the Faith
K-6 Journal Writing for Christian Youth from lovetolearn.net
Further Up and Further In
Learning with the Movies
Thames and Kosmos science kits from timberdoodle.com
Literary Lessons from Lord of the Rings
Christian Kids Explore Biology

Oh man, that just scratches the surface!

I'd love to hear if you have used any of these, or please feel free to add your OWN List of 10 in the comments section!

10 Inspirational Movies for Educators

I saw this list on a calendar at work and it gave me the seed of an idea for a new blog.

I'm going to post lists of ten things. Not a David Letterman kind of list, but something more substantial.

Anyway, I didn't compile this list, but here it is just the same, as it was the inspiration for this blog.

Ten Inspirational Movies for Educators

Stand and Deliver*
Dangerous Minds*
Lean on Me
Mr. Holland's Opus*
Dead Poet's Society
To Sir With Love
The Miracle Worker*
Renaissance Man
Music of the Heart
The Karate Kid*

list comes from Melissa Kelly at www.712educators.about.com

*indicates movies I have seen

I've only seen half of these! I guess I have some movies to add to my Netflix queue! Comments are welcomed. :-)