Monday, January 18, 2010

Ten Things


I realized today I forgot to share ten things about me when I was thanking Helen Ginger for honoring me with the One Lovely Blog award. I'm not sure my life is so interesting but here goes.

1. I am one of 7 children and now have 6 of my own. I love a crowd at Thanksgiving.

2. I coached my third son's little league team and those boys still call me coach even though they're freshmen in college now.

3. I grew up on a dairy farm and often rose at 4:00 AM many days to milk the cows.

4. One of my very favorite hobbies is doing jigsaw puzzles, the tougher the better.

5. I bake bread at least once per week. I'm always experimenting with different ingredients.

6. I've been a high school teacher for nearly 30 years. Yes, I'm counting the days until I retire.

7. I keep my fingernails cut very short because I can't type with nails.

8. My favorite candy is swedish fish. (I don't care that much for chocolate.)

9. My grandfather was a bootlegger during prohibition.

10. I have a sister who lives in Forks, WA.


Sometimes writers only share things with each other about the craft and our careers. So now you all know a little bit more about me. Nothing worth blackmailing me for.

4 comments:

Jemi Fraser said...

Great list! What in the world are swedish fish??

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

LOL. Swedish fish are little red gummy fish. Very very yummy and all sugar.

Helen Ginger said...

I love that those little leaguers still call you coach, cuz. I call you cuz because my grandfather was a bootlegger too. Oh, the stories he told!

Helen
Straight From Hel

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

I'll call you, cuz, too, Helen. My dad and uncles had endless tales about my grandfather. I remember the policeman who did my driver's test knew my grandpa and had much admiration for the old outlaw.