Lin Z. Bee

1. Where did you meet? Jon’s niece, Chloe, was a student in my class and when she came to parent-teacher conference with her mom (Jon’s sister), they got my number and gave it to Jon.  He called later that day!

2. How long did you date before you got married? 5 months

3. How long have you been married? 2 years, 2 months and 2 days.

4. What does he do that surprises you? He will wake up early on Saturday mornings and clean the whole house so that I can sleep in.  So sweet!

5. What is your favorite feature of his? Everything! If I had to chose just one, it would be his eyes. He has gorgeous eyes that I get lost in every time I look at him. I sometimes catch him looking at me and it gives me goose bumps.

6. What is your favorite quality of his? His sense of humor. Jon is hilarious!

7. Does he have a nickname for you? Yes…

8. What is his favorite color? Orange

9. What is his favorite food? Salisbury Steak and cheesecake

10. What is his favorite sport? Football

11. When and where was your first kiss? It wasn’t for a few weeks…but it was at my doorstep.

12. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? We love to go out to eat and watch movies together.

13. Do you have any children? Not yet but I know we will someday.

14. Does he have a hidden talent? Jonny is an AMAZING cook!  He can follow recipes or just throw things together and it always tastes delicious.

15. How old is he? 26

16. Who said I love you first? He did.

17. Whats his favorite type of music? Instrumental and Bluegrass/Country

18. What do you admire most about him? Jon is such a hard worker. He wakes up at 4:30 a.m. to put in a full day at work (a job he doesn’t even like), goes to school for 3 hours after that, comes home and helps cook dinner, clean, and run errands, and then sometime around 10:00 he finally gets to relax and wind down.  The most admirable part is that he does it without complaining.  He always puts me first even if he is exhausted.

19. Do you think he will read this? I can guarantee it!

I Tag: Aubrey DeGraw, Bethann Wagner, Katie Phelps, Marcee Phelps… Have fun!

Mary’s father has five daughters:  Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono, and…

What is the name of the fifth daughter?

Very tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head only .
Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it..

Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000 . Now add 30.
Add another 1000 . Now add 20 . Now add another 1000
Now add 10 . What is the total?

Today was the first day of kindergarten!  I have to be honest…I was quite nervous.  This is the first year I have ever felt this way.  I think I was scared of keeping control of 56, no-make that 58 now, 5 year olds…not to mention remembering all of their names!  After everyone got there and we got going I felt much better.  I have the most adorable students.  I would post pictures of them if I could, but I can’t, so I won’t.  They are so excited about school and some even asked for homework today.  It is the FIRST day and they want homework!  Holy cow!  I just hope I can keep up that enthusiasm and excitement!

Well, it is that time again…back to school!  I am excited but quite stressed out because I have 54 students this year.  Ahh!  Thursday was our open house and I got to meet all my new little kindergarteners!  They are adorable.  It was also fun because students from past years always come and visit.  I miss them!  I’m also stressed because my prinicipal asked me to be team leader this year and it has taken up a lot of time already.  It is like a second full time job.  So, if you don’t see or hear from me much, you’ll know why.

The BEST two years of my life!  Love ya Jonny!

1. Pick up the nearest book to you (one of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.

“I’ll have that someday, thought Peter.  Someone who’ll kiss me goodbye at the door.  Or maybe just someone to put a blindfold over my head before they shoot me.”

(That comes from Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card…just in case you were wondering)

I tag:  Jon (cuz he LOVES books), Katie, Marcee, Aubrey and Sarah.  Have fun!

No, not the lonely, depressed kind of blue.  Blue, as in the color blue.  I was bored so I took a color personality test online that tells you what your favorite color says about you:

Blue is an emotional color. People with a blue personality stay inside themselves and do not trust people very much. They watch every move others make. Pale shades of blue show someone who wants everything in order. Their closet is immaculate. As blue moves to the deeper end of color, it becomes more moody and shows it.
People who prefer this color frequently use their emotions to make decisions. They are also easily affected by the moods of those around them. They sometimes expect you to feel down whenever they are. Showing signs of co-dependency, they need you to be by their side experiencing their feelings.

I don’t really think that describes me very well.  What do you think?  I promise I’m not a stalker! I do like the part about “wanting everything in order” though.  That is definitely true!

The Good Napkins

My mother taught me to read when I was four years old (her first mistake). One day, I was in the bathroom and noticed one of the cabinet doors was ajar. I read the box in the cabinet. I then asked my mother why she was keeping ‘napkins’ in the bathroom. Didn’t they belong in the kitchen?

Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary facts, she told me that those were for ‘special occasions’(her second mistake). Now fast forward a few months….It’s Thanksgiving Day, and my folks are leaving to pick up my uncle and his wife for dinner. Mom had assignments for all of us while they were gone. Mine was to set the table.

When they returned, my uncle came in first and immediately burst into laughter. Next came his wife who gasped, then began giggling. Next came my father, who roared with laughter. Then came Mom, who almost died of embarrassment when she saw each place setting on the table with a ‘special occasion’ Kotex napkin at each plate, with the fork carefully arranged on top. I had even tucked the little tails in so they didn’t hang off the edge!! My mother asked me why I used these and, of course, my response sent the other adults into further fits of laughter. “But, Mom, you said they were for special occasions!!!”

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(EDIT/DISCLAIMER: After reading some of the comments about this post, I’ve decided I should tell you that the child is this story is NOT me.  Sounds like something I would do though. I should have mentioned that at first, huh?!  Sorry for the confusion!)