Nominated (twice!) for the Liebster Award! THANK YOU!

Right before the school year got underway, I was the recipient of two Liebster Awards! How exciting--I feel a little famous :), but boy am I slow to respond!! Aimee from One Happy Art Teacher was the first one to nominate my blog, so I will answer her questions first! 

1. Who do you most admire and why? I admire anyone who is outspoken and can think on their feet. I am such a quiet person and wish I had these qualities!
2. If you could visit outer space, what would you wear? I would probably want to wear the official NASA uniform :) 
3. If someone wrote a country song about you, what would be the title or a line from it? That Humble Girl from Indiana
4. What's your favorite car that you've owned? Honda CRV
5. What was your first paying job? Dance teacher's assistant 
6. Who's your favorite cartoon character? Charlie Brown
7. What's your best childhood memory? Trick-or-Treating, apple orchard trips, going to the neighborhood pool
8. Are you a gum-chewer, a mint-sucker or something/nothing else? GUM!
9. Letterman or Leno? Neither.....I'm asleep by 9:30 p.m. every night! 
10. Where do you see yourself in 15 years? Teaching art classes from my home
11.  What's the best thing about your job? Seeing a student who is struggling have that "ah-ha" moment

Beth from It is Art Day! was also very kind to nominate me, so here are my answers to her questions! Some of the questions repeat. 

1. Who was your favorite teacher and why? Mr. Womble's H.S. Government class. The guy had his lectures memorized. He was a pro. And Mrs. Craig's H.S. Latin class. The woman was a pure genius and completely fascinating!
2. What is your favorite record/album/cd? That's hard.....but it would have to be all my Police and Sting CD's
3. What was your first paying job? Dance teacher's assistant
4.  What was your favorite childhood sitcom? Anything vintage Nickelodeon....think "Clarissa Explains It All, Salute Your Shorts, etc. 
5. What is your favorite car trip snack? Iced coffee
6. What is your favorite news show? NPR
7. If you could travel overseas, where would you go? South Korea (where my husband is from) and Germany (my ancestors)
8. Where do you plan to retire and when? Hopefully out west and before I turn 60.
9. What is your best childhood memory? Trick-or-Treating, apple orchard trips, going to the neighborhood pool
10. What is the best thing you like about your job? Seeing a student who is struggling have that "ah-ha" moment
11. Who do you admire most and why? I admire anyone who is outspoken and can think on their feet. I am such a quiet person and wish I had these qualities!

My 11 random facts:

1. I like like to unwrap art supplies :) 
2. Pinterest is the best hobby I could hope to have these days! 
3. I love to look at patterns. 
4. My daughter is the best thing I've ever done with my life. 
5. I love watching Dexter (and other TV series) with my husband. 
6. My true art form is dancing and I hope to teach it again. 
7. I can't stand dried milk crumbs on my refrigerator shelf.
8. I'm a total sucker for buying anything girlie my daughter asks for even if it's at the grocery store and it's way overpriced.
9. I'd like to own a candy store one day with my sister.
10. Candles make me super happy.
11. I wasn't excited about teaching elementary art when I first began. Now I can't imagine teaching any other level except for elementary! I love my kids and their work so much! 

Here are my nominees: 

Michele Comp from Olive ART, Do You???

Alison Elder from Mrs. Elder's World of Art 

Maureen Crosbie from Mrs. Crosbie 

Mollie Katzin from Art With Ms. K 

Kim Grace from Earl Warren Arts

Amanda Swift from ART-iculate Teaching 

Nominees, here is what you need to do: 

To accept this award, you need to do the following: 

1. Link back to the blog that nominated you. 

2. Answer the questions posted for you by your nominator. 

3. Share 11 random facts about yourself.

4. Create 11 questions for your nominees.

5. Nominate 5-11 blogs with fewer than 200 followers. 

6. Contact your nominees and let them know that you have nominated them

Questions for my nominees: 
1. What is your favorite food?

2.  What do you collect?

3.  What did you want to be when you were little?

4.  What is your biggest pet-peeve?

5.  What is something you've always wanted to learn?

6.  What is your favorite movie?

7.  What would be your ideal Saturday night?

8.  Are you a dog or cat person?

9.  Where is your favorite place to visit?

10. If you could be someone else for a day, who would it be? 

11. What is your favorite creative activity?