Teachers

For the past couple of months I have heard lots of people make mention of that one teacher that touched their lives. I have done a lot of thinking and I can not think of one teacher that I could say that about. Having a mother, grandmother and grandfather that all were/are teachers makes my teachers selection really difficult. Of course all my family members touched my life in one way or another, so I don’t feel like I can count them in the “Teacher” group. And I have had several teachers that were extremely special to me. And of course every teacher changed my life in some way; they taught me something that I didn’t know before being in their class. But I could not nail down that one.

I started to wonder should you be able to name that one person, is it really necessary? Can’t we / shouldn’t we just say teachers change lives? We don’t have to pick just one out of the crowed.

Last night we had to go to a funeral for great friend and wonderful person. As I talked with the family I started to realize that she was one of the people I would be able to say she touched my life. She was the lunch / play ground lady at my elementary school. I had a hard time in First grade I did not want to be there and she really helped me get through those early years. She was a very kind person who cared about all the kids in the school and made the school a better place. She is going to be greatly missed.

I guess I forgot that teachers are not the only people who change lives. Not to down play how great teachers are, but we can all affect each others lives. It’s one of the reasons I love working with the band and being a Girl Scout leader. Maybe someday some one will be able to say I changed their life.
Take a minute to appreciate all the people have touched / changed your life in some way.

2010 Reading

2010 List:
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Pages 528
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich pages 352

Yes I only read two books in 2010, the plan is to do much more reading in 2011. I am not a big fan of reading; it has always been a struggle for me. Once I was done with school and it was my choice whether I wanted to read or not; I pretty much didn’t.

I got hooked on Tony Hillerman in High School we were required to read A Thief in Time; I am a big fan of the Tony Hillerman books. I have read a few of Michael Crichton books Sphere, Congo and Disclosure in High School. Of course there were the normal High School reading material Lord of the Flies, The Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby, and To Kill a Mockingbird.

I have read all of Dan Browns books, and loved them all. Looking forward to reading more of the Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum series, the Psych books, and some Kathy Reichs novels.

READING CONTEST RULES

Little friendly family competition for 2011.

READING CONTEST RULES December 31, 2010 (final copy)

1. Must be a chapter book

2. Fiction or non fiction

3. Must complete the whole book

4. Must keep a valid log

5. Must have title and number of pages

6. Stephanie’s books count as five books each

7. Textbooks do not count

8. Logs will be kept individually and publically in google docs.

9. The winner gets the “BELT” and a pipe

10. Books on tape are ok as long as that is not all you do.

11. Only unabridged count

12. You must have the paper copy of the book so you can follow along.