Tuesday 4 Meme- Inquiring Minds Want to Know

 

Inquiring Minds Want to Know

 Hello!  You are so welcome here at Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.  

 I hope you are enjoying the questions and the chance to blog about your likes,

dislikes and opinions and find out about those of other people.  Be sure to visit

around.  That is part of the fun.

Let's inquire about stuff....

1. What gets your blood to boiling? fake news media/lying.

2.What does a really good day look like for you? What makes you say, "That was a great day"?

I think a really good day is when I have plans to get things done and it actually happens.  I also enjoy a sunny no humidity day with temps in the 60's.  I also like that day to be a day with family.

3. Are you continuing to grow mentally, spiritually, talent wise or are you just marking time?

I feel like I grow mentally and spiritually all of the time, but talent?  I am not working on anything to build any talent, unless you count me trying to always be a better teacher each year.  I do a lot of training for teaching.

4. Have you changed your hair style since high school?   Why or why not?  Oh YES!  The last hairstyle in high school was that mullet...even the girls had that hairdo.  I went to college and grew my hair out and that is about the time "big hair" came in style.  My hair is still pretty big, but only because it is naturally curly.  I used to straighten it and I liked it like that too, but I get up early for work and I don't really have time.  I grew out my bangs too which was part of my big hair, so that is different too.  I am getting ready for bed, or I would do a high school vs. now.

Today is my first day of school with the kids!  I will be by to visit when I get home.  Pray for a great day and year for us.  I am a little gun shy from last school year, it was a rough group.

Saturday 9: Colors of the Wind (1995)

 

Colors of the Wind

Saturday 9: Colors of the Wind (1995)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

This month we're going to recall Summer Songs. These will all be records that topped the charts during August.

1) Number 1 on the charts in August 30 years ago, "Colors of the Wind" is from the Disney hit, Pocahontas. Have you seen it?  Yes, I enjoyed it very much.

2) This song celebrates the glories of nature. Have you spent much time outdoors this summer? If yes, what have you enjoyed doing? Not really.  The mosquitoes eat me alive.  I will be getting out more at school for recess starting next week though.

3) Lyricist Stephen Schwartz said he was inspired by the works of Chief Seattle, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Who is your favorite author?  I really enjoy Abby Jiminez for romance.  I enjoy Riley Sager for thrillers.  Kristin Hannah for historical fiction.  I like a lot of authors, but those are a few.

4) This week's artist, Vanessa Williams, came to national attention as Miss America 1984. In the talent competition she sang "Happy Days Are Here Again." Over the years, contestants have sung, recited original poetry, danced, twirled batons, performed gymnastics and demonstrated martial arts. Which of your talents would wow the judges?  I really do not have any talents that would wow people.

5) Her family tree includes William A. Fields, who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives in the late 19th century. Are you interested in genealogy?  Yes, I think it is so interesting.  

6) Vanessa supports the non-profit Dress for Success, which helps unemployed and underemployed women prepare with career coaching, networking and professional attire. Have you ever gone into a job interview found yourself unprepared? Or, if you prefer, tell us about an interview you confidently aced.  Oh yes, I have done both.  I left my first teaching job and went to a different school to interview and got really nervous.  That was a good experience because the next time I did well.  If you interview to be a teacher, it is a process.  You fill out an application online and they will have you do a video interview that you submit online.  Then it goes to the interview team and they choose who they want to bring in to interview.  Then the candidates teach a lesson in a classroom and then we take them to do an in-person interview. I am on the interview team, there are about 5 of us that ask questions to the candidate.  When I interviewed, I got to teach a sweet pre-K class and I knew the interview team because I had worked at the district as a para.  It is kind of a lot to go through.  It all worked out though. 

Let's look at the summer of 1995.

7) 1995's best-selling new car was the Ford Taurus. That summer, dealers were promoting a 6.9% APR loan or $1,500 cash back with purchase. This summer, drivers with good credit might get a better deal because the average APR for new car loans is a little lower. Do you keep your eye on fluctuating interest rates?  No, but I think my husband does.

8) English yachtswoman Lisa Clayton made history by sailing solo around the world. It took her 10 months. Would you be comfortable spending months and months alone?  I could do it.  I think I would even enjoy it for a few days, then I would get lonely.

9) Legendary New York Yankee Mickey Mantle died in 1995. How is your baseball team doing this season? Ugh.  I am a St. Louis Cardinals fan and they are so bad I haven't really followed them this summer.  I sure hope they can get it together.

Here is a picture from Open House Thursday night.  There are three pre-K teachers, so here we are.  I am the one in the middle.

Tuesday 4 Meme- Your Reading Opinions

 

Your Reading Opinions

Tuesday 4 welcomes you and hopes that you are enjoying the questions we ask each week In

spite of moves and television, reading is still a popular way to spend time for many people all

over the world. All kinds of people read all kinds of books.   I thought maybe we could talk

about it a bit this week and get your personal opinions on the subject.

1. What are some essential classic books that everyone should read at least once in their lifetime? To Kill A Mockingbird, Grapes of Wrath, Jane Eyre.

2.  Monday September 22 is the first day of Autumn.

Would you make up a list for us of books that you think would make great Autumn reading?  YIKES...I do not read during Autumn, I am just too busy at school.  I do start looking for Christmas books to read over Christmas holidays at that time though.  I am planning to read The Wedding People and One Golden Summer before I stop, so they will be in the next few weeks.

3  What genre will we find most in your library? Sci Fi, Romance, adventure, biography, non fiction, mystery?  What do you like most about the genre?  Psychological thrillers 

(my minor in college was psychology), romance (I enjoy a love story sometimes) and 

historical fiction (I like to learn about historical issues this way).  Those are my favorites,

but I like to try many genres and I have found that I enjoy most genres.

4  What book would you like to see made into a movie? Any idea on who should be cast in the rolls?  I just read a book called My Friends by Fredrik Bachman.  It was so good and I think

it would make a great movie.  Fredrik Bachman also write Man Called Ove.  I highly recommend it.

It is written beautifully and is about friendships and much more.

Today we start meetings at school and kids start next week.  I will be by to visit as soon as I get home.  Have a great day!

The ABCs of Sunday Stealing

 

The ABCs of Sunday Stealing

Let's Do Our ABCs

A. Auto- Toyota Camry
B. Bed size - queen
C. Cats - none
D. Dogs 1-Meisha
E. Essential start to your day -  shower
F. Favorite color - red, but I love them all
G. Gold or silver - white gold
H. Hand you favor (righty or lefty)-  right
I. Instruments you play- none very well.
J. Job title- Pre-K Teacher
K. Kids- 1  son -Josh

L. Live (rural, suburb, city) rural
M. Meal plans nope
N. Nicknames - Ray Ray, Sapphire
O. Overnight hospital stays- just when I had Josh
P. Pet peeves- mean people
Q. Quote from a movie - You want the truth?  You can't handle the truth.
R. Regrets- not taking art in school
S. Siblings - none
U. Underwear - Victoria's Secret
V. Vegetable you love- green beans
W. What makes you run late- someone talking to me.
X. X-rays you’ve had- my back
Y. Yummy food - Mexican
Z. Zoo animal- I love all animals.

Saturday 9: Shout (1985)

 

Shout

Saturday 9: Shout (1985)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

This month we're going to recall Summer Songs. These will all be records that topped the charts during August.

1) Number 1 on the charts in August 40 years ago, the lyrics to "Shout" encourage us to "let it all out." When is the last time you raised your voice?  I visited my mom on Wednesday, and she cannot hear very well, so I raised my voice so she could hear me.

2) This week's featured artists, Tears for Fears, were a duo -- Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith -- who met as teenagers in Bath, the largest city in Somerset, England. Bath has been named one of The Great Spa Towns of Europe. Popular spa treatments include massages, facials, body scrubs and wraps, mineral baths, manicures and pedicures. If you could treat yourself to a spa treatment today, which would you choose?  I could go for a massage right now.  My back is so tight.

3) When they first met, one of the things Roland and Curt bonded over was that they were both raised by single mothers. Who was your best friend during your teen years? What did you two bond over?  My best friend was Britteny.  I think we mostly bonded over pop culture.  We liked the same music and tv shows.  We spent so much time at each other's houses.  We also worked together at McDonalds.  We loved to giggle and talk about boys.  We were friends since elementary.  She lives in Alaska now.

4) Curt's wife, Frances Pennington, has had a long career in marketing, beginning in the record business and transitioning to fashion. Which industry do you think you'd enjoy more -- music or fashion?  When I was young it would have been music, but now I am more interested in fashion...only because I work and need to buy work clothes.  

5) Roland married his childhood sweetheart, Caroline Johnston. They were together for 35 years, until her death. Do you know whatever became of your childhood sweetheart?  He lives in New Mexico and owns a gym.

Let's look at the summer of 1985.

6) That summer, Chicago teenager Balu Natarajan won the National Spelling Bee. Are you a good speller?  yes

7) Tinker Bell took her first nightly flight at Walt Disney World in Florida. Do you recall which Disney movie introduced us to Tinker Bell?  Peter Pan?

8) Derek Hough was a baby in the summer of 1985. In 2007 he became a regular on Dancing with the Stars, acclaimed for his ballroom dancing. Are you good on the dance floor?  goodness no.

9) In 1985, Michael J. Fox became the first actor to have the #1 movie at the box office and the #1 TV show in the ratings. The movie was Back to the Future and the TV show was Family Ties. Have you seen the movie? Were you a fan of the show?  I have seen and loved both.  Michael J. Fox was a favorite at the time.

I have started working on my classroom at school.  The kids return on August 19th.  We start meetings next week.

Tuesday 4 Meme- The Art of Living

 

               

                                                           The Art of Living

1.  What gives your life meaning or purpose?    Why does it do that for you?  I believe that knowing God gives my life meaning and purpose.  I have a purpose on Earth to bring others to Christ so we can make it to heaven, but in a different way, God has put me in charge of teaching little children, being a mom and wife and being a friend.  I hope that my life will have an impact on the people I come into contact with for years to come.

2.  How do you define success and happiness for yourself?  I suppose I would feel successful when I see my students learning concepts I am teaching them.  When my son knows how to find success and knows God.  These things all 

make me happy.

3.  What lessons have your biggest challenges taught you?   I always tell my students and Josh too that it is more than ok to make mistakes.  That is how we learn.  I think it is also good to know that just because people see things in a different way than we do, doesn't mean it is wrong.  I have seen students get to an answer to a question in a much different way than I do, but they

are still right.  Critical thinking is so important.

4.  How do you want to impact the world or those around you?  I want people to know Jesus like

me, so we can all go to heaven.  I also want to think I had a hand in helping kids to learn.  I

teach pre-k, so I am a foundational teacher, and I take that job very seriously.  I want my students to go to kindergarten ready to build on the skills I have taught them.  I want their

skills to be solid.

Sunday Stealing – Let's Blog about Blogging

 

Sunday Stealing – Let's Blog about Blogging

About Blogging

1. When are you at your blogging best – a.m. or p.m.?  I answer questions

at night and read blogs in the mornings.

2. How many blogs do you have? Please include the links in your answer.

I had a couple of blogs before this one, but I do not have those available 

anymore. I had a picture blog here and when I taught ECSE, I had a

teacher blog here. I haven't done anything with those blogs in years.

3. Do you prefer silence when you compose your posts and write your comments?

YES!  I get up before everyone and blog at that time.  I can't concentrate

if there is noise.

4. What's the grossest thing you've ever spilled on your keyboard?

pepsi...sticky.  Just a few drops.

5. Ever posted while intoxicated?  no. 

Saturday 9: Jive Talkin' (1975)

 

Jive Talkin'

Saturday 9: Jive Talkin' (1975)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

This month we're going to recall Summer Songs. These will all be records that topped the charts during August.

1) Number 1 on the charts in August 50 years ago, "Jive Talkin'" was originally called "Drive Talkin'," because it was inspired by the "chunka-chunka" sound the Bee Gees' car made as it rolled over the bridge from Biscayne Bay to Miami every morning. Tell us about a drive you make regularly. What do you love, or hate, about it?  My drive to my job is very pretty.  Once you get out of the town I live in, you pass a cute restaurant and a coffee truck, then you drive into trees, both sides are trees and it is so peaceful and beautiful.  I do find myself praying all of the way though because deer jump out and sometimes they are just in the middle of the road.  I have to be really alert and careful.  There are a lot of animals that jump out in the road, but deer are the most dangerous.  I don't want to kill anything or hurt myself and my car.

2) Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb always enjoyed singing together and as kids, practiced their harmonies in the bathroom because that's where the acoustics were best. Do you sing in the shower?  Sometimes when I am the only one home...which is rarely.

3) Early in their career, the brothers wrote and recorded a radio jingle for Coca Cola. If we were to peer into your refrigerator right now, would we find any carbonated beverages?  Yes, we have coke and pepsi.

4) Though their sound depended on tight harmonies, all three Bee Gees were heavy smokers, which is bad for the throat. Do you smoke? Are there smokers/vapers in your life?  Never smoked or vaped.  My mom was a chain smoker and I always thought it smelled so bad.  I never wanted to try it.

5) Robin Gibb agreed to perform on the CD Sesame Street Fever so his kids could meet Cookie Monster. Who is your favorite Muppet?  I like Elmo and Beaker.  Karl even bought me a Beaker that I set on my dresser.  When we went to Disney World, I saw a Beaker and we were going to go back and get him, but we didn't.  It was a regret (a fun memory) and so Karl found me one.

6) In addition to younger brother Andy, who also scored hit records, the Bee Gees have a sister, Lesley. Unlike her siblings, she didn't go into show business. Instead, she became a dog breeder. Tell us about a dog who holds a special place in your heart.  Well, I will go with Meisha.  She is the only dog we have left.  I am not sure if we will get more dogs after she passes.  It is so hard to lose them.  They bring so much joy though.  Meisha showed up during a snowstorm just before Christmas.  She was a puppy.  We kept her.  I think she belonged to the neighbor, but I don't think they wanted puppies.  They were coming to get her and they saw us getting ready to bring her in our house and they went back home.  She will turn 15 in December.

Let's look at the summer of 1975.

7) That summer, producer Lorne Michaels was auditioning talent for the Not Ready for Prime Time Players. This band of comedic performers would premiere that October in a new show called Saturday Night Live. In the days before DVRs and streaming, Saturday Night Live was considered "appointment television," a show you wanted to catch when it aired so you made sure you were in front of a TV to hear "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Is there a show you go out of your way to watch when it airs? Or is most of your viewing either recorded or streamed?  Not really.  I have the streaming services and I watch shows that way.

8) The top movie at the box office that summer was Jaws. Have you seen it?  yes

9) In 1975, Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles was having a career season and won the second of his three Cy Young Awards. In 2012 he put all three trophies up for auction. As proud as he was of the awards, he said, "My priorities have changed," and the money would help pay for college for his grandchildren. Think about your belongings. Is there anything you would never part with at any price?  I would not part with the things that my belonged to family.  My Granie made me so many Christmas items and quilts.  They are not worth anything but have sentimental value to me and that is priceless.