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Melissa

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About Me

I am a 1st grade teacher. I love working with kids and watching them grow. In my spare time I enjoy hiking in Shenandoah National Park and working on craft projects.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Melissa
Birthday: May 1975
Birthplace: Fairfax, VA
Current Location: Woodbridge, VA
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: brown
Height: 5 ft 4 in
Right Handed or Left Handed: lefty! :)
Your Heritage:
The Shoes You Wore Today: none yet
Your Weakness: anything sweet and sugery
Your Fears: losing something important
Your Perfect Pizza: pepperoni, onions and green pepper
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: teach every child in my class how to read
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: :)
Thoughts First Waking Up: I have to get up already? Then I try and think of something fun that is happening today.
Your Best Physical Feature: ?
Your Bedtime: depends school year 9:00-10:00, summer 11:00-12:00
Your Most Missed Memory: If can still remember it then it's not missed.
Pepsi or Coke: coke - diet
MacDonalds or Burger King: neither but if I had to choose McDonald's
Single or Group Dates: I'll take any kind.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: neither
Chocolate or Vanilla: both with sprinkles please!
Cappuccino or Coffee: coffee
Do you Smoke: no - never had never will
Do you Swear: oh yeah - too much - in front of children on occasion (oops.)
Do you Sing: not where people can hear me but in the car yes
Do you Shower Daily: yes - sometimes 2x, we have serious mold problem at school and it helps the allergies to shower before bed, but the hair needs to get wet in the AM to fix the bed head!
Have you Been in Love: no
Do you want to go to College: already did - twice and and am looking to go back and get yet another degree
Do you want to get Married: maybe - if Mr. Right shows up, if he doesn't show up, no big deal!
Do you belive in yourself: most of the time
Do you get Motion Sickness: no
Do you think you are Attractive: yes
Are you a Health Freak: no
Do you get along with your Parents: better now than I have in the past.
Do you like Thunderstorms: yes
Do you play an Instrument: I played the handbells for a few months but other than that no.
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: no
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: no
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no
In the past month have you been on Stage: no
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no but I wish! :)
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: no
Ever been called a Tease: no
Ever been Beaten up: yep - girlfights in the 8th grade
Ever Shoplifted: nope
How do you want to Die: peacefully, without pain - suddenly
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: a teacher (oh wait I already am....)
What country would you most like to Visit: I'd like to see our country and all our national parks 1st.
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:
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Short or Long Hair:
Height:
Weight:
Best Clothing Style:
Number of Drugs I have taken: prescription? Has increased significantly with the allergies - 3 now.
Number of CDs I own: hundreds!
Number of Piercings: 2 - 1 in each ear
Number of Tattoos: zero
Number of things in my Past I Regret: no many.
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My Interests

crafts - cross stitching, decoupage, painting, I'll try pretty much anything creative. reading - pleasure and professional hiking hanging out with friends
You Have A Type B+ Personality
You're a pro at going with the flow
You love to kick back and take in everything life has to offer
A total joy to be around, people crave your stability.

While you're totally laid back, you can have bouts of hyperactivity.
Get into a project you love, and you won't stop until it's done
You're passionate - just selective about your passions Do You Have a Type A Personality?

I'd like to meet:


You Are Big Bird
Talented, smart, and friendly... you're also one of the sanest people around.

You are usually feeling: Happy. From riding a unicycle to writing poetry, you have plenty of hobbies to keep you busy.

You are famous for: Being a friend to everyone. Even the grumpiest person gets along with you.

How you life your life: Joyfully. "Super. Duper. Flooper." The Sesame Street Personality Quiz

Music:

Pretty much anything - except rap. Not a bigfan of country either. Am enjoying classical music more and more (I think I'm getting old here).I also like Bare Naked Ladies, Dave Matthews Band, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Indigo Girls, Red Hot Chili Peppers. I love my XM radio!

Movies:

Now that I finally got a DVD player (I am soooo behind the times) I watch a lot more movies! I get them through blockbuster and have my DVD player set up by my treadmill - 1/2 a movie = a good workout, then I have the other 1/2 to ensure I work out again! My favorites include: Monty Python, The Producers (the orginal!), The Dinner Party, Office Space, Napolen Dynamite, Waiting for Guffman, Airplane!, Steel Magnolia's, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Clue Movie, Fun with Dick and Jane, Paper Clips, Danny Deckchair

Television:

I watch entirely too much TV - my favorite shows: Grey's Anatomy, ER, Everybody Loves Raymond, My Name is Earl, The Apprentice, King of Queens, almost anything on TVLand/Nick at Night - especially 1980s sitcoms - Cheers, Family Ties, sitcom re-runs (Friends, Frasier, Dharma & Greg, Home Improvement, even Full House), 7th Heaven, Brit-coms - Keeping Up Appearances, Are You Being Served?, Waiting for God (on PBS on Saturday nights), Discovery Health Channel (I don't get it any more :(.

Books:

Alice Hoffman,Baraba Kingsolver, CS Lewis, Harry Potter, Ramona Quimby by Beverly Cleary, Little House on the Prarrie, The Mitford Books, Miss Juila Books, Fannie Flagg, Nevda Barr - Anna Pigeon National Park Mysteries

My Blog

I have updated my blog

blogspot updated! :) Nothing super exciting, but I was asked to post here when I updated it! :) http://melissaamory.blogspot.com/
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:07:00 PST

Itchy & scratchy...

On Saturday I noticed an itchy bump on the crook of my elbow.  I noticed another itchy bump near my wrist.  uh-oh.   Was is spider bites, poison ivy or shingles?  I had s...
Posted by Melissa on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:21:00 PST

Tagged by Susan

Well, I have been tagged by Susan so now I must post 6 random things about me and then tag 6 other people....ok those of you I tagged know who you are... 1. I love to cross stitch.  I have found ...
Posted by Melissa on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 06:56:00 PST

The Cable Company

Our local cable provider can provide it's customers with high speed internet, DVR, on demand movies, and hundereds and thousands of TV channels.  They are the internet, they are technology.....wh...
Posted by Melissa on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 07:52:00 PST

The Dentist

I went to the dentist today, not terribly exciting (although if you look at some of my other posts you can tell that this is prob more newsworthy than most even if I left it at "I went to the dentist)...
Posted by Melissa on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 04:05:00 PST

Coed Naked Travel

I'm sure everyone has seen today's headlines of thwarted terrosit attacks.  I think that in order to remove the threat of explosives and other dangerous items being brought on board everyone shou...
Posted by Melissa on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:38:00 PST

Pet peeves...

Here's my pet peeve of the day...or maybe the year.....or maybe even the centruy....when you ask a direct question in an e-mail you don't get answer!   It's so frustrating because e-mai...
Posted by Melissa on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 05:17:00 PST

Runny Babbits and Dave Matthews Band

Well this week, by contrast, has been a lot more exciting!   Tuesday was finally the last day of school.  :) Wednesday the rabbit got sick, kidney failure thatwas only diagnosed at ou...
Posted by Melissa on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 08:49:00 PST

"Thrilling" events on my Saturday

Ok everyone - my 1st Blog! :) I know thrilling...... I enjoy reading other folks blogs - esp the people I don't see everyday so I thought I should post something up here about myself so others could s...
Posted by Melissa on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 07:59:00 PST