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About Me

THESE ARE MY MEMORIES!
A little bit about me!
I:
-have been married for 2 years to the most amazing man ever created.
-live in Georgetown
-am a kindergarten teacher
-am growing my hair back out
-dress more and more like a teacher every day
-have more guy friends than girls
-have never found a knot that I couldn't untie
-do things that make me seem like a 70 year old woman such as crocheting, going to bed really early, and taking naps whenever I can
-am Irish and proud of it!
-have great "big brothers" in my life and a great little one too and I know they'd always look out for me!
-am a "spelling Nazi"
-have a goal in life to visit all 50 states with Mark before I die
-fall asleep to metal music
I LOVE:
-spending time with Mark
-reading children's books
-my family
-growing in my faith
-learning new things
-Em 10000000000000000000
-music (except for country)
-traveling
-ice cream (it's my weakness and I'd do anything for it!)
-babies...but I don't want any in the near future
-all types of candy...basically I just love sugar
-my friends (they are amazing!)
-being from Kentucky
-sleeping
-Television series such as Lost and Alias when my friends let me borrow the DVDs and I can watch it all at one time
-seeing kids' faces when they finally "get it" in school
-Christmas (the music, the chaos, I love it all)
-my litte C-rolla (my new and improved sequel...RIP to the first one)
-football season (WHO DEY?...BENGALS?)
I DO NOT LOVE:
-getting wet when I intend to stay dry (like going out in the rain)
-when people try to act eccentric to get attention
-when I can't see Emily for a long time
-that I have to wear a clear nose ring to work and I can't show my tattoos
-eggs (yuck! Can't swallow them)
-talking on the phone (there's only a few exceptions)
-how I get addicted to cheesy teenager shows
-country music
-when people assume Christians have to look a certain way
-milk (can only drink it if it's flavored)
-when people don't call me back when they say they will (if you're not gonna call, just say that!)
There's not too much more to say about me except that I never cease to be amazed at the wonderful ways Christ continues to guide and bless my life. I could not ask for a better life or better friends or a better family so I'm gonna leave it at that!

My Interests

Spending time with my husband, working with children (all the time), music, cooking, anything having to do with crafts (crochet, scrapbooking, painting, I'll try anything and everything at least once), spending as much time as possible with friends and family, traveling (my goal is to do something exciting in every state with Mark before I die), missions, and FOOTBALL SEASON! My passion is teaching, so basically, if it has to do with that, I'm pretty happy

I'd like to meet:

You know what? I have so many amazing people in my life so I'd be happy if I just had them, but I'm always up for meeting new people!

Although...I will say, I'd LOVE to meet some Bengals...maybe a little Carson, Chad, T.J., ya know.

Music:

Oh, I love it and need it in my life. I'm a fan of all types, but HATE country music. Sorry, I can't handle it! Other than that, my taste in music has quite a large range.

Movies:

I love movies and at one point I was very up on all of the movies, but they're just too expensive. And I never seem to have the time anymore either. I love them though!

Television:

Lost, Office, Grey's Anatomy (my guilty pleasure), Alias, and pretty much everything on Discovery or Food Network. My favorite...football games!!!

Books:

Redeeming Love, anything by Nicholas Sparks, Dan Brown, or Max Lucado. More than anything, I love children's books since I teach. Some favorite authors include Robert Munsch, Eric Carle, Leo Lionni, Patricia Polacco, Kevin Henkes, David Shannon, Marc Brown, Shel Silverstein, Andrew Clemente, Doreen Cronin, and Roger Hargreves (the Mr. Men and Little Miss Books)

Heroes:

Jesus!, My husband Mark, my parents, my best friend Emily, and my Grandma. My dream is to one day become a combination of my Grandma and Paula Dean from Food Network! If only....

My Blog

More rants from a kindergarten teacher

I absolutely loved this PostSecret when it came out and then I saw it on Ian's page and it reminded me once again how much I love it. It's kind of small, I think you can click on it, but i...
Posted by Maria on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:09:00 PST

Top 20 Reasons Why I, Maria Bennett, Am A Bengals Fan

1. Orange and Black. These two colors just look good together on a football team. Hot! 2. Carson Palmer. The man is just my hero. He has major knee surgery and is b...
Posted by Maria on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:09:00 PST

Pretty Pretty Princess

As many of you know, I spend most of my time with 5 and 6 year olds. Tonight, I got to go to a Princess Birthday Party with my Kindergarten girls. I don't know when I went from being one o...
Posted by Maria on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 09:04:00 PST

Life Lessons from Little Ones

I get to encounter a lot of funny things in my kindergarten classroom. Yesterday, the discussion of the tooth fairy came up. Some of my kids have parents who have chosen to tell their kids...
Posted by Maria on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:54:00 PST

To understand my life a little better...

I Didn't Know "I didn't know that years of school and a college degree would be of little consolation when facing a room full of bright little eyes on the first day of school. I thought I was ready......
Posted by Maria on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:38:00 PST

Love

I love my husband! Mark is by far the most amazing person I've ever met and if you've met him, you might just agree! Let me tell you what an extraordinary man I married...He really took th...
Posted by Maria on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:46:00 PST

Just FYI

I wanted to thank any of you who have been praying for me. It's meant a lot to me and I really appreciate it. As some of you know, this last week has been rough. I've had some h...
Posted by Maria on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 02:48:00 PST

Disclaimer: If you live in Scott Co., don't be offended...you know it's true

Ok, so I realized something 2 days ago. I lie, it didn't really take me until now to figure it out, but it became blatantly clear for me......Scott Co. just produces it's own breed of ...
Posted by Maria on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:18:00 PST

Insert creative title here....

Hmmm....Do you ever get in the mood to write a blog, but have nothing to write it about? That's kinda where I'm at right now. I feel like I have so much to tell, but nothing to say. ...
Posted by Maria on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 02:24:00 PST

Top 8

I stole this off Daniel b/c I thought it was cute! NUMBER 8: jen cochranNUMBER 7: jon holcombNUMBER 6: daniel durick NUMBER 5: tim gehringNUMBER 4: chris hurstNUMBER 3: brian hampton&nb...
Posted by Maria on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:31:00 PST