Seven of Seven

I saw this on another teacher's blog and since I don't have anything interesting to write about...voila!

Seven things to do before I die:
1. Become fluent in Spanish
2. Have 2 more babies while married
3. Grow a green thumb
4. Travel to Europe
5. Love and be loved in return
6. Learn to play an instrument
7. Get a Ph.D.?

Seven things I cannot do:
1. Walk without tripping
2. Talk without mixing up words
3. Speak without sarcasm
4. Stop worrying
5. Cook scrambled eggs worth eating
6. Stay logical when I don't trust someone
7. Eat lamb, veal, or liver (ugh)

Seven things that attracted me to teaching:
1. Nurturing little people to be loving and compassionate
2. Sharing my love of books
3. Getting kisses and hugs every day
4. Providing a positive school experience
5. Promoting value of education
6. Exposing children to outside-of-the-box thought processes
7. Challenging children to ask "why" again and again and again

Seven words/phrases I use often:
1. That is NOT ok with me/It's NOT ok
2. Yeah, right
3. Love is an action, not a feeling
4. For fuck's sake!
5. Whatever
6. Huh! (with sarcasm, not disbelief)
7. goddammit

Seven movies I watch over and over (or would if I had the time:
1. The Princess Bride
2. Working Girl
3. Office Space
4. Shawshank Redemption
5. Napoleon Dynamite
6. Joe Versus the Volcano
7. Star Wars

Seven favorite books (adult):
1. Me Talk Pretty One Day
2. Fast Food Nation
3. The Witching Hour
4. East of Eden
5. Running with Scissors
6. Holidays on Ice
7. The Lovely Bones

Seven favorite books (as a child):
1. The Wizard of Oz
2. Ellen Tibbets
3. The Saturdays
4. The Best-Loved Doll
5. The Magician's Nephew
6. No Flying in the House!
7. Curious George