We were so excited when we found out that someone had nominated us for the Liebster Award. We were nominated by Sarah at Clearly Kindergarten. She has such a cute blog! So glad she found us. The Liebster Award is given by bloggers to up and coming bloggers with less than 200 followers. It is to show new bloggers that they are appreciated and to help spread the word about new blogs. Thank you so much Sarah for finding us. Here are the questions that Sarah asked with our answers. Below are the questions for the bloggers we nominated to answer.

The rules:

• You must post 11 random things about yourself.
• Answer the questions the nominator set for you.
• Create 11 questions for the people you nominate.
• Choose 11 blogs you love (with less than 200 followers) and link them in your post.
• No tag back (but please leave me a comment on this post with the URL to your Liebster post so I can learn more about you)!

11 random things about us

1. We live in a very  small town and can’t imagine living anywhere else.
2. Misty is the oldest by 3 minutes.
3. We are Christmas surprises. Our birthday is Christmas day.
4. My favorite colors are pink and purple.
5. We teach right across the hall from each other.
6. We do everything together.
7. I have two kids and Misty has one sweet little boy.
8. I teach 1st grade and Misty teaches 2nd.
9. Our favorite place to vacation is Disney World.
10. I have another child- my dog Bella.
11. We teach because we love those Oprah’s light bulb moments.

Question and answers.
1. What is your favorite subject to teach?
     Mine is Math, Misty’s is Science
2. How long have you been teaching?
    We have been teaching for 14 years.
3. What is your favorite read aloud book?
    We love all Little Critter books
4. How long have you been blogging?
    We have been blogging about 2 months
5. Do you have any hobbies?
    We love to do aerobics, very distressing.
6. What is your favorite thing about teaching?
    The summer, just kidding- The Oprah moments
7. What is your favorite place to visit?
     Hands down Fla. at Disney World- been over 10 times
8. Would you still teach if you won the lottery? yes
9. What is your favorite food? Spaghetti
10. How many blogs to you currently follow? about 40
11. Do you love what you do? yes, we both do

Questions for my nominees:

1. How long have you been teaching?
2. What different grade levels have you taught?
3. How long have you been blogging?
4. If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would it be?
5. What are your hobbies?
6. Do you have any pets?
7. What is your favorite thing about teaching?
8. What is your favorite subject to teach?
9. What is your favorite book?
10. What is the one thing you cannot live without?
11. What got you into blogging?

Blogs We are Nominating:

The Hive
Funtastic in First
Teacher’s Goldmine
The Climbing Grapevine
Imagination Station
First Grade is Hoppin’
diving into kindergarten
the first grade Scoop
My First Grade Spot
Our Smart Community
Cupcakes & Caterpillars