The Median Sib

This is me - a photo taken in August 2004. I’m a Reading Specialist, and I love my job. I’ve loved reading since my first grade teacher, Mrs. Landrum, would put star stickers on our foreheads when we read well at school. I remember running out to the playground for recess proudly wearing my sticker! My children used to tease me that when I was reading a book, they could ask me anything, and my answer would be “yes” because I was so far into my reading that I didn’t hear anything else. And they were mostly right about that. There are few things as enjoyable as getting lost in a wonderful story.

I am blessed with my family: my daughter and her husband are the parents of my two granddaughters, who are the absolute loves of my life. My son and his wife round out my wonderful immediate family. I am blessed with such wonderful children. I will write about the rest of my family - my mother and my six siblings - at a later date.

My first post in my blog. I selected the title, “The Median Sib,” because I’m the middle of seven children. I have two older sisters and two younger sisters, along with one older brother and one younger brother. The title “The Middle Child” was already taken.

The purpose of this blog is to write about my family, my job, my friends, and my interactions and thoughts about them all.