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Hobbies as a child:&#160;Playing teacher/school, riding bikes, and making up plays to act in with neighborhood friends.&#160; Favorite childhood book: Junie B. Jones books because she is hilarious and creative.&#160; Hobbies now:&#160;Walking, gardening, and spending time with my family.&#160;&#160;

Hobbies as a child: I loved to do everything with my Dad! I loved to play the piano and build houses. Favorite childhood book: I loved all of Dr. Suess's books! His imagination was just incredible!&#160; Hobbies now: I still love to play the piano-although I have forgotten so much of what I knew. I enjoy crafts, and I love to spend time with friends and family! Nothing is better than curling up for a good movie with my boys!

Hobbies as a child: Playing outdoors, playing "school" with my brothers, and Pokemon. Favorite childhood book: Harry Potter series. I loved this series because it brought my imagination to life. It helped me love reading as a child! Hobbies now: Spending time with my family, cooking and shopping.&#160;

Hobbies as a child: Dance, piano, playing outside, arts &#38; crafts. Favorite childhood book: All Berenstain Bears books. I had the whole collection and I loved reading them with my mom at night.&#160; Hobbies now: I still love dancing, baking, photography.&#160;

Hobbies as a child: Playing outside, going to the library, and reading books. Favorite childhood book: I loved mysteries (Nancy Drew, Encyclopedia Brown). Hobbies now: Reading, puzzles, playing and watching sports.

Hobbies as a child: Playing outside, arts and crafts, singing and dancing, fishing, eating (clearly). Favorite childhood book: My favorite childhood book is Frederick by Leo Lionni. I had the German version and my Opa (grandpa) would sit and read it to me in German and in English. Hobbies now: I still love to be outside--(I hike, bike, camp, and fish). I love to eat still, and I love to spend time with my nieces!

Hobbies as a child: Rollerskating, bike riding, reading, playing football and baseball. Favorite childhood book: The Monster at the End of this Book becasue I loved how it made the reader feel brave. Hobbies now: Rollerblading, bike riding, hiking, reading, and kayaking.

Hobbies as a child: Playing outside, riding bikes and rollerskating.&#160; Favorite childhood book: Berenstain Bears books - My mom always read them to me and said they were good because they talked about real life matters that would be important growing up. Hobbies Now: Reading, cooking and spending time with my family.

Hobbies as a child: I loved to watch Sesame Street. As I got older my nickname was Gidget and miss neatness. Favorite childhood book: My favorite books to read was curious george.&#160; Hobbies now: Beading and crocheting.

Childhood hobbies:&#160;Rock collecting, bug collecting, drawing, arts &#38; crafts, swimming, playing outside.&#160; Favorite childhood book:&#160;The Frog and Toad series. I love animals so I liked that the characters were animals, and I liked their adventures and friendship. Hobbies now: Arts &#38; crafts, camping, getting coffee with friends and family.

Hobbies as a child: I always played "school" with my sisters and cousins. Favorite childhood book: Hooray for Pig! I loved the way my mom read it to me and being cuddled up to her while she read. She used a different voice&#160;for each character. Hobbies now: I love baking, cooking, and camping.

Hobbies as a child: My hobbies were reading, bicycle riding and roller skating and climbing trees. Favorite childhood books: Harriet the Spy, and all of the Nancy Drew books. I would devour them. Hobbies now: Still bicycle riding, hiking in the&#160;woods&#160;(no tree climbing anymore), and I still love to read. I still like to read stories with a female protagonist and many are true stories. Roller skating has been dropped for a few years now.

Hobbies as a child: Reading, swimming, and playing with my brother and sister. Favorite childhood book: Harry Potter series. I loved these books because who doesn't want to escape to a wizardly world? Hobbies now: I still enjoy reading, going bike riding, and spending time with my family.

Hobbies as a child: Drawing, riding my bike, playing in my driveway/yard. Favorite book as a child: Superfudge because it made me laugh. Hobbies now: Drawing, riding my bike, playing in my driveway...playing drums &#38; guitar.

Hobbies as a child: Softball, basketball and I loved flag football. Believe it or not, I was a BIG time Science geek. Favorite book as a child: The Babysitters Club series. I enjoyed reading this series because I always thought it would be cool to do this with my friends when I got older. Hobbies now: I enjoy coaching basketball and watching sports, but especially football with my kids.&#160;

Hobbies as a child: My hobby was reading. Favorite childhood book: Charlotte's Web. I liked the friendship between Wilbur and Charlotte and how much she cared and sacrificed for him. Hobbies now: My hobbies now are cooking and writing poetry.

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Hobbies as a child: Dancing, Musicals, Crafting, Rock Collecting.&#160; Favorite childhood book: A Bad Case of Stripes. I love how she changed colors and as a kid I thought it was funny because I loved Lima Beans! Hobbies now: Crafting, Music.

Hobbies as a child: Playing netball, making mud pies with my sister, playing in the rain, writing out the words to popular songs, singing, dancing, and writing poetry. Favorite childhood book: Nancy Drew series because I loved to see girls solve mysteries, and I wanted to pretend to love reading like my sister--If she could read Hardy Boys, then I could read Nancy Drew :) Hobbies now: Learning about different cultures, road trips, traveling and writing generally, but mainly poetry, dancing, and learning new dances with my daughters. Last year, I learned the Woah, and now I'm learning to dance to Afrobeats, and the Dabke.

Hobbies as a child: Softball, playing outside all day everyday! Favorite childhood book: Ameilia Bedilia. I loved how literal Amelia Bedilia was.&#160;Each book in the series makes me laugh even today as I make my way&#160;to the end of the book. Hobbies now: Gardening, reading, baking,&#160;and puzzles.

Hobbies as a child: Basketball, dance, collecting stamps. Favorite childhood book: Amelia Bedelia. I loved how silly she was in every book!&#160; Hobbies now: Spending time with my family, cooking, baking, and crafting.&#160;

Hobbies as a child: Playing kickball, playing with dolls, video games. Favorite childhood book: Nancy Drew series. I loved these books because they were all about mysteries, and my mother had a whole set of the original hard cover books which I thought was really cool. Hobbies now: Puzzles and crafting.

Hobbies as a child: Reading, playing outside, sports&#160; Favorite childhood book: Are You My Mother? I liked the book because my mom used to read it to me all the time.&#160; Hobbies now: Reading, cooking and baking, spending time outside.&#160;

Hobbies as a child: Drawing, showing dogs, cooking. Favorite childhood book: Anything Judy Bloom especially Superfudge because it was published around the time my brother was born.&#160; Hobbies now: Shopping, cooking, and other wonderful things.

Hobbies as a child: Playing softball, playing outside! Favorite childhood book: Junie B. Jones and Amelia Bedelia. I loved how sassy Junie was and how clumsy Amelia was!&#160; Hobbies now: Cooking (for others), taking walks.&#160;

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