Missing Hodgepodge...

Passing on the Hodgepodge this week and possibly next.  We are in Arkansas for 2 weeks. Our internet is slow, we use a Verizon HotSpot when traveling.  I think the weather is really effecting it! 
My thoughts and prayers are with all those in Moore Oklahoma, and all those effected by the storms.  I look out our back window and see the tree that lost most of its branches and think how lucky we are! I tear up every time I think of the school children in Moore.  My heart breaks for all of those involved.  Such devastation!

Hugging my grand kids a little tighter today and enjoying every minute spent with my daughter. Looking forward to Friday, Janice has a sonogram scheduled, who knows we might find out what it is. :)   Nothing like grandchildren!

until next time...nel

Hodgepodge Pressure...

Hodgepodge it is! Come on join the fun you know you want to!

1. May is National Blood Pressure Month...what sends yours soaring, either literally or figuratively? What calms you down? When did you last have your bp checked?
Gosh I think probably parents yanking their kids around, and kids not listening to their parents sends the bp soaring.  There is a right way to discipline and the ones not listening usually have not been disciplined correctly.  To calm down I either read scripture if I am where I can or sing a song from church to myself, or count my blessings.  I was at the Dr. about 3 weeks ago and they checked it then.  120/72 I might add.  Yeah me!

2. You just found $1-what do you spend it on? How about 10$ 100?
You can't get a lot for $1 anymore, I would probably just put it in my purse or pocket.  $10 - probably would hold on to it for a rainy day.  $100 - Might have to go to Hobby Lobby, I can always find something there!  lol.

3. Mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) food has been proposed, but not enacted in the US. How much attention do you give food labels before you buy? Are you in favor of labeling if it means an increase in food prices? Is this an issue you've been following and feel strongly about, or is this the first you've heard of the controversy?
I do read labels a lot more than I used to.  Actually to be honest this is the first I have heard about it.

4. May 15th marks the birthdate of Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz. At this point in time, are you more in need of brains, courage, heart, or a trip back home? Explain.
A trip back home.  I consider home Arkansas and I am missing my daughter and my grandkids.  My daughter is beginning to show and I have to see how cute she looks.

5. "There's no place like home" is an oft repeated line from Baum's book. When was the last time you felt the truth of that statement?
Every time we go to Arkansas I feel that way, but after a couple weeks it is always good to get home to Willard.  Nothing like your own bed that you are used too.  

6.  Steak...yes please or no thank you? What cut do you prefer and how do you like yours cooked? Sauce or no sauce? Besides your own kitchen, where's a place you like to go to get a great steak?
YES!  I love steak, I am not real picky as long as it is not tough.  I love me a good T-bone, or Porterhouse.  I like it medium, where there is some pink still there.  No sauce, do not want to cover the taste of the steak.  We go to a place called Texas Roadhouse and they are just pretty good!

7. When was the last time you were in a genuine hurry?
I really can't remember.  Since I do not work and Stan is retired, we take it one day at a time and enjoy life.

8.  Insert your own random thought here.
Headed to Arkansas this Friday!  We have decoration where my parents are buried on Sunday.  The following Friday Janice is having a sonogram done and we get to go and see the little guy (or girl).  Then on the following Tuesday my grandson Cain is graduating from the 6th grade.  Where has the time gone?  We will be gone 2 weeks and Eden Jade will have 4 ball games that we will get to watch.  Life is good!

until next time...nel

Time for Hodgepodge...

It's that fun Hodgepodge Time, we would love for you to join us, just click on the button above.

1. When the children of today grow up, what do you think they'll say about this period in time? What do you most hope they remember?
Boy this one really takes some thought...without kids growing up in this era it is hard to say.  I hope my grandkids remember all the good times and fun they had with their granny and papa.  And that even though we did not live next door we loved them and tried to create good memories.

2. National Teacher's Day is celebrated in the US of A on the first Tuesday in May, this year May 7th...share how a particular teacher positively impacted you. 
I did not have a lot of self esteem growing up especially in high school.  I thought people were laughing at me all the time.  I had an Accounting teacher in high school that made me realize it was what was inside that mattered, it was how you treated people, not the clothes you wore or how popular you were.  Senior year was more enjoyable because I decided to quit trying and just be myself.

3. What's a dish your mama made, that if set in front of you today would whisk you right back to childhood?                                                                         
Mmmmm  her fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and biscuits, I do not know anyone that can fix them like she could.

4. Mother May I was a game we played when I was growing up...no pieces, parts, or plugs required. What games from childhood do you remember loving that were also pieces, parts, and plug-free?
I loved dodge ball, statue maker, simon says, sardines, red light-green light, and of course jump rope and double dutch!

5. Besides your own mother, tell us about a woman who influenced you as a child?
Gosh, probably one of my aunts.  

6. Mamma Mia! What's the best play or musical you've ever seen? 
Would you believe I have never seen a musical that I can remember.  I have seen several plays but nothing professional.  Both are on my bucket list!

7. What are three smells that make you feel nostalgic?
Lilacs - my dad and I enjoyed sitting on the picnic table when he got home from work talking and enjoying the smell of the lilac bushes.
Baby Powder - remembering when my daughter was just a baby.
Rainfall - My cousins and I used to love playing in the rain when I was a kid.

8.  Insert your own random thought here.
I think Spring/Summer is finally here.  Actually I think we are going to go right into summer.  Hard to believe we had snow last week.  I think all of our flowers and bushes survived.  Our azalea was still beautiful even in the snow.

until next time...nel