Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Wednesday hops

Chats on the Farmhouse Porch 12

It's time to head on over to Patrice's porch. I hope everyone remembers Wendell's carrot. Love the vanilla coffee and don't mind if I do grab a mug - a big one!
Questions
  1. Did you have a way to earn money as a child or teen?
  2. Does your body run hot or cold? (Are you in a sweater/jumper when everyone else is in short sleeves or do you wear a sweatshirt when everyone has on parkas?)
  3. What's your level of computer savvy? 
  4. When you have pasta, do you prefer a red sauce (marinara type) or a white sauce (fettuccine type)?
  5. What's your favorite thing to put in brownies? 
My answers:
  1. I've worked since I was 13. Started after school and on weekends at a local retail store helping with the bookkeeping.
  2. I'm ALWAYS cold!
  3. Computer savvy? Guess I'd better say pretty good since that's what I'm trying to get my Masters in.
  4. Usually red,but I do like the white sauces at times.
  5. Sorry Patrice but I like the walnuts!

Hodgepodge Questions-Vol 48

Here are the questions for this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge....be sure to link up with Joyce so everyone can read your answers.


1. Have you ever been 'asked' to report for jury duty? Were you chosen to serve? If not, were you happy or disappointed?

No, cross my fingers and hope it stays that way! I have no desire to judge someone and wonder if I've made a mistake.

2. On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being very), how mechanically inclined are you? Give an example to back up your answer.

Can we use negative numbers?

3. Beets-cabbage-cauliflower-butternut squash....of the four, which is your favorite fall vegetable?

Butternut squash! Absolutely love it.

4. What do you recommend to overcome self-pity?

I've never been one to wallow and I must admit that I have very little patience with those that do. I was taught to "pull yourself up by your boot straps" and that if you don't like the way things are going, DO SOMETHING to change it. I know that life can be really hard sometimes and there are often things going on that you have no control over, so I do try to be sympathetic but I really believe that we are in charge of our own destiny.

5. Do you enjoy classical music?

I love classical piano - could be all those piano lessons I took as a child.

6. October is National Book Month...what's on your reading list this month?

Textbooks! About all I have time for but Sharyn McCrumb has a new one out (The Ballad of Tom Dooley) that is going on my Christmas list.

7. What is your idea of 'cute'?

Babies are the first thing that comes to mind - can you tell I'm really excited to become a grandma?

8. Insert your own random thought here.

As you know, I'm working on a Computer Science Masters right now and these classes are about to drive me nuts! Seems like all we do is read articles, write discussions about said articles, write comments on other students' discussions of said article and then take tests which consist of more discussions of the same articles! Can someone tell me why "Global Social Networking" is a required course and what we are supposed to actually learn from it? Don't we all know that we're living in a global society? Don't we all use global networking sites on a daily basis? Isn't this blog one of them?

Monday, October 10, 2011

Meet Me on Monday

Meet Me on Monday is hosted by Never Growing Old. It's a great way to get to know our fellow bloggers. Each week she posts 5 questions for us to answer about ourselves. Hop over to the site and check it out!




Questions:

1.  The best part of waking up each day is  

 waking up to a new day - knowing it can be a new beginning.
2.  How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?   

I feel like I should be about 20.

3.  Red or Green Apples?   
 
I don't really care for apples much but like the red ones more than green or yellow.

4.  Do you forgive easily?   

Forgive-yes; forget - NEVER.

5.  If you could live in any home on a television series, which would it be?

Since you didn't stipulate that it had to be a current series, I'm going to go with The Waltons - I just love big old houses.

Week 3 check in

The week was not really good for exercise - I had lots of work to do for the classes I'm taking, meetings on two nights, and the daughter wanted me to do the annual Spoon River Drive this weekend. I hate to admit but I was really bad and shared a "blooming onion" while on the drive. The rest of the week, I did a pretty good job of watching what I ate and I did have a loss for the week:

Last week - 167.4
This week - 165.8
Down another 1.6!!!!

At this rate I will not be into my dress by Christmas so I know I have to step it up a little. I promise I'm going to try. My goal for the week is the same as last week - try to find the time for the exercise.
Look forward to checking all the posts over at Christmas Dress Challenge to see how everyone else did.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Sat night at the cabin

 Miss Pandora - determined that I pay attention to her and not the computer.

 That's it Mom - quit typing and pet me.
 Put the camera down and pet me!
Please disregard the double chin.
 I mean it Mom!
 Not leaving till you put that down and pet me some more.
 My chiminea in the backyard - we roasted hot dogs one night last week
 Biz's brothers' cabin
 The Biz himself
Notice the chiminea, look familiar? Weird - I got mine a few years ago in Galesburg - they bought theirs (before they saw mine) in Quincy.

Friday, October 7, 2011

A - Z of ME

I got this from Amy - who got it from April - and I had to do it!
Here goes:

A-Z of ME!

A. Age - 52:(
B. Bed size - Queen
C. Chore you dislike - Ironing - I'll let it build up until I HAVE TO.
D. Dogs - I inherited my son's dog when he joined the AF. She's half husky and half we're-not-sure but she's a good dog.
E. Essential start to your day - COFFEE
F. Favorite color - Green
G. Gold or silver - Silver

H. Height - 5'8.5"

I. Instruments you play(ed) - piano
J. Job title - Office Support Specialist
K. Kids - Two wonderful kids with two wonderful spouses
L. Live - Illinois
M. Mom's name - Mildred
N. Nicknames - Only nickname I've ever had is JoNipper (don't ask)
O. Overnight hospital stays - lots - was in a bad car accident years ago and was in the hospital for 3 months, then off and on for two years after - then when I had my kids.
P. Pet peeves - College students who cannot write proper English.

Q.Quote from a movie - "Don't ever apologize , it's a sign of weakness."
R. Righty or Lefty - Righty

S. Siblings - 1 older brother and 2 sisters (both deceased - one in above mentioned car accident, one later)

T. Time you wake up - Alarm is set for 5:00 am during the week and I hit the snooze at least 3 times.  Weekends, I'm up at 4 ????

U. Underwear - Definitely!  I actually still like the hip huggers the best.
V. Vegetables you don't like - rhubarb
W. What makes you run late - Not getting up early enough to drink enough coffee.
X. X-rays you've had - just about everywhere (see "O")
Y. Yummy food you make - My chili is AWESOME.
Z. Zoo animal favorites - Tigers - especially white ones!