Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. What is something you are loving right now?
It snowed here last night and  the ground is all white and pretty!

2. Paris, Venice, New York, and Rome are considered four of the most romantic cities in the world. Which one would you most like to visit?
Paris maybe, because I speak a little French.

3. Are you a romantic?
Not so much. Guess I've been on my own too long.

4. What's your favorite love story made for the Big Screen?
Sleepless in Seattle.

5. Everyone loves Pooh bear and friends...which character are you most like and why? Click here for help in answering this question.
I thought Eeyore because he just kind of plods along but when I went and took the quiz it said Kanga.

6. What's the best chocolate something you've ever eaten?
Reese's - PB is the only thing that can make chocolate better.

7. Share a favorite quote about love.
"Take away love and our earth is a tomb." Robert Browning

8. Insert your own random thought here.
Today is my nephew's birthday. Happy Birthday Chad!

Chats on the Farmhouse Porch

It is once again time to head over to Patrice's from Everday Ruralty for our weekly chat.

Questions

1. Stephanie asks, "What kind of competitions do you prefer to watch? Dancing, singing, or cooking?
2. My Kid's Mom asks, "Do you work? Are you retired? Are you a stay at home mom?
3. Empty Nester asks, "What's your favorite thing about winter?
4. Homeschool on the Croft asks, "What do you love most about where you live?"
5. Did you or your children(grandchildren too) ever have a dollhouse?
6. Wendell asks, "If horses have blankets, why don't they get a pillow too?"

My Answers

1. I must admit that I'm a sucker for the cooking competitions on the Food Network. I love watching "Chopped" and the Celebrity Cookoff was great. LDP was my pick from the start!
2. That's me - and I work. With my retirement portfolio, or lack thereof, I will probably keel over at my desk.
3. I love seeing the snow fall and build up on the trees. It's beautiful - until you have to go out in it that is.
4. If we're talking about geographic location - not much. It's pretty flat compared to what I grew up with. As far as my house - I love that it's close to work and closer to my daughter.
5. Never had a dollhouse - actually didn't play with dolls much that I can remember. My daughter did have the Barbie dollhouse though. I bought it at a yard sale and she got hours of enjoyment from it!
6. Wendell! Are you cold? I'm sure you have a nice stall to keep you warm!

Six Word Saturday

To participate all you need to do is describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words. For more information, go to Show My Face. and Cate will explains it....feel free to explain or not explain. Add an image, a video, a song, nothing.

  Two more papers to write tonight!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

5 Question Friday

Time to head over to Mama M's for 5 question Friday!

Rules for 5QF: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky post to appear and LINK UP!

Questions for Friday, January 27th: (Special thanks to

Kate (@KatieB38) from Kate's Life, Gasfamily (@gasfamily) from The Gas Family, Scott (@ThisDaddys_Blog) from This Daddy, Stephanie (@Stephanielex) and Erin (@emenchho1) from The Life and Times of E1 for their question suggestions! Mama M would love to link you in a future 5QF, so do on over to her community or watch for her Thursday afternoon shout out for questions on Twitter and offer up your best question suggestions! Remember to @5crookedhalos her and use hashtag #5QF if you go the Twitter route!)

1. What have you done recently that you are proud of?

I'm pretty proud of the progress we're making on the kitchen built-in cabinet.

2. What is your favorite way to work out? Or if you don't workout, what are you wanting to try?

Tae bo! It works - sadly, you have to actually do it though.

3. If you knew you best friend was cheating on spouse would you tell?

I think I would try to be as supportive as I could while urging her to come clean.

4. If you could afford a live-in maid or nanny, would you have one?

 Absolutely not - my kids were raised by ME and as far as cleaning - I wouldn't want anyone else to see my "dirt" - I'll do it myself.

5. Do you stress out about birthdays (specifically the age) or do you enjoy them?

I'm 52! Do I stress about it? Nope, never did - can't change it so what's the point?

And, a bonus question from Scott, that I wasn't brave enough to put in as a regular question...answer at your own risk, or not at all! (Or something...)

Bonus: Lights off or on?

I don't remember. Ok, maybe I do but I plead the fifth.

Follow Friday Four Fill-In

Welcome to the 48th weekly Follow Friday Four Fill-in Fun Blog Hop!

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Each week, Hilary over at Feeling Beachie lists four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs. This week’s co-host is Jen from what would Jen do – she came up with the last two statements.

Hilary would LOVE it if you could please help her spread the word about this hop…. So, please tweet, FaceBook share, and add the linky to your post…

This week’s statements:
1. I never eat ______
2. I am not a ___
3. I think ______ are really weird
4. Sometimes when I __________ I always wonder if people are ___________

My Answers:
1.  I never eat oysters or okra - don't like slimy.
2.  I am not a  "girly girl"
3.  I think people who don't like mushrooms (and that includes both my kids) are weird.
4.  Sometimes when I  look at a sonogram I always wonder if people are really able to see the sex of the baby.

latest picture of my grandson