Wednesday, June 26, 2013


Wednesday... & Hodgepodge is back - yippee!!

1. Summertime is a season of reunions, weddings, and other family celebrations and gatherings...are any of the above on your calendar in the next two months?

Just came from a wedding this weekend.  Yes, I was the photographer, but I would have been there even if I wasn't :)

Any other family gatherings?  My dad's birthday is coming up so July will hold some birthday cake celebration... because if icing is involved - then I'm there.



2.  June is National Iced Tea Month...are you an iced tea drinker? If so, how do you like yours (sweet, flavored, etc)?

Since I gave up Diet Coke - (GO ME!!!) - I am solely a tea drinker.  Iced tea is my favorite.  I only really care for hot drinks during winter.

I loved my mom's tea... my mother in law makes it the same way - SWEETTTTTTT!  I mean the kind of sweet that makes you swallow & then wonder if you just swallowed a whole bag of sugar in one gulp. 

McDonalds sweet tea is the same way...

I've actually learned to like unsweetened tea - stay clear of the sugar as much as possible...

But my new obsession with iced tea?  This stuff right here


Tazo Iced Passion Herbal Infusion tea... doesn't even NEED sugar - its so fruity & full of good antioxidants... seriously - Give it a try - its perfect for summer!


3. When were you last nervous? Looking back, was the event actually 'nerve-worthy'?

I may seem like a confident person, but 9 out of 10 times, I'm nervous about something... so to me, everything is nerve-worthy.

The last time?  Just this weekend... doing a wedding always makes me nervous.  You never want to have problems on someone else's big day.  So many things can go wrong - you never know how a day will go... it all worked out beautifully, but I still think me being nervous makes me more aware - so it actually ends up being a good thing.

I also get nervous STILL every time I teach the youth... been doing it for 10 years now, but every time I step up in front of a bunch of faces staring at me - until I say the first sentence, I'm counting on my best friend - Mr. Immodium... but once I get up there, see smiling faces looking at me, & I speak the first word - then I'm good...

My nerves are always on my nerves... if that makes any sense



4. The bristle toothbrush was invented in China on June 26, 1498...not sure how that date was pinned down so precisely but, on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being sick to your stomach and 1 being not at all, how nervous do you feel when you're headed to the dentist? Do you see your dentist twice a year?

Does anyone like to go to the dentist?

Not my idea for a fun, happening, good time...

That being said, I usually do end up seeing him twice a year - only because I keep breaking my stupid teeth grinding them in my sleep... & then have the adventure of root canals & crowns...

& sometimes even the fun of crowns that fall off...

I alone have supplied my dentist with amazing vacations, I'm sure of it


5.   What's making news in your town this week?

There was a stand off in a local town near us a few days ago...

An ex-firefighter ... gone a tad cray-cray apparently...

He ended up shooting a policeman in his leg... & then shot & killed his K9 dog, Kilo...

Me being a animal lover - that made me sick... they keep showing pictures of the dog & past videos through the year.  Makes me so sad.... 

Kilo


They've set up a Memorial Fund in honor of Kilo...

I love that...

& yes, the police officer is going to be OK - he was shot in the leg & will recover.


6.  Curtains, drapes, blinds...your window treatment of choice?  Are there any bare windows in your house?  Is that by choice or because you just haven't gotten around to covering them?

We do actually have a lot of bare windows... but you can have that when you live in the country & not many houses around

All of our other windows have blinds... which now saying that, I want to get those beautiful blinds put on them.  The kind with the big wood slates.... or the big white ones... in other words, I want my home to look like those Pinterest homes :)


7. Summertime is officially here (in the Northern hemisphere anyway)....what one song is a must-have on your summer playlist?

I didn't know summertime had its own playlist...

Is it like fashion - you can only listen to some songs during summer & others during winter?  Like no white shoes in the winter & no Ugg Boots in the Summer?

Let's just keep it safe & say "Anything by Steven Curtis Chapman" :)  Then I'm covered year round... just like a nice silk scarf :)


8.  Insert your own random thought here.

OK... I'm starting to feel like things are getting out of control with this Paula Deen thing...

Like everyone else is perfect?  Like no one has ever made a mistake?  We all know Jesus is the exception... but Jesus wouldn't even treat Paula Deen like this....

I know the lady is sorry for what she said... IN THE PAST... but people are forgetting that - its in the PAST people!  Time to MOVE ON...

I hate that everyone is trying to completely RUIN someone for their PAST actions...

I'm not saying what she said is right... but we've all done things that aren't right...
We are not a world of forgiveness, are we?
 .... makes me so sad...

Glad to see her family & some celebrities stand up for her.  Its turned into some crazy insane witch hunt now....

I'd just love to dig into everyone's past that is going after her & see what their lives hold... wonder how spotless that would be...




6 comments:

  1. So hard to be in the public eye these days-ugh! You're the second person to mention that tea, so I may have to look for it. Glad the wedding went well!

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  2. I'd like to try that tea, but I just am not a fan of the flavored tea. :-(

    I have to agree with you on Paula Deen. I was never a fan of hers (don't watch Food Network), but it's a shame to see the lack of grace shown to her.

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  3. I agree with you on the Paula Deen thing.

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  4. That tea sounds delicious. I sometimes use Celestial Seasonings Blueberry or Zinger teas to make iced tea and that is really good. I've had crowns fall out too and that is not fun. Just yesterday I was cleaning out some stuff and found a jar of dental cement I bought when I lost a crown in case I couldn't get to the dentist fast enough ;)

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  5. I was thinking the same thing about the Paula Deen thing last night as I watched the news...I totally laughed out loud when I read the comment about Steven Curtis Chapman - "like a nice silk scarf" :)

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  6. I need to compare tea notes with you. I learned the proper way to make tea in china and came home with a bunch of different kinds.

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