Hello friends!
Well, things are getting a bit more "normal" here - as in, only a couple of boxes left to unpack and things are starting to make their way onto the walls, making our new home really feel like a home. Of course, now I am determined to never ever ever move again. :-) (Unless the owners decide to sell to us, we'll most likely move permanently in a year or two...) But lets not ruin today thinking about that... for now, lets relax and Hodgepodge together like we do every week! (oh, and after you have journeyed through my answers, and left a kind comment below - they really do make me smile!- hope on over to the original post at Joyce's and join in on the fun...)
1. Lake Superior University has once again published a list of words/phrases they think should be banished from the Queen's English...here's the list for 2013-
fiscal cliff, kick the can down the road, double down, job creators/creation, passion/passionate, yolo (an acronym for you only live once), spoiler alert, bucket list, trending, superfood, boneless wings, and guru
2. When was the last time you rode a train? Where did you go?
Honestly, I think the last time I rode a train was several years ago when I was in southern California for a court case I was involved in (taking a scumbag to court... if you're really dying for the story, a brief synopsis is written here (Question #4, part 2)
3. Bagels-yay or nay? Favorite 'flavor'? Favorite topping?
Ohh, I love a freshly made everything bagel, lightly toasted, with garden veggie cream cheese. YUM!!!
We didn't have any bagel shops where we lived in Idaho, and I had been craving one for weeks... then we were in Salt Lake City over the holidays and after our New Years Eve debauchery - hehehe - my brother-in-law offered to pay if I would go get some... and so I did! And yes, it was absolutely delicious.
And now I want a bagel.
4. 'Tis the season of awards shows...if you could star in a movie already made which one would you choose?
I would absolutely love to have been in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants or Mama Mia! Anything set in Greece!
5. The move towards single gender classrooms has been making the news in recent months....what say you? Do you think kids perform better if seperated by gender and are taught differently or is that discrimination? If you're a parent, is this something you'd support in regard to your own children?
Nope... I believe both genders have a lot to be gained by observing each other and learning to appreciate the differences in genders. Besides, I saw my son's class last year - 25 children, and 17 of them boys... oh my heavens... what a bundle of energy in that room!
6. What's your favorite thing about staying in a hotel?
Well, I've stayed in many hotels that haven't been ones I'd be in a hurry to go back to... but there are a few that, oh my, the beds were big and comfy with thick down comforters, lots of pillows... yep, hotels like that make it a treat to be away from home.
7. Do you have a 'word' for 2013? What's the story behind your choice?
Last year my word was "deliberate" - I felt the Lord lay that on my heart, to be deliberate with my time, with my friendships, with my family. This year, I've been in so much transition lately that I'm not sure I have a word yet... but I think it may be "graceful" - as in, whatever job we are in, whatever state we live in, whoever we are surrounded by, be graceful.
8. Insert your own random thought here.
Right now it is cold. OK, not really. Well, by local standards... it is. But in Idaho, where we moved from, the temps have been down in the negatives and they are all icy and snowed in. So to move to southern California and see people in ski parkas and Ugg boots complaining because it is down in the 50s... cracks me up. (In fact, I took the kids out for ice cream tonight and they said we were one of only a few customers they had had all day!)
Then I saw this... and died laughing... those who live in warm temperate climates truly are spoiled... although I might say that with how stinkin' high everything COSTS here, surely one of the advantages should be warm temps year round, right? ;-)
Anyway... enjoy laughing at the silly Californians... I know I am!
Well, things are getting a bit more "normal" here - as in, only a couple of boxes left to unpack and things are starting to make their way onto the walls, making our new home really feel like a home. Of course, now I am determined to never ever ever move again. :-) (Unless the owners decide to sell to us, we'll most likely move permanently in a year or two...) But lets not ruin today thinking about that... for now, lets relax and Hodgepodge together like we do every week! (oh, and after you have journeyed through my answers, and left a kind comment below - they really do make me smile!- hope on over to the original post at Joyce's and join in on the fun...)
1. Lake Superior University has once again published a list of words/phrases they think should be banished from the Queen's English...here's the list for 2013-
fiscal cliff, kick the can down the road, double down, job creators/creation, passion/passionate, yolo (an acronym for you only live once), spoiler alert, bucket list, trending, superfood, boneless wings, and guru
Which of these words/phrases would you most like to see banished from everyday speech and why. Go here to read more about how the words were chosen.
Oh geez, what a silly list... Personally, if I had to choose one of these, it would be the fiscal cliff... simply because I became SO tired of hearing about it!
Honestly, I think the last time I rode a train was several years ago when I was in southern California for a court case I was involved in (taking a scumbag to court... if you're really dying for the story, a brief synopsis is written here (Question #4, part 2)
3. Bagels-yay or nay? Favorite 'flavor'? Favorite topping?
Ohh, I love a freshly made everything bagel, lightly toasted, with garden veggie cream cheese. YUM!!!
We didn't have any bagel shops where we lived in Idaho, and I had been craving one for weeks... then we were in Salt Lake City over the holidays and after our New Years Eve debauchery - hehehe - my brother-in-law offered to pay if I would go get some... and so I did! And yes, it was absolutely delicious.
And now I want a bagel.
4. 'Tis the season of awards shows...if you could star in a movie already made which one would you choose?
I would absolutely love to have been in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants or Mama Mia! Anything set in Greece!
5. The move towards single gender classrooms has been making the news in recent months....what say you? Do you think kids perform better if seperated by gender and are taught differently or is that discrimination? If you're a parent, is this something you'd support in regard to your own children?
Nope... I believe both genders have a lot to be gained by observing each other and learning to appreciate the differences in genders. Besides, I saw my son's class last year - 25 children, and 17 of them boys... oh my heavens... what a bundle of energy in that room!
6. What's your favorite thing about staying in a hotel?
Well, I've stayed in many hotels that haven't been ones I'd be in a hurry to go back to... but there are a few that, oh my, the beds were big and comfy with thick down comforters, lots of pillows... yep, hotels like that make it a treat to be away from home.
7. Do you have a 'word' for 2013? What's the story behind your choice?
Last year my word was "deliberate" - I felt the Lord lay that on my heart, to be deliberate with my time, with my friendships, with my family. This year, I've been in so much transition lately that I'm not sure I have a word yet... but I think it may be "graceful" - as in, whatever job we are in, whatever state we live in, whoever we are surrounded by, be graceful.
8. Insert your own random thought here.
Right now it is cold. OK, not really. Well, by local standards... it is. But in Idaho, where we moved from, the temps have been down in the negatives and they are all icy and snowed in. So to move to southern California and see people in ski parkas and Ugg boots complaining because it is down in the 50s... cracks me up. (In fact, I took the kids out for ice cream tonight and they said we were one of only a few customers they had had all day!)
Then I saw this... and died laughing... those who live in warm temperate climates truly are spoiled... although I might say that with how stinkin' high everything COSTS here, surely one of the advantages should be warm temps year round, right? ;-)
Anyway... enjoy laughing at the silly Californians... I know I am!
