Movin' Right Along in the Hodgepodge

Hello friends!!  So, woo hoo!  We're moved!  Into a new home, 12 houses down from our old home, with awesome neighbors that don't have barking annoying dogs, and a floor plan that I actually think I'll like better, once I get rid of all the boxes! Sure, we don't know how long we will be here... and while I have been struggling with that a bit, finding it difficult to want to settle in here... but God has put us in this place right now, at this time, and I need to settle... and let Him reveal Himself to me during this time.  And so now, lets Hodgepodge! :-)

1. 'In like a lion, out like a lamb'...does the first part of this saying describing March weather ring true  where you live? 

Our March weather has definitely been accurate to this saying - well, at least for here, where the normal temps are in the 70s!  We had rain and HAIL this weekend - "What is this hard cold stuff coming from the sky?" we asked ourselves in bewilderment.  "Don't our exorbitant property taxes and cost of living guarantee some sort of sunshine tax, as in, we get sunshine all the time, especially when Sally and her family are moving this weekend?  No?  Well... Alrightythen...

2. March 4th is National Grammar Day. What common grammatical error bothers you the most? 

The misuse of apostrophes - as in, if you inviting my family to an event, you address it to the Henrys... not the Henry's.  

3. William Arthur Ward says- 'The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.' Which one are you?

I'm a combination of an optimist and a realist... using this analogy, I would wait for the wind to change, but then if it doesn't, I would adjust.  I wouldn't waste time complaining about the wind - what's the point?

4. What's something you need to 'march forth and conquer' this month?
These. Boxes. All. Over. My. House.

5. An ongoing debate around here...do you dust first, then vacuum or vacuum first, then dust? Of the two routine household chores, which do you dislike the least? How's that for wording? 

Ideally, assuming I'm actually doing all of the cleaning at the same time, I would dust and then vacuum.  But, since I normally just do what I've got to do in a quick amount of time, I vacuum - because that's quick, and then I dust when i have to.  

6. According to thrilllist.com, the ten most photographed sites in the U.S.A. are- Cinderella's Castle in Orlando, Southernmost House in Key West Florida, The Space Needle in Seattle, The Site of the Boston Massacre in Boston, The Bellagio Lake/fountains in Las Vegas, The Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, Coit Tower in San Fransisco, The Art Institute of Chicago, Niagara Falls, and snagging the number one spot-The Guggenheim Museum in New York City. 

How many on this list have you photographed? Which on the list would you most like to visit and photograph?

I've photographed Cinderella's castle in Orlando, the Space Needle in Seattle, the Bellagio in Vegas, and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.  I would love to visit the Guggenheim Museum in New York!

7. Fifty years ago Monday (March 2, 1965) The Sound of Music premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in NYC. Have you seen the film? Do you own a copy? On a scale of 1-10 how much do you love it (or not)? Ten=best movie ever. If you're a fan, what's your favorite scene or song from the movie? 

As a kid, I remember waiting anxiously for the Sound of Music to come on tv - it was the one night we were allowed to stay up late and watch a tv movie!  I never made it to the end, though, i would fall asleep!  Seriously - I think I was 20 years old before I realized how the movie actually ended!  Now, we do own a copy of it, and my kids love it!  On a scale of 1-10, I'll give it an 8... and it's got to be the original, with Julie Andrews.  No offense to Carrie Underwood - but she's no Julie Andrews.  Favorite scene - when Maria and Captain VonTrapp are singing "Something Good" to each other... love that song!

8. Insert your own random thought here.

So... we moved.  On Friday night.  It was supposed to be on Saturday, but - hello weather forecast - 80% chance of rain on Saturday... so I posted to Facebook a "Please help us Friday if you can, I"ll provide pizza!" plea, and you guys... we had over 20 adults and kids/teens show up to help us!  it was incredible.  And we got EVERYTHING moved in one night.  So awesome.  God is good.  All the time.

 Here's my handsome hubby, talking to our "crew" and praying before we ate.

Here's our crew of teens that came to help. (that's my eldest son and his girlfriend in the center of the picture against the wall - aren't they cute?) :-)