Joyce came through with more questions for us this week. I love the shorter format! Click here to join in, or to just look around and find some more blogs to read.
1. What makes you feel accomplished? Explain.
It's the little things: finishing a book, cooking a good dinner, playing a new piece of music on the piano, getting through Mass playing my flute without any mistakes. And keeping plants alive:
2. If you had your own talk show, who would your first three guests be? Tell us why.
Pope Francis: Here is a man who is changing how the world views the Catholic Church. I don't think he'd agree to come on, though. He's pretty busy and doesn't do talk shows.
Jeff Gardner: I met him at our regional Council of Catholic Women Convention a few weeks back. His mission is to bring the plight of persecuted Christians all over the world to the forefront. If you missed it, you can read about him here, or you can find information about his cause here.
Harry Conick, Jr.: What. A. Guy! He probably wouldn't come, either, since he's busy with his own talk show.
3. Do you have a great burger recipe? What's in it? What do you like on a hamburger and where is your favorite spot to order one out?
My burger recipe is going to the Publix and getting one of their ready-made burgers from the meat department. Now you know my secret.
4. What's the biggest anxiety producing thing you do on a regular basis?
Right now it's making sure I get to appointments on time; I tend to "lollygag" during the summer.
5. This is the last Hodgepodge of May. Tell us about your summer plans.
I've already been out for 1 1/2 weeks, and I've been busy with things that had to be done. My summer plans consist of my kitchen remodel (I'm writing "State of the Kitchen" segments on Thursdays; you can read the first installment here.) I'm heading down to New Orleans in July for a speech conference, and then I will be gearing up for another school year. Summer just isn't what it used to be, or as long as it used to be. I'm looking forward to the day when every day is summer!
6. Insert your own random thought here.
We had a horrific storm on Saturday night; winds between 70 & 80 mph. As a result, there are a lot of trees down; trees on houses & power lines. Living on 1 of the main roads in the Small Town, our power was back on Sunday around 2:00. My dad's house had power Tuesday, but I think my sister who lives down the road from me is still without it. It's an absolute miracle no one was hurt or killed. It wasn't a tornado; the weather service is calling it a "derecho". Luckily, the tree service that I had been waiting over a month to clean out some trees came through and called me Friday morning to see if I was going to be home; they were in the area and had time to do the job. We had a branch that was touching the living room window, so I was mainly concerned about that. I think that saved us from any damage. This was our extent:
I made it a point not to complain about our internet being down; there are still a lot of people without power, and quite a few people who aren't able to live in their houses.
I'm going to stop there since this is supposed to be a quick, random thought and not a post in itself!
1. What makes you feel accomplished? Explain.
It's the little things: finishing a book, cooking a good dinner, playing a new piece of music on the piano, getting through Mass playing my flute without any mistakes. And keeping plants alive:
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| They aren't dead yet! |
2. If you had your own talk show, who would your first three guests be? Tell us why.
Pope Francis: Here is a man who is changing how the world views the Catholic Church. I don't think he'd agree to come on, though. He's pretty busy and doesn't do talk shows.
Jeff Gardner: I met him at our regional Council of Catholic Women Convention a few weeks back. His mission is to bring the plight of persecuted Christians all over the world to the forefront. If you missed it, you can read about him here, or you can find information about his cause here.
Harry Conick, Jr.: What. A. Guy! He probably wouldn't come, either, since he's busy with his own talk show.
3. Do you have a great burger recipe? What's in it? What do you like on a hamburger and where is your favorite spot to order one out?
My burger recipe is going to the Publix and getting one of their ready-made burgers from the meat department. Now you know my secret.
4. What's the biggest anxiety producing thing you do on a regular basis?
Right now it's making sure I get to appointments on time; I tend to "lollygag" during the summer.
5. This is the last Hodgepodge of May. Tell us about your summer plans.
I've already been out for 1 1/2 weeks, and I've been busy with things that had to be done. My summer plans consist of my kitchen remodel (I'm writing "State of the Kitchen" segments on Thursdays; you can read the first installment here.) I'm heading down to New Orleans in July for a speech conference, and then I will be gearing up for another school year. Summer just isn't what it used to be, or as long as it used to be. I'm looking forward to the day when every day is summer!
6. Insert your own random thought here.
We had a horrific storm on Saturday night; winds between 70 & 80 mph. As a result, there are a lot of trees down; trees on houses & power lines. Living on 1 of the main roads in the Small Town, our power was back on Sunday around 2:00. My dad's house had power Tuesday, but I think my sister who lives down the road from me is still without it. It's an absolute miracle no one was hurt or killed. It wasn't a tornado; the weather service is calling it a "derecho". Luckily, the tree service that I had been waiting over a month to clean out some trees came through and called me Friday morning to see if I was going to be home; they were in the area and had time to do the job. We had a branch that was touching the living room window, so I was mainly concerned about that. I think that saved us from any damage. This was our extent:
I'm going to stop there since this is supposed to be a quick, random thought and not a post in itself!
