Hot & Steamy Wednesday Hodgepodge

 

1. How often do you check the weather? How do you check the weather?

On a "normal" day, I'll usually listen/watch the weather with my favorite meteorologist in the morning.  Just in case you forgot what a cutie he is, here's a reminder:

 I say "normal", because if there's a chance of snow (which equals snowday, a day off!) I'll look at it several times/day.  You've heard the saying, "If you don't like the weather, stick around 5 minutes and it will change"?  That is applicable to the area around the Small Town.  They could call for a blizzard one minute, and change it to rain the next.

2. Since this is volume 84 of the Wednesday Hodgepodge, and since I got married in 1984, and since I'm attending a wedding this weekend it only seems right to post something related here.

"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least. They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation; and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life."

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Agree or Disagree. Why?

I met my husband in Sept. of '83, and we got married in May, '84.  From Jan. to April, he was in Tx. going to Army Medic School, so we didn't even see each other for about 3 months of that.  We definitely didn't know each other's "defects", but after 28 years of marriage, I'd say it worked for us.  

3. Do you like to dance? Have you ever taken dance lessons?

In my house, yes, although the boys seem to be embarrassed even when there's no one around.  I've never taken dance lessons, and it shows!  I don't think it's this bad, though:

4. Fresh from the oven peach pie or home made peach ice cream? Pick one.

Not a big fan of peaches, either way.  If I had to pick one (which apparently I do!), I'd say pie.

5. Should people accept unfairness and learn to make the best of it?

ABSOLUTELY.  Not everything in life is fair:  put your big girl panties on and get on with it.

6. The top five all time summer movie blockbusters (released between May and August and grossing at least 100 million dollars) are-Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars (the original), Ghostbusters, and ET. Which one's your favorite?

Ghostbusters:  "We came, we saw, we kicked its a**!"

7. If given the chance, would you like to visit the moon?

Are you kidding?  There is so much of this world I haven't seen!

8. Insert your own random thought here.
Laika loves the game of "get on the couch and see if mama will give up".
 
As one of my sil said:  she's just all kind of cuteness!

Weekend Wrap-up: a day late!

Apparently it's not too late to join in  with Stephani's Weekend Wrap-up!  I have no excuse for not getting this posted yesterday, other than pure laziness.  I'm really having a lazy summer this year!  And so, here's my wrap-up, as weak as it is!

 MS was so excited on Friday:  he went to the Habitat Store and got all this for $35!  6 button-downs, 2 polo-style shirts, 2 shorts, a bathing suit, Columbia long pants, and a camo vest.  All of the shirts are named-brands and look new.

Sunday, YS left for his last high school band camp.  It's a bit sad, knowing that this marks the beginning of his "high school lasts".

Crate training is going well with Laika.  After coming home last Sunday to some "minor" messes, I decided that enough is enough, and whether she likes it or not, she's going in the crate.  I think we're going to have to go up to the next size crate if she keeps growing.

I watched a LOT of this little tennis tournament last week.  See where I'm sitting in the Press Centre?  That's where the tennis players sit for their interviews post-match.  It was so cool to finally see it on tv, knowing that I've walked through the Centre and seen, with my own eyes, Henman Hill, Centre Court, Court 1, and everything else they showed on tv.  CH can't believe that I still get so emotional recalling that visit.  Definitely one of the highlights of my life so far!

Yesterday was a bit of a bummer.  We had a wooden bar with 3 pegs on our bathroom door for towels that I've hated since the first day I saw it.  CH had glued it to the door after it fell off with the weight of 2 towels.  So, I decided to try to get it off.  The result was a splintered door.  YIKES!  Then, I decided to go ahead and put the over the door towel rack together.  Things were going great, but then one of the screws wouldn't go in because the hole wasn't big enough.  At that point, I was really frustrated, and decided to just give up.  After looking online, I "think" I can fix the door good enough to repaint it, which was my initial goal.  If that doesn't work, I guess we'll get a new door.  So...I'm off this morning to exchange the towel rack, and buy wood glue and wood putty.  Fingers crossed, everyone!

It's not to late to get involved in the Weekend Wrap-up! 

Weekend Wrap-up

Joining Stephani with Weekend Wrap-up!

Salted Dulce de Leche Swirl Brownies.  YS didn't like them...I probably put just a little too much salt on the top.

CH off for a bike ride.

Cades Cove.  One of my favorite places on earth.  I probably have a million pictures, but every time I go, I have to take more.  We saw the deer just as we entered the cove.  The next 3 pictures:  John Oliver's Cabin and a couple of views in the Cove.

My dad's sister and her daughter were in for the weekend.  Bottom left:  the sister that gives me stuff with my cousin, who is also my birthday buddy.  Bottom middle:  a fly had gotten in the house, and my dad & aunt were on the hunt.  Bottom right:  cousin, parents, and aunt.

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