Thank a Veteran!

“Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but our veterans and those who serve don’t have that problem.”
~ Ronald Reagan
The Veterans in my immediate life:
CH:
 (another picture of CH:  He's the lowest parachute!)
My 2 older brothers:   (My nephew-who is serving in the Air Force- is in the middle)
My daddy:  (I don't have a picture of him in his Navy Uniform)
My FIL:
My BIL (CH's brother)

(Photos of all-except CH & my daddy- courtesy of their FB pages!)

Wednesday Hodgepodge

 

1. My sister is celebrating a birthday today. Happy Birthday little sis! What's one way you're like your siblings?  If you don't have siblings how are you like your lifelong best friend or cousin?
Oh, my.  I'm so much like all of my siblings in so many ways!  I recorded an evaluation I administered yesterday so I could analyze some stuttering behavior, and realized how much I  sound like my sister the basket weaver.  Very strange.

2.  What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of yourself at age eighteen?
Young.  And sooo naive.

3. Sculptor-actor-painter-dancer...if you could excel in one of these arts, which would you choose and why?
Dancer.  Because in my mind I can.

4. What's a scent that takes you back in time, and where does it take you?
Pickles and coffee.  It takes me back to my Aunt Catherine's house.  Strange combination, I know, but it seems like she would make pickles when we were there, and of course the adults drank coffee.

5. November is for Peanut Butter Lovers (National Peanut Butter Lovers Month).  Are you a lover or a hater?  What's your favorite dish/recipe that calls for peanut butter? 
I LOVE peanut butter!  My favorite way to eat it is on Danish Pancakes (a.k.a. crepes) with a little nutella, some mashed bananas, and syrup.

6. What do people thank you personally for most often?
Geez, I rarely hear it.  I'm in a pretty thankless job!

7. What event this year are you most thankful for?
By this year, is that this past year, or this coming year?  If it's this past year, YS graduated from high school, and my sweet in-laws graduated their 50th wedding anniversary.

8.  Insert your own random thought here.
 I love when this happens (yep, sarcasm):  I got to work yesterday at 6:35 a.m. to get paperwork ready for a meeting at 7:15.  Since I had been out sick Wed.-Fri., I hadn't gotten everything ready (like I usually do), and I didn't have the student's file with me, so I was in a bit of a panic.  7:15 came and went, and no sign of the student or the parent.  By 7:40 I gave up, and started to get ready for the day.  The student came in late, so I had to rescheduled the meeting.  On the bright side:  the paperwork is all ready for the meeting in a couple of weeks!

Good/Bad Weekend Wrapup

Stomach Bug:
Good:  I made it to school on Friday.
Bad:  I left at 8:45 and had to stop a couple of times on my way home to get sick.
Good:  I've lost a few pounds
Bad:  I only have about 30 to go
Good:  So, this may be a good time to get off the Sugar Train because I'm definitely not wanting any of it right now.

News:
Bad:  A former roommate and college co-color guard member's son was in an accident over the weekend
Good:  He wasn't driving and was treated for non-life threatening injuries
Bad:  The driver and another passenger were killed.
Please keep everyone involved in your prayers.  As a mom, I can't imagine the pain that my friend is going through right now, along with the guilt of the relief that her son is alive.

High School Sports:
Good:  Small Town won the District Championship on Friday night.
Bad:  I wasn't there to see it (see "Stomach Bug")
Good:  They won by a whole bunch (49-7)
Bad:  They played a parochial high school, and apparently their sportsmanship left a lot to be desired.  (CH runs the chains, so he gets a first-hand look at how the visiting team acts.)  Being Catholic, I was so disappointed.  I expected a lot more out of them.

College Sports:
Bad:  UT lost on Saturday
Good:  I don't know any good that came of it, unless it was that a true freshman quarterback got some experience.

Hope your weekend had more "good" than "bad"!

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