Time For Wednesday Hodgepodge!

    
                                                     

I am drawing a complete blank as to what to post about. To be honest, I feel mentally drained here lately.  Just a lot of different things going on that I'm having to deal with.  So, what better time to give my brain a rest and join in all the fun with Joyce and the other ladies for Wednesday Hodgepodge. If you'd like to participate, just link up and jump right in!

1. The NFL playoffs were held this past weekend and this year's Superbowl will feature the New York Giants versus The New England Patriots.  How do you define 'patriot'?  I think of someone to be a patriot who wholeheartedly loves his or her country and would be willing to lay down his or her life to defend it.

2. What's something in your life right now that feels like a 'giant'?   Hmm, how much time do you have? Well, first and foremost is that fact that my husband is still without a job after nearly 9 months of looking.  It's been one of the most stressful times we've ever encountered since we married 22 years ago.  We're just more than ready for something to happen soon, but we realize that it has to be in God's own timing and not our own.  Secondly, is the bed bug situation that Brittany is dealing with in her college apartment.  I'm having many sleepless nights just thinking about it.  Problem is that our hands are tied to a certain degree because we live so far away from her.  It certainly doesn't help that the apartment manager isn't being as proactive as he needs to be.  In fact, she got another bite last night.  I am about at my wit's end!  She can't move out right now because her lease doesn't expire until this summer and there's no breaking it without serious penalties.  Have you ever heard about being between a rock and a hard spot?  Well, that's us!  

3. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think back to being 18?  Well, I had just graduated from high school in Arkansas and was heading off to college to earn my degree in speech-language pathology. I felt like I had the world in the palm of my hand. I was definitely boy crazy!  I can remember not wanting to heed the advice of my parents...they didn't know anything!  Funny...now that I have kids of my own, I realize just how smart my parents really were.  Oh, life was so easy and carefree...not a worry in the world!  Man, I miss those days!  

4.  Coconut-mashed potatoes-vanilla ice cream-mayonnaise...which white food would be the hardest to give up?  OK, this one is super easy.  Coconut all the way!  I can eat it just about any way it comes...and I have a hard time stopping once I start! 

5. Describe an incident or a day you remember as being the coldest you've ever experienced.  A couple of things come to mind.  When Brittany ran cross country and outdoor track in high school, I can't tell you the times I've been at her meets and have nearly turned into a human icicle.  One time in particular was in late January and it started snowing and sleeting at her track meet!  Abby and I sat together as closely as we possibly could all bundled up underneath several blankets. The wind was whipping and we just huddled tightly and shivered!  I came home and took a nice, long hot bath! 

6. You're hosting a brunch....what's your favorite dish to prepare and serve?  It's been awhile since I've hosted a brunch, but you can never go wrong with fruit, quiche, or some kind of breakfast casserole.

7. How do you combat negative thinking?  Well, I pray and ask God to help me turn it all around.  I, also, like to get up and dance all over the kitchen!  My family always looks at me like I've completely lost it, especially when I start belting out Broadway showtunes!  I can just feel the negativity flowing right out of me!

8. Insert your own random thought here.  Am I the only one who's totally hooked on this season of "The Bachelor"?  Can someone please tell me what the deal is with Courtney?  She just comes across as being so rude and nasty!  I can't believe that Ben keeps giving her a rose.  Take off those blinders!  The episode next week look like a real doozy.  Ben and Courtney go skinny dipping in the ocean...and all the other ladies become furious!  The claws are definitely going to come out...and I don't plan to miss a beat of it! 

Thanks, Joyce...this was fun, as always!