Wednesday Hodgepodge

Now that the craziness involved with Thanksgiving has passed, I'm ready to hop right back in for Hodgepodge! Please consider joining in on all the fun with us! If you're interested, just click on the button and it will take you to Joyce's blog where you'll find a list of questions. Answer them on your own blog and link up. There really is nothing to it.

1.  According to Oxford Dictionaries, the 2013 word of the year is 'selfie'. Your thoughts? When did you last take a selfie? Do you post them online somewhere?  Do you prefer to be in front of the camera or behind the lens? Nope...not a fan of selfies. I feel so silly when I attempt to take pictures of myself. Plus, I very rarely like the outcome. I never post selfies. I'd much rather be behind the lens of the camera, instead of in front.

2.  Will you send out Christmas cards this year?  If so, are they ready to go?  If not, are you glad or sad about leaving that tradition behind?  I debated long and hard about this, but I decided to bite the bullet and continue on with sending them out. We've done photo cards for quite a few years and I have one saved from each year in my hope chest. I want the girls to be able to look at them one day when Chris and I are nothing more than a memory. I placed my order for them on Monday and they've already been shipped. Once they arrive, I'll put them in the mail and be done! One thing I don't plan to include this year is our annual newsletter. I just don't have it in me to sit down, compose it, and print them all out.

3.  Do you trust easily? Yes, probably much too easily at times. Unfortunately, I've been burned because of it, so I've had to learn a few lessons the hard way.

4.   Pine-cinnamon-peppermint-vanilla (as in sugar cookie)-of those listed, which is your favorite December scent? There's just something about the smell of cinnamon that makes me think of Christmas, so that's definitely my pick.

5.   Did you do more talking than listening yesterday?  Was that by choice or necessity? I'd have to say more listening. My girls both talked to me about some things they needed advice about. I just sat and listened and offered my advice when asked. I'd say it probably was more out of choice...I love being there for my girls.

6.  What's the last song that got stuck in your head? Sorry if it's back there now. ;)  I've been a fan of the Zac Brown Band for awhile and this song is one that I sing often these days. Such sweet lyrics and video, being that I'm a hopeless romantic!


Another song that's a favorite of mine during Christmas is "A Strange Way to Save the World" by 4Him. Rascal Flatts sang it the other night on a Christmas TV special and it's been in my head ever since. The lyrics really get to my heart because I keep thinking how grateful I am that Jesus was born and that He saved me.



7.  Which world explorer (in the whole history of the world) would you most like to have traveled with and why? I'm going with Hernado de Soto. Why, you might ask? Well, he was a Spanish Conquistador who explored what is now Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and my home state of Arkansas. He died in 1542 at the age of 46 on the western banks of the Mississippi River. I remember learning about him when I was in school and found his explorations to be fascinating. I would love to see what all those states that I'm so familiar with looked like back then.

8.  Insert your own random thought here. Chris should be so proud of all the money I saved him by getting a lot of my Christmas shopping done on Cyber Monday. I'm close to being done! Yay, me! Did you find any good bargains on Cyber Monday?  Also, just a quick reminder...I'm having another giveaway either tomorrow or Friday, so be watching for the announcement!