Wednesday Hodgepodge

It's Wednesday, so it must be time for the Hodgepodge.  Click on the button to visit Joyce and join in with all the fun.

1. We've reached edition number 315 here in the Wednesday Hodgepodge. So tell us, what were you doing at 3:15 yesterday? I think I was in the grocery store picking up a couple of items.  Is that typical?  No. Typically I'm at work.   On a scale of 1-10 (with 1 being low and 10 being high) what's your energy level usually like at 3:15 PM? It all depends on what the day at work has been like.  But I'm usually more than ready to be getting off at 4:00pm.  

2. A frisbee, a tantrum, a towel, a party, a punch, or a curveball...which have you most recently thrown or had thrown at/for you? Elaborate.
A party...we had a get-together of our Bible Study group last night.  There was food and lots of catching up (as we take the summer off from Bible Study).  Food and talking and great friends sounds like a party to me.  Here's the group that came last night.  Several were missing, but we still had a great time.

3. What are three things that would help you right now. Tell us how or why.
Courage, motivation and strength..We need to do some remodeling at our house.  We need a new roof and new floors and new paint on the walls.  I get a little nervous just thinking about all that and the decisions that have to be made.

4. Do you think you're strong? Why or why not? What makes you strong?
I've never really thought so, but I survived cancer.  So maybe I'm stronger than I thought.  Or maybe it wasn't me, but the Lord in me that made me strong.  

5. Do you enjoy reading historical fiction? What's your favorite book set sometime in the past?
Yes, I do.  Any of them written by Lori Wick.

6. Insert your own random thought here.
Surely you didn't think I'd leave here without posting a picture of my grandson.  Gigi and Colton video chatting.

Hope you have a great day!

Cathy

Five Minute Friday and Friday Foto Friends

Five Minute Friday is where we are given a prompt and you write for five minutes on your blog and then go here to link up.  Why not join us this week?

FMF Prompt:  Collect


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Thinking about the word collect and what comes to mind first is collecting memories.  I'm trying to collect memories.  In the last 2 1/2 years I've lost my oldest brother, my mom and my dad, along with several aunts and uncles.  Then with me having cancer last year and my younger sister having a stroke that has left her in an assisted living facility, it makes me want to collect lots of memories with the family and friends still here on earth.  The memories of my brother and parents help make it bearable that they are gone (just barely), plus knowing I will see them again helps alot.  We're being intentional to spend more time with my husband's parents and with other family, because no one knows just how much time we have left.

So while collecting things was something I did a lot in the past, now I am much more interested in collecting memories and new friends and new experiences.  I want to live life to the fullest each day.

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What do you think of when you see the word collect?

Come join in with Friday Foto Friends.  Just post some pictures from your week and tell us about them.  You can go here to link up and then see what some other bloggers week looked like.

Here are 3 of my favorites from this week that have not already shown up on my blog (at least I don't think they have.)  Of course, you know there always has to be a picture or two of my grandson.

That little Colton can flat move!

Here he is looking at me like "Come on Gigi, I want some more pudding."

We saw this plane swooping all over the place.  Turned out he's a crop-duster.  There was a helicopter doing it too, but unfortunately I didn't get a photo of that.

 Cathy

Thankful Thursday

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Here is what I am thankful for this week:

1.  Time with Colton and Kerri.  Tracy and I drove up, along with his parents to visit.  We had such a wonderful time.  Colton was on his best behavior, smiling the whole time.  We went to lunch and did a little shopping for Colton.  It was great being with hubby's parents too.  All in all it was one of my most favorite days recently.

This is one of the little shirts we bought him that day.

 2.  I'm thankful for our dog.  She just brings so much laughter and love to our house.  No matter what or how my day may go, she is excited to see me when I come home.  I love that unconditional love.  That is something I want to get better at.

I do believe she needs a haircut.  

 3.  Flowers from a friend's garden.  Aren't they beautiful.  They sure do brighten up my white office.

4.  I'm thankful for learning about podcasts and how easy they are to get to.  I mean I knew about podcasts, cause hubby downloads them and listens to them in the van.  I just didn't know how easy they are to get to on my phone.  Now I'm listening to them at work and talk about making the day go faster.  I understand that there are thousands of podcasts available.  Now I need to go find some more.

My favorite so far is this one with Annie Downs and Sadie Robertson

This is my list this week.  What are you thankful for?

Cathy

Wednesday Hodgepodge

Hey it's Wednesday and that means it's time for the Hodgepodge.  I know I'm rather late, but better late than never, right?  Click the button above to join in with Joyce and the gain.  You won't regret it.  They are a real fun group of people.

1. Growing up, were you close to your grandparents? Tell us one or two specific things you remember about them.
We were closer to my mom's parents than my dad's, simply because we went to church with mom's parents all the time (so we saw them at the very least 3 times a week).  My dad's parents went to church with us in the summer, but they went to Florida in the winter, so we'd go all those months without seeing them, so I didn't feel as close.  Some years on Christmas break we'd get to go to Florida and visit with them and that was fun.

Back row center is mom's dad and mom (I'm the little one hiding behind the flowers)

This is dad's mom and dad with his youngest sister

2. What's an item you were attached to as a child? What happened to it?
The family piano and my sister has that piano today in her home.

3. When you look out your window, do you see the forest or the trees (literally and figuratively)? Explain.
Literally I see the trees.  We have a little strip of  trees at the back of our property that is probably about 6-7 feet deep.  We have always called that our "woods".  The girls loved to play back there.

4. Do you like sour candies? I'm not real fond of sour candies.  Sweet Tarts would be my favorite, I guess.Which of the 'sour' foods listed below would you say is your favorite? grapefruit, Greek yogurt, tart cherries, lemons, limes, sauerkraut, buttermilk, or kumquats I really don't care that much for any of those listed.  However, I guess I would say lemons, because I love lemonade. Have you ever eaten a kumquat?I don't think so. What's your favorite dish containing one of the sour foods on the list? Already answered that above...lemonade, but also lemon cookies.

5. July 1st marked the mid point of 2017. In fifteen words or less, tell us how it's going so far.
So far it has been a pretty good year, not perfect, but good.

6. Insert your own random thought here.
On Monday we took Tracy's parents and we all went to visit Colton and Kerri.  We had such a great time together.  Here are a few pictures from my phone from that day. 

Colton and his great grandpa

Colton and his great grandma

That boy can flat move!!

Just like his mama.  He loves a microphone

Heading out for some fun

Hated to say goodbye 😭

Cathy

Five Minute Friday and Friday Foto Friends

Five Minute Friday is where we are given a prompt and you write for five minutes in your blog and then go here to link up.  Why not join us this week?

FMF Prompt:  Comfort


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What brings you comfort?  For me, my husband brings me comfort.  Last year when I was sick and would get scared or panicky, he would sit with me and just talk to me, or  pray for me and read scripture to me and sometimes we would sing together.  And usually before long peace and comfort would come.  I know God is the one who gave the comfort, but he used my husband as the instrument to bring it to me.  I just hope that God uses me as an instrument to help bring comfort to others. 

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Come join in with Friday Foto Friends.  You can go here to link up.

Most of the pictures I have taken have already been posted on earlier blog posts this week.  So, I think I'll post some oldies, but goodies,

I love Cinderella's Castle at Magic Kingdom

One of my favorite sayings

Tarpon Springs sponge diving

Spaceship Earth - another favorite at Disney World

The beach always makes me happy

Morning Glory - one of my favorite flowers.