Wednesday Hodgepodge

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1. It's a brand new month...share one thing you're looking forward to in October.
My oldest daughter's 21st birthday.  Even though I can't be with her, I'm excited for her to turn 21 and I know she is too.

2. Is chivalry dead? Explain.
I don't think so.  I know my husband is still my knight in shining armor and treats me like his queen.  So if it's dead for the rest of the world, I'm sorry.  But it's not for me.

3. On October 2, 1950 the Peanuts comic strip made its debut. Which character is your favorite? Which character is most like you? (Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Shroeder, Snoopy, Woodstock, or Pig Pen) If you need a description click here.
Linus is my favorite, but I'm probably most like Lucy.

4. What's something you're competitive about?
I can be pretty competitive when playing Words with Friends.

5. October is National Popcorn Popping Month...are you a fan? How do you like your popcorn?
I do like popcorn and my favorite is either movie popcorn or kettle corn.

6. When did you first realize the world is small?
It is? 

7. In terms of architecture, what's the most beautiful building you've seen up close and in person?
This is the first thing that came to my mind.  The Lincoln Memorial.

8. Insert your own random thought here.
"My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger," James 1:19  This is something I'm needing to work on.  I love the book of James, but this is not an easy one to do. But I am determined to not just be a hearer of the word this time, but a doer.

Have a great day.

Who Would Have Thought?

During the Country Applefest on Saturday, I met this sweet little girl. She is a 15 month old alpaca and she is adorable.  Her name is Mystere and she will be fully grown at 2 years old. 

Can't even hardly see her eyes

Adorable

Look at those eyelashers

So soft

She let me pet her and she is so very, very soft.  I bet their fleece would make wonderful sweaters.   Who would have ever thought I'd meet an alpaca?

Weekend Wrap-up

Had a nice quiet weekend. I worked 8 hours overtime on Saturday, so when I got off at 6p I went home and hubby and I went out to dinner at White Castles. Love those little sliders. haha Then we went home and relaxed watching TV, reading a good book and messing around on the computer.

Sunday was church and we had two really good services. Picked up KFC chicken for lunch and then took a nap and read some more on my really good book. Finally finished it around 11pm.

In his sermon Sunday morning, hubby reminded us that if we let God fight our battles we will win every time. What we're going through may not be easy, but God always wins. My husband says that God just wants to make sure we know that He is the one whot wins the battles for us and nothing we do.

Then when reading my "really good book" it hit me (I love it when a good fiction book actually teaches me something too)that sometimes when we pray and God answers our prayers with a yes and gives us what we asked for, that still doesn't mean the answer will be easy. There have been things in my life that I wanted and prayed for and then when I got it, its been super hard. But I know as sure as I'm sitting here that God answered and gave me the desires of my heart. But I still had to deal with the hard things. I've been guilty of wondering if I asked for the wrong thing but God let me have it because I wouldn't quit asking. In fact, I've had someone suggest that before when I was going through a hard time with the thing I asked for. But I know God worked it all out and gave me that thing and that it has been a blessing, even though it is sometimes hard. I guess I'm saying, just because a thing is hard, doesn't mean it's not God's will.

I don't know if I'm making this very clear or not...but this is what is on my heart this morning and I just wanted to share if with you.

Have a great day.

Friday Fragments

It's been a good week so far and here are a few fragments from my week.

Hubby made chili Monday night for supper and we ate it as 3 ways.  So very good. Hubby makes the best chili around!  Then I had it for lunch on Tuesday at work and gave my parents a dish of it and they had it for lunch on Wednesday.  Hubby had it again Thursday night for supper.  This was the pot of chili that just kept on giving. haha 

Tuesday was Bible study night.  We had another great lesson from Beth Moore's study on James.  Now I just need to get busy on this weeks homework.  Have I told you before that I am totally in love with the ladies in our group.  We have such a great time together.  We go from age 18 to about age 82.  There is so much love and life experiences shared and I can't think of any place I'd rather be on Tuesday nights.  Plus I got to spend time holding 9 week old Carina too.  It just doesn't get any better.

Wednesday night we took Kerri to her youth meeting and then hubby and I went to Hot Heads for dinner and then parked the car at the church and waited on Kerri.  It was a very nice relaxing time together.  Then we went home and watched the season openers of NCIS and NCIS LA.  I love both of these shows.

Thursday was just a relaxing night at home.  Supper was an on your own night and we watched the Season Opener of "The Middle".  Do any of you watch this show?  I swear it just cracks me up.  Some of the things the parents say, are so much like hubby and me.  We just look at each other an smile.  If you've never seen it and you have teenagers, I definitely recommend to watch it.

Country Applefest will be in our town tomorrow.  I'll be working 8 hours OT to help in dispatch during the festival so I won't get to go.  But if you're nearby, its a good way to spend a beautiful Saturday afternoon.  Here's a link to their website.

Just for fun here's a video of the Dapper Dan's that I filmed while in Disney World.  Hope you enjoy it.

Wednesday Hodgepodge

It's time for the Wednesday Hodgepodge.  Click the button above to join in.

1. The Wednesday Hodgepodge this week falls on John Chapman's birth date. He's more famously known as Johnny Appleseed...what's your favorite variety of apple?
Apple Dumplings....does that count?  Even if it doesn't it's my blog and that's my answer.  haha  My daddy makes the best apple dumplings in the world!  He learned from his mom.  Yummy!

2. When did you last say 'ick'?
I don't recall having said it anytime in recent memory.
 
3. Do you think there's a generation gap? Explain.
Yes.  After 36 years working in the same place, watching people coming and going...I'd say there are definitely differences between the ones hired when I was and the ones hired now.  They just look at things differently and think differently.  Maybe they feel a little more entitled than people of my generation.  

4. What's on your computer screen saver? Do you leave it alone or change it often?
Dory is on my computer at home and a ocean sunset is on my computer at work.  I change them from time to time.

5. If you had the attention of the entire world for two minutes, what would you say?
Jesus is alive and well and loves you and me.   If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9  For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Trust Him with your life.  You will never regret it. I know I don't.

6. Four fashion trends to try this fall are-brocade/jacquard (fancy printed fabrics), peplum, lace, and printed pants...which of these four would you be most likely to wear?
Possibly the brocade/jacquard.

7. What can make your bad day better?
Spending time with my husband.  He can help me work my way through things better than anyone I know.

8. Insert your own random thought here.
This is something I don't often do. Show a picture of myself in a post. But I want to make sure Carina knows some day that I was really here with her when she was a baby. I have pictures of her, but never with me. I didn't even have my camera so Kerri took the picture tonight at Bible Study with my phone. Isn't she the most darling little thing.

She's yawning and I can't quit smiling