Wednesday Hodgepodge

I´m back for some Hodgepodge fun.

1. How do you typically react in a sudden, extreme, pressure-filled crisis? Would we want you nearby in an emergency? 
I think I do my best work when I´m under pressure. I may look like a chicken with her head cut off, but I take control and get it done. Same with emergencies.

2. Caramel apple-caramel sundae-caramel corn-caramel macchiato...of the four, which carmel treat would you choose?

Caramel sundae!! Hmmmmmmmmmm 

3. Is there such a thing as destiny? Explain.
I´m not sure. I always thought it´s destiny to find the one partner for life, but after seeing my daughter lose a few "destined" boyfriends I think it´s up to you to make your destiny.
If life gives you lemons, it´s up to you to make lemonade of it.


4. What's your favorite piece of furniture? I'm referring to something currently in your possession as opposed to something on your wish list. 

(I couldn´t find a picture of the whole couch, but this is half...)

My couch. In the evenings it´s my favorite place to lay on and watch tv or blog. It´s also where I go when hubs is snoring too badly and I can´t sleep.


5. Wednesday night marks the start of the 2011 Baseball World Series. Did you know? Do you care? Will you be watching? Ever been to a professional baseball game? If you're not an American do you find the title 'World Series' annoying or amusing?
I´ve never been to a professional game and don´t really care. Baseball is not a sport I grew up with (we left Canada when I was 11) and later in life I´ve never been interested in watching sports. We don´t "get" the world Series on our satelite channels, so it doesn´t annoy me. :) 


6. A sound that takes me back to my childhood is____________. 
The sewing machine. My mother used to make all our "Sunday" clothes for us and did a lot of sewing. I never got into it, but if I hear a sewing machine it reminds me of my mom, when she was still well.

7. On average, once you've linked your hodgepodge post to mine how many other participant blogs do you visit? Do you ever come back to the Hodgepodge later in the day or even the day after to read posts? 
I usually visit about 4 or 5 other hp posts and try to comment on those. But they are on my Blog reader list anyway´s so I don´t normally go back to your blog to choose from there. I just don´t have the time.


8. Insert your own random thought here. 
My quest to lose weight is going well, but very slowly. I never thought that a fifty year old body would be so stubborn to let go of it´s fat. It seems like every ounce is a mayor accomplishment. But like I wrote in my other blog, I think God is making it extra hard for me, so that I learn to eat healthy along the way. It also teaches me to say NO to things I don´t need.
One incentive I have is that we want to go on vacation in Feb. of next year. We are planning a trip to a city near Rio in Brazil. It´s something we´ve never done before and I´m super excited about that!! And I really really need to lose weight before I show myself in a bathing suit!! I´ll post more details once everything is booked, but I already don´t know how I´ll stand to wait 3 more months!!