HUMP DAY HOPS!

HUMP day is here which means it is FINALLY time for my TWO favoritey fun HUMP DAY HOPS!

If you're here for Chats on the Farmhouse Porch only, then scroll down.

First up this week is WEDNESDAY HODGE PODGE from Joyce at From This Side of the Pond.  This meme is fun and sometimes even poses a challenge (read: she makes us use our noggins!).   

1. Do you like chili? Red or white? Beans or no beans? Spice or no spice? Toppings? Um...yes please! Except, no meat. I always have to make 2 pots of chili- one quite spicy and the other for those of us in the family who like it normal. You know, so we can still feel our tongues after eating. Oh, and the spicy pot always has meat in it too. I just tried a new recipe for pumpkin chili on Sunday and it was yummy! You can find the recipe (I used veggie crumbles instead of ground beef) at My Bizzy Kitchen.

2. Red~Orange~Gold...your favorite fall color? Red is ALWAYS my favorite color no matter the season! Followed by orange and then gold when only these three colors are being considered.

3. Who did you idolize when you were growing up? My grandparents were my idols. I adored them! And I STILL miss them terribly.

4. When was the last time you did something 'arts and craftsy'? Share please.  Hmmmm...I guess the last artsy/craftsy thing I did was make Birdie a scrapbook. I made one for Deanie and sent it up to DC when she first moved there and she said it helped her a lot. So, I sent made one for Birdie and sent it to Texas. She loves it!

5. What's a place that makes you really nervous? The interstate. I hate driving on the interstate so I always take the back roads. And hospitals. I always break out into hives when I go into a hospital.

6. Horse back riding...yay or nay (neigh?) I loved riding when I was growing up- just for fun though, nothing spectacular. But it was major fun!

7. What is your favorite cliche?  I'm sad to say that I might use more cliches than I thought I did. Time will tell is one that I use off the cuff quite frequently. There are others. Many others. But I'll spare you.

8. Insert your own random thought here.  There's another really good thing about Wednesday's besides fun HOPS! DoodleBug and friends come over for supper tonight! Hubs and I truly look forward to this time each week. The only thing that would make it better is if all the lovelies were here. Tonight it's black bean brownies and root veggie casserole with brown rice! Unless I change my mind that is.

Next up is a HUMP DAY HOP from Patrice at Everyday Ruralty called Chats on the farmhouse porch!

Questions

1. Do you have pierced ears?  Yes I do. I have two holes in each ear but I haven't worn earrings in YEARS. And, when I did wear them, I always wore two in one ear but only one in the other ear. I'm such a rebel. 
2. Do you have a porch? Yes but it is useless. That darn steam shower that Hubs ordered for our newly remodeled bathroom is STILL sitting there in the shipping crates. On the FRONT PORCH. And it's been there for about 3 years. And our bathroom is still not remodeled. And I'd better leave this topic right now. Before the urge to go in the other room and smack Hubs overtakes me. 
3. If you could have a wish for someone you know, what would that be?  I would wish for enough money for Hubs so that he would never have to work again. Or an island to put his siblings on that could then be shot into outer space so he would never have to deal with them again. I'm pretty sure he would appreciate either one of those. Greatly.
4. There are less than 100 days to Christmas. Have you started shopping yet or doing anything to prepare?  Oh geez, please don't remind me! No shopping but I have selected the date for the oyster roast- December 17th if you're coming!
5. What song is going through your head lately? If you aren't being pestered by a particular song, then what are you likely to sing or hum while you work?  Carol had a book launch party last Friday and she had the song title "I'm coming out" up on her blog and that stupid freaking song has been going through my head ever since! Thanks for that, Carol. Thanks so much. 

Patrice- Please tell Wendell that he looks better than EVER and give him a big kiss and hug from me! Tell him I said that he is the best horse EVER! And tell him that I love him and that I couldn't forget about him if I tried!