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. What's your favorite meal to serve on a chilly autumn evening? Chili. Or a good root vegetable casserole. Or homemade soup. Or stew. Oh shoot- I love to cook when the temps get cooler and I love all my autumn recipes--old and new!

2. Are you a creature of habit? Explain. I am in some ways and, in others, not so much. I am able to fly by the seat of my pants. It's something that becomes second nature when we have children.However, I do have things that I like to do a certain way and on certain days. My morning routine, for example, never changes. I get up, grab my workout clothes, get dressed, floss, brush my teeth, brush my hair and put it up in a pony tail, come out of bathroom, pet Tucker, unplug phone, raise blinds in living room, put on socks (right foot first) then shoes (right shoe first), gather keys, phone, sunglasses, head out to walk---the very same way every single morning. And I have other routines too but after that one I think I better just hush. I sound more OCD than habitual. 

3. What food product (no longer readily available) do you remember and miss from days gone by? My parents used to buy chips and cookies from the Charles Chips guy. Are they still around? I don't really miss them but that's all that came to mind. 

4. What's something you've lost that you've never been able to find? Any theories as to what happened? When I was a teenager I lost a ring and had no idea what happened to it. A few years later, it was returned to me by the 'friend' who admitted to stealing it one night. I wrote about it here. Now the things I lose are in the house somewhere. And up in the attic. Our attic eats things.

5. Zoo~circus~ carnival...your favorite? I don't care for any of those. I hate seeing wild animals confined in a zoo or doing tricks for people in the circus. And carnivals...well, that's just a really lot of people and I'm not a fan of large crowds.

6. What song makes you feel instantly happy? The Spectrum Song! I love it because the lovelies still sing it and it's so funny when they do!

7. To what extent are you an argumentative person? To the greatest extent possible. I am stubborn and opinionated. It's true. And I LOVE to argue a point. Just LOVE IT!

8. Insert your own random thought here. It's Wednesday! That means DoodleBug and company will be over for dinner tonight! Just another reason for loving Wednesdays! AND we'll be Skyping with Birdie. And maybe Breezy, BestSonInLawEVER and Deanie too!

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

Questions

1. Are you afraid of heights or small places? Yes.
 

2. What was on top of your wedding cake? (If you're not married- What was on top of your favorite birthday cake?)  No wedding cake here. I am not into wedding falderal so none of that nonsense for us. As a matter of fact, I didn't want to get married. Just have babies--and I wanted daughters! Breezy, on the other hand, was very much into it and her wedding was just what she wanted. BUT she left the $40 cake topper I bought for the cake in NC so one of BestSonInLawEVER's sisters took a piece off of the throw away bouquet and put that on top. Just par for the course with Breezy.  

 

This is like the one I bought her---she painted the hair to match theirs which is why it was in NC instead of here.

And this is what she ended up with thanks to the quick thinking of her SIL!

3. What was something you took for granted in school that you'd pay better attention to now if you could do it over? Nothing. I paid attention and got the grades. AND I certainly wouldn't want to go back to school. However, I would get my master's in counseling instead of early childhood development!
 

4. What's your favorite type of tea or coffee? (ie: Chai tea, green tea, English Breakfast tea) Green tea. Coffee = ICK

5. Would you rather drive the car, or be a passenger? That totally depends on who's with me and where we're going. Short distances--it really doesn't matter. Long distances- let's just say that Hubs is an interesting driver. And leave it at that. However, if it's just me and a lovely or four, it doesn't matter. Seriously, if it's a long trip I'm not going to be pleasant regardless of who's driving. I just hate long trips. I'm not a good traveler. I get bored or, if Hubs is driving, frightened into a heart attack.