HUMP DAY HOPS!

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First up 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 is something you are loving right now? Getting crafty with DoodleBug who has discovered her inner craftiness- something that is required of education majors. :)

2. Paris, Venice, New York, and Rome are considered four of the most romantic cities in the world. Which one would you most like to visit? Venice. Hands down. Wait--New York? Really? Huh.

3. Are you a romantic? Most of the time. But there are days when my cynical self is alert and then I'm not a romantic AT ALL. Luckily, my cynicism rarely flares up. On this particular matter anyway.

4. What's your favorite love story made for the Big Screen? This one is nearly impossible to narrow down- I love them all! There is rarely a love story on the big screen that we don't love. 

So, I asked the lovelies to tell me their top three and listed two that they didn't:

Two that they didn't list: While You Were Sleeping; Gone with the Wind

The lovelies top three faves are:

Breezy: Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (starring Kevin Costner); Amelie; The Count of Monte Cristo

Deanie:  Love Actually; PS I Love You; The Notebook

Birdie: Jane Eyre; Moulin Rouge;An Affair to Remember

DoodleBug: Love Actually; Pride and Prejudice; PS I Love You

5. Everyone loves Pooh bear and friends...which character are you most like and why? Click here for help in answering this question. According to the 100 Acre Personality Quiz I am most like Kanga. Not very exciting.  

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6. What's the best chocolate something you've ever eaten? Puh-leeze. I've NEVER eaten anything chocolate that wasn't the best!

7. Share a favorite quote about love.

"How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the quivering summit of the hill? A kiss, and all was said." Victor Hugo

8. Insert your own random thought here. It's Wednesday and that means DoodleBug and the gang will be over for our weekly dinner. I bought gluten free pizza crusts and toppings so they can all make their own individual pizzas. PLUS, DoodleBug and Gibbsterrific will come by this morning on their way to practicum. How in the world did I get so lucky?!

Next up is a HUMP DAY HOP from Patrice at Everyday Ruralty called Chats on the farmhouse porch! Patrice made a very nice video for us this week! So hop on over there and check it out! And she's maybe making us another one soon featuring Wendell who is only the bestest horse in the whole wide world!

Questions:

1. Stephanie asks, "What kind of competitions do you prefer to watch? Dancing, singing, or cooking? When Deanie was dancing competitively, dancing competitions were my favorite. And our lives for YEARS. When DoodleBug was in band, band competitions were my favorite. And our lives for YEARS. All other competitions were sports related and they remain my favorites to this day. And number one on that list is FOOTBALL! 
2. My Kid's Mom asks, "Do you work? Are you retired? Are you a stay at home mom? I was a stay at home mom for 25 years. Best thing I've EVER done! I worked as an interventionist in the elementary school the lovelies attended for a few years after they were all moved out until the funding ran out. Now, I am a stay at home dog owner and wife trying to find my purpose in an empty nest.
3. Empty Nester asks, "What's your favorite thing about winter? The cold weather that gives us relief from the heat and kills the bug eggs so the bugs aren't so bad in the summer. Except that this year winter forgot to show up.
4. Homeschool on the Croft asks, "What do you love most about where you live?" The smell of the salt air; the nearly constant breezes; the sound of the fog horns on foggy days; the sound of the waves crashing on really windy days...it's hard to narrow it down.
5. Did you or your children(grandchildren too) ever have a dollhouse? I had a Barbie house. The lovelies had a dollhouse. Several actually. And I may have enjoyed them as much as the lovelies did!
6. Wendell asks, "If horses have blankets, why don't they get a pillow too?" Wendell, o most wonderful horse, you come on down to SC and I'll give you a pillow to go with your blanket! :)

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