PLAYing Around with the Hump Day Hops!

Spring? It's spring? Then why the heck are the temps nearing 90? This is NUTS! Good thing there's the Hodgepodge and Chats on the Farmhouse porch to PLAY with to keep my mind off this ridiculous heat!

Why did I capitalize and bold the word PLAY? Because I signed up for the NaBloPoMo this month and the theme is PLAY. On Wednesdays, I PLAY with these two hops! You can still sign up to PLAY along! Just click the button on my sidebar!

First up is the Hodgepodge. Just scroll on down if you're looking for the Chats!

1. My daughter2 is graduating from university this month and plans to teach elementary school. What are three qualities you most want to see evidenced in a teacher?

• Understanding
• Unassuming
• Compassionate

2. You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat their pets.

3. What song makes you think spring? None. Because there is no spring this year. Just like there was no winter. However, there is something that does remind me of spring. I laughed so hard I cried the first time I saw this. The next day was Sunday and one of the preacher's (he was a new guy) daughters was singing that day. She's a first soprano. And let's just say that there might have been some people who were making a big deal out of her being in town and singing a solo (I didn't say anything about it being her mother)...when she hit that high note in her song, this popped into my head and I shook the entire pew trying to contain my laughter. And I wasn't alone. The lovelies had the same thought. Oh my.

4. May 1st is Mother Goose Day...share your favorite nursery rhyme.

I love Baa, Baa Black Sheep because my grandmother used to sing it to me when I was little. I remember like it was yesterday- I would sit on her lap and she would put her arms around me and do a little hand thingy while she sang. I would hold her hands while she moved them and I thought that was so funny. 

I wasn't all that happy when I took Children's Literature in grad school and was told about the political implications behind a lot of the rhymes. Sheesh. :)

5. What makes someone unforgettable?

Well, there are people who are unforgettable due to their being a squeaky wheel- we probably remember them in order to avoid them or, like our neighbors on one side-due to their continual public drunkenness. We'll never forget these neighbors. Or that witch who taught me in second grade---I have never forgotten her and would LOVE to see her again just to let her know how horrible I still think she is. 

Then there are those whom we remember with fondness because of their kindness or because they possess some other positive character trait or because they made such a positive difference in some small way that touched your heart.

6. Should music and/or art be part of a well rounded education?

I'm not discrediting the positive influence the arts have on education, but I'm not sure we need to have it like we do in the elementary schools here. Art and music are special area classes. It's not that they aren't worthy classes but, with all the budget cuts/funding issues, I have to wonder if cutting these in elementary school might not be the way to go- at least for the time being. When I was in school, our teachers incorporated music and art into our curriculum. Once we hit middle school and high school, art and music were classes in their own rights. 

7. What social situations make you flustered or nervous? 

Anything that involves a room full of people I don't know. I'm not a fan of meeting new people and I totally suck at making small talk. Oh, and having to speak in front of those people? That's a hell to the N.O.

8. Insert your own random thought here.
I cannot believe I signed up for May NaBloPoMo. That means I have to post every day during the month. Wow. Here we go again. If you want to give this a try, it's not too late. Just click the button on my sidebar!

You have plenty of time to enter to win a quart of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Coconut Oil! Just go to yesterday's post which you can find HERE.   

Here are our questions for today:

1. Who do you go to when you really need someone to talk to about something important? I have a friend from way back in my college days with whom I can talk about anything. Anything at all. Anytime at all.
2. How often do you grill food outdoors? A good bit in the summer time just so I don't have to use the stove/oven and heat up the house which is already hot because the summers are BRUTAL
3. What's the interior color of your car/truck/van? Black. Just like the outside! Not too smart for living in the low-country but she's so pretty!
4. What's the last great buy you got? My last order with Tropical Traditions (I buy my coconut oil from them). No joke! Free shipping and a doosy of a sale on the things I needed! WooHoo! I know. I need to get out and shop more. :)
5. What's new? It's summertime HOT outside already. We are approaching the 90s every day this week. Which SUCKS! Especially since we never got a winter around here. Quick, somebody turn down the heat!

You have plenty of time to enter to win a quart of Tropical Traditions Gold Label Coconut Oil! Just go to yesterday's post which you can find HERE.