Hodgy Podging and Chattin' it Up on a Wednesday!

How corny is that title? Pretty dang corny. But the Hodge Podge and the Chats aren't corny at all! And all you have to do to join in is click on their respective buttons and DO IT!

1. Aloha! On August 21, 1959 Hawaii officially became a US state. Have you ever been? Upon arrival would you prefer an orchid or a hibiscus to tuck behind your ear? Nope. And I've never had the desire to go either. My brother and SIL lived there for a while and they loved it. But I'm not a warm weather fan.

2. Since we're talking tropical...what's your favorite food or beverage made with pineapple?  I loved my grandmother's pineapple cakes- not pineapple upside-down cakes but her 6 layer pineapple cakes. They were to DIE for! I make a pineapple casserole that's pretty good. But mostly, I just like it plain. Fresh though, not in the can.

3. Do you believe in soul mates? Explain.I do. And I also believe that your soul mate doesn't HAVE to be your spouse. They could be your BFF. A soul mate, to me, is that person who knows and understands you completely because, for the most part, they are just like you. Your partner in crime, so to speak. A person you're close to and can share your deepest fears, desires, hopes, dreams, etc. and know that they will keep your secrets and help you achieve the others. Not everyone is lucky enough to have this in their marriage but that doesn't mean they can't have it with a friend. Does that make sense?   

4. Share a memory about the house you grew up in. It was the same house my dad grew up in and I loved it. I remember sitting in the den on cool fall Sunday afternoons, with the windows open watching football with my dad. That's why I love football so very much.

5. Are you comfortable with silence? I am but silence tends to enable my mind to wander. So, if I need to concentrate on something, I have to plug into my iPod. 

6. You spot a giant spider on your bedroom wall...what's your next move? (all spiders are giant, right?)I find a shoe to smack it with. Or my bug zapper. 

7. My idea of fun does NOT include having to be outside in 100% humidity.

8. Insert your own random thought here. Deanie (DD2) has a friend who is a photographer. I'll have a post about this amazingly talented young woman soon as she's just too good not to share! 

I started the Synergy workout this week. Monday was Day 1, Week 1. It doesn't take much time to get it done but it is INTENSE. It's also an 8 week commitment which makes me cringe and wish I wasn't so anal about honoring commitments. I'm keeping a daily journal to help keep myself accountable and as something I can look back at after 8 weeks and (hopefully) see a MAJOR improvement in my fitness level.

QUESTIONS

1. Are you a list maker? (grocery, to-do, goals, etc.) I am for the most part. Not that I actually look at it after I make one, but I do make them.
2. Do you have overnight guests often? No. Just whenever people come for the weekend or holidays.
3. Where is your laundry room, or the area that you keep your washer and dryer? It's in the family room which is actually the garage that we enclosed and turned into a big family room. We rarely spend time out there now that the lovelies are all grown up. But I'm still doing the laundry out there.
4. How are you with tools? Power tools? I'm good with them. I love to use a drill! But I still prefer someone else have to do the job that requires their use.
5. Tell me something that will make me smile. Please. Ok, I'm going to tell you that you've done a marvelous job raising your girls. The foundation that you've given D1 will hold her strong during her college years. It will enable her to grow and learn and become the woman she is supposed to be and keep her values strong. It will support her through hard times and enable her to stand strong in her beliefs. 

AND, if that didn't work, here's a joke:  

Girl: We have a mayor. Do you? 
Horse: Sure! 
Girl: What do you call it? 
Horse: Same as you do. Mare! 

How's that? I started today's post corny and ended it the same way!