Hickory Dickory Hodgepodge

Holy Cow! School is about to start winding down. We're in the throws of testing, UGH, and after that is all said and done, we'll have only a few days left! Get excited people! It's been a great year but we're ready for a nice, long break! And, by us, I mean everyone- teachers and students! There are some of us who are looking forward to this summer even more than previous summers. You know, those of us who will become grandmothers for the very first time! 



Only five more Hodgepodge posts until the school year ends! But let's just sit back and enjoy this one for now! 

1. This is the last Hodgepodge in April. Share something you learned this month. I learned that a gun salute, the playing of taps, and flag ceremony at a funeral is quite moving when you witness it in person. Our family lost a truly wonderful soul last week. He was retired highway patrol and the ceremony was beautiful.   

2.  It's National Poetry Month, and we all know you can't escape an April Hodgepodge without a little poetry. Keeping the first line as is, change the rest of the wording in this familiar rhyme to make it your own - 'Hickory Dickory Dock... 

Hickory Dickory Dock

So let's discuss this clock

The one that sounds

When the school year winds down

And I get to take care of my grand!

3. What were one or two rules in the home you grew up in? No talking back, no smacking your lips while eating. Growing up, did you feel your parents were strict? Kind of. Looking back do you still see it that way? Yes. 

4. Tell us about a kitchen or cooking disaster or mishap you've experienced. Do you have many from which to choose? Apparently not since I can't think of a single one. 

5. Plant a kiss, plant doubt, plant a tree, plant yourself somewhere...which on the list have you most recently planted? I don't think I've 'planted' any of those things. Not lately, anyway. 

6. What's your most worn item of clothing this time of year? I don't have anything like this for spring and summer. Are you tired of it? Since I don't have anything, no.

7. I'm wrapping up the A-Z Blog Challenge this month and our Hodgepodge lands on letter W. What's one word beginning with W that describes you in some way? Wide. How about a word to describe your home, also beginning with W? Warm. 

8. Insert your own random thought here. Just a few more weeks of school, five after this week is done. It's going to be a bittersweet ending this time around. Stay tuned for Monday's Grandma post and find out what the future holds for this first-time Nana (there's a hint in #2)! Here's this weeks Grandma post where I discussed the very large grandmother shoes I will have to fill when Baby M arrives. 

Have a great rest of the week, y'all!