WEDNESDAY HODGEPODGE #618

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1. Next Sunday is Grandparent's Day. Share a favorite memory, photo, recipe, or something you learned from a grandparent. 

My mother's mom was an excellent cook. My grandparents, after they moved to Florida, would come and spend the summer in our basement which was set up with a kitchen and bedroom and bathroom. I probably have recipe somewhere. 

She made the best pork, dumplings and sauerkraut along with the best chocolate chip cookies. 

That's Estelle and Jim. He was an alcoholic. 

We are Bohemian but modern day is called Czech Republic. 

My dad's mom was a great cook too. 

2. What's a quote from a book (besides The Bible) that has stayed with you? 

I do like "God helps those who help themselves" which is a proverb. 

3. What's your number one food pet peeve? 

I'm going to go with it taking longer to cook then I thought it would. 

4. What's one thing about you that is still the same as it was when you were young? 

Not feeling good enough about yourself. It's hard growing up in a house where your mother is an alcoholic. 

5. September is National Preparedness Month...does your family have an emergency plan? Do you have some sort of preparedness kit you keep on hand? If so, tell us one thing that's kept there. 

No, we really don't have an emergency plan but we should have one. I should have important things in one place that we could grab when we leave. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

We went to Adam and Gabby's on Sunday. It was such a nice day. Adam, Gabby, James and Mark went swimming in the pool. Then they made a delicious dinner. 

Adam makes the best meatballs, absolutely delicious. We had meatball sandwiches and a beautiful salad. I should have take a picture. 

WEDNESDAY HODGEPODGE #617

Thank you Joyce.

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1. When someone finds out what you do or where you're from, what's a question they always ask? 

Probably, do you like your job? Did you like living there? Why did you move? 

2. Did you participate in 'Greek Life' when you were in college, or have children who did? If so what was your experience like? Taking another tack...have you ever been to Greece? If not, is that a destination on your bucket list? 

No, I didn't go to college and Adam never mentioned it. No, Greece is not on my list but I want to go back to London. 

3. Do you like Greek food? If so what's your favorite dish?  

I have probably had some but I don't remember what I have had. 

4. What incredibly common thing have you never done? 

I will go with using a diving board at a pool.  

5. What is a telltale sign that you're upset? 

I will leave the room and most likely I will start crying. 

6. Insert your own random thought here.

I certainly didn't have very good answers this week. 

I have to renew my drivers license and I kept putting it off. Thankfully they have removed the test that  they had for people over 70. You don't have to do it anymore. I filled out everything online and I have an appointment next Friday. I'm getting the real ID too even though I do have a current passport. 

Something else, since I was so sick with my COPD I had to cancel my haircut when we got home from Montana. So I have one next week and thankfully my hair will look good for my picture. Hooray!

We saw Adam, Gabby and James on Friday night and it was a wonderful evening. We played the game Sorry and James won. I didn't get any pictures. 

I went on Monday for my ankle shot, I had delayed it a month since I was getting off steroids. This one does not go into the bloodstream. He mentioned a small surgery that he could do before doing an ankle fusion. They make an incision on both side of your ankle and clean out debris. It often helps with delaying the ankle fusion. 

I have an appointment on Wednesday where they will show me how to give myself the shot of Dupixent for my COPD. I will do it every 14 days by myself. Seems like a pain to me, but if it works then it is worth it. They ship it to you house once a month and if you are traveling you can ask for a sooner delivery or delay it. 

Still using the walker and I hate it. My MRI is next Thursday late in the day. It is only my left leg giving me trouble now. 

Enjoy the rest of your week. 💗