WEDNESDAY HODGEPODGE #656

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1.What's something you find extremely difficult that most people would say is simple?

I'm drawing a blank, mainly because everything right now has been extremely difficult for me. 

I do have a hard time leaving the house to run errands. Not because of how I've been feeling but because when I had to quit bowling several years ago, that is when I would run all of my errands that day. 

I can't seem to push myself to leave the house to do that. I do however run errands after doctor's appointments which happen way too often these days. 

2.  "And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow fast in movies I  had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer." 

~F. Scott Fitzgerald

Does the season of summer make you feel this way? Elaborate. 

I can't really say that it does. However I'm sure that I felt like that years ago. Here in California the weather is pretty nice throughout the year. The summer however brings a time when we grow vegetables in our garden boxes. 

3. Pickles. Love 'em or no thank you? What's your favorite type of pickle? What's something you eat that definitely needs a pickle added?

I like pickles. I don't eat them very often but we always have Petite Kosher Dills in the house. I think they go well with a sandwich. 

4. Tis the season...do you know any June brides? Are there any weddings on your summer calendar? What's your favorite movie wedding? 

I'm a June bride. We were married June 24th of 1972. No weddings on the calendar this year. 

Mark and Debby

Oh my, it is hard for me to pick a favorite wedding movie. I like several. Father of the Bride, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Runaway Bride, Four Wedding and a Funeral to name a few. 

5. June 1st is/was National Say Something Nice Day...say something nice here. 

I love you guys! It has been so wonderful meeting all of you. 

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

James got the SMART Dolphin award on his last day of school for this year. 

Mark arrived home on Monday. He had a nice fishing trip. I'm happy that he is home. 

I didn't see Adam, Gabby or James while Mark was gone. Turns out Gabby had strep throat and they didn't want me to get it.

I was able to go and see James on Monday evening. That's when Mark was arriving at the airport not too far from their house. I went to their house and then Adam went to get Mark at the airport. Not one of my favorite things to do. 

Then Mark drove my car home since I'm not a fan of driving at night. 

WEDNESDAY HODGEPODGE #655

Thank you Joyce.

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1. Do you like your name? Are you named after someone (grandparent, etc)? If you have children how did you choose their names? 

I've been fine with my name Deborah but I go by Debby. No I am not named after anyone. 

That's an interesting question. I'm not sure how we came up with their names. I corrected this. Amber's middle name is Rae which would be after my dad Ray. Adam's middle name is Mark after my husband Mark. Mark's is Mark Ralph which was his dad's name. So now James is James Adam. 

(This is a correction, I didn't have my thinking cap on when I did this post)

2.  A piece of red velvet cake, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a slice of blueberry pie? You can only have one...which will you choose? If you could pick any red, white, or blue dessert other than those listed here, what would you choose? 

I think I have to go with the blueberry pie but I wouldn't mind some ice cream with it. 

3.  What's a job you'd like to try for just one day?

I think I would like to work in the nursery at a hospital. 

4. Any patriotic decor in your home currently or coming up this summer? 

No, I haven't been decorating much for holidays except Christmas. 

5. It's the end of May, so let's exercise our brains. Sum up your month with an acrostic using the word MAY. We can do it!!  

M - Memorable

A -  Anxiety

Y -  Yummy

 6. Insert your own random thoughts here. 

So Mark is still gone fishing in Canada and won't be home until the 1st of June. 

I saw my ankle doctor last Thursday. He took the stitches out. I told that I am in a lot of pain. He gave me a prescription for steroids, however I didn't want to take them. I use them too often with my COPD. That is why my skin is thin and why the injury to my knee was so bad. 

However I decided to take them and they did help. They especially helped with the sciatica and a little bit with the ankle pain. I was able to give the two front bedrooms a good cleaning. I haven't been able to do much but little by little the house is getting cleaned. 

I see him Friday and we will try the shot in the ankle. If that doesn't help then we have to talk about other surgeries and that's not good.