Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. What are some memories you associate with spring? As a kid I remember when the days started getting longer and we were able to play outside later into the evening. We played kickball and we played baseball with a tennis ball.  As a teenager, I remember sunbathing as SOON as the first hint of spring arrived. I found out I was pregnant with twins in the spring of 1986 and I remember having our windows open . . and I was sick as a dog. I remember sitting in the bathroom floor thinking, "oh no - I hope our neighbors can't hear me!" The next spring arrived and I remember putting those sweet babies in their infant seats and sitting outside on our tiny front porch (stoop?) in the sunshine. By the next spring, we were purchasing a sand box and a swing set and once again warmer and longer days brought more time to play outside.

2. April showers bring May flowers...was that saying proven true where you live? Snapdragons, anemones, carnations, lilacs, sweet peas, tulips, lily of the valley, orchids, roses, gardenias...which one on that list is your favorite May bloom? We live in Alabama so spring usually arrives pretty early. We have had a good bit of rain this month and flowers have been blooming all over our neighborhood. We have lots of azaleas and dogwood trees in Alabama. In our yard we have hydrangeas and I noticed this afternoon that there are the beginnings of flowers on each bush!! I don't have a favorite from that list.

3. What are your top three distractions and how do you deal with them? We have constant interruptions in a church office but that is often when ministry actually happens. When I'm home, the internet and social media are both distractions. For Lent, I gave up Facebook and Instagram and that helped. I haven't been on social media as much since Lent ended. So I guess my 3 distractions are people, Facebook, and Instagram. My answer sounds really lame. 

4. Do you eat beef? In the course of a week, how often is beef on the menu? A hamburger, steak, prime rib, or a roast beef dinner...which beef entree would you choose and yes you have to choose. Unless you're a vegan, and then you may pass. I love beef but we usually eat it only once or so a week. Tonight we had hamburger steaks - you can check out my H post here to see how I make them. We bought a couple of whole tenderloins sometime during this last year and Mark sliced them into steaks and we have those a lot on Saturday nights. A good steak or a good hamburger are both hard to beat.

5. In what way were you creative during the month of April? I participated in the April A to Z Blogging Challenge - I feel like that was creative. I don't think I made a single crafty thing this month which is unusual.

6. Insert your own random thought here. Our internet is giving us fits. We've been contemplating getting rid of cable TV and going with only internet TV but we get so frustrated at night trying to watch an episode of anything! I would love to hear pros and cons of going with just internet TV.