How Can It Be November Hodgepodge?

 

1. Besides Thanksgiving, something on your November calendar you're looking forward to? Let me begin by saying, "I LOVE THANKSGIVING"! Our daughter-in-law's birthday is Tuesday and she will be 40! Our twins will celebrate their 39th this month. I am working on getting everyone together at the same time. As a mother, I love when we can all be together.

Also, by the end of November (plus one week of December), I will have completed two more courses at Samford University. Between June 1 and finals week in December, I will have accumulated 18 more credit hours. I am chipping away at that BA.

We also have a couple of gatherings with friends - always a good time!

2. Dictionary.com's word of the year is '6-7'. Huh? 

Is it even a word??? I had to consult the internet to find out it's meaning because apparently I'm old and this particular slang is not part of my vocabulary. Is it part of yours? According to the article I read, it's a viral term, more of an inside joke with an unclear meaning driven by social media.

What do you think? 

Dictionary. com says it's selection each year is a 'linguistic time capsule reflecting social trends and events, but they also admitted to being confused by '6-7'. Some say it means so-so and is sometimes accompanied by the up and down hand motion we associate with the phrase so-so.

What word do you think would have made a better choice? 

I know all about 6-7 because I hang out with much younger people! The original (I think) 6-7 was on Friends and Monica said it. I'm 67 this year so I laughingly said I have a legit reason to say it! My friend, who is a high school teacher, said the next numbers coming are 4-1 (I think). I don't know the meaning of those yet.

I don't know what word I would choose for the word of the year.

3. What's a food, trend, activity, or thing people love but you think is just so-so? I answered a similar question recently -- I'm not sure if this is a trend . . .and I have stronger feelings about it than "just so-so," but I do not want to be on the Sushi bandwagon.

4. Are you a tea drinker? Hot or cold? How do you like yours and at what time of day? Do you like flavored teas or teas billed as calming, energizing, healing, etc? Mark just made a cup of cranberry spice tea for himself. I am not overly fond of hot beverages of any kind. Hot chocolate is ok, as is Irish coffee. Regarding tea - I'm a tea over ice person. I like sweetened, but drink decaffinated tea with no sugar. Mark's mother made it every Sunday for lunch. I don't drink a lot of tea during the rest of the week.

5. The November Hodgepodge has always included a weekly gratitude question. Here's the question for today-what are three things that make your heart sing? 

a. granddaughter #1

b. granddaughter #2

c. granddaughter #3

Also, my first diet pepsi in the morning is a simple pleasure that I truly enjoy!

6. Insert your own random thought here. I found this meme online and thought I would share! Give thanks in all things!