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It's officially summer (in the northern
hemisphere anyway). Which summer month is best and why?
As I walked out the door onto
the screen porch this morning, the humidity hit me like a wet blanket and I
said out loud, “well it is indeed summer in Alabama!” I love June (even though it is hot!) because it is my birthday
month! I really love June because the
days are soooo long. I love the fact
that it doesn’t get dark until at least 8:00 p.m.
Can you swim? How did you learn? June 27th is
National Sunglasses Day. How many pair do you own?
I can float. I can dog paddle. I’m a lousy swimmer. I took swimming lessons at the YMCA as a
young adult! It was embarrassing. I think I almost drowned. It is a good thing that I was cute. I made sure that our children learned to swim
early – they could do a basic crawl at 3 years old and swam on swim team,
taught swim lessons, etc.
I don’t own a single pair of sunglasses
and I desperately need some. I’ve been
shopping for a pair. I’m willing to pay
up to $150.00. I get motion sick very
easily. As soon as I put on most
sunglasses, I get that motion sick feeling.
Somehow my vision is slightly distorted by sunglasses and oh my goodness
– it makes me feel ill!! Our daughter
has costas and loves them. I tried some
on but haven’t found the right pair yet.
Any suggestions? Anyone else have
this same problem?
What characteristic do you judge most harshly in
yourself? How about in others?
I think I judge others way too
often. I know this sounds ridiculous
since I’m overweight, but I do judge others who are overweight. Maybe it is because I want to change it in
myself (but don’t seem able to do so) so I see it in others???
Robert Frost wrote the now well known poem
entitled The
Road Not Taken. What's a road (literal or figurative) you've always wanted
to travel, and where do you hope it takes you? I would love to
travel “down a road” to Ireland and Scotland and Australia and New Zealand and
the list goes on and on.
Popsicles-yay or nay? If you answered yay,
what's your favorite flavor?
Oh my goodness – in Alabama
(started right here in our town), we have Steel City Pops (Birmingham – steel mills). These are THE BEST popsicles I have ever
eaten in my life. I love the coconut
one. It is so delicious!
Brexit-on a scale of 1-10 how knowledgeable are
you on what's involved here? (1=very knowledgeable and 10=what's Brexit) Is
this news you'll follow or is it something you think won't impact your life in
any way shape or form?
I know what it is. I know that Mark was watching the stock
market. I know that most people thought
it was going to go one way and it went another way. I’m thinking maybe I would be an 8 on the
scale.
Share a favorite song on your summer play list.
I have been listening to Lauren
Daigle all the time lately. That is not
really a “summer play list” but just what I’ve been listening to most often. Have you heard her?
Insert your own random thought here.
We are going to two different lakes this
weekend with friends/family. We went to another
friend’s lake house last weekend. I'm so thankful for friends and family who share their lovely homes on the water with us. I love
being out in the sun. I love having a
tan. I HATE that it is bad for you.