Wednesday Hodgepodge

 

I missed answering the Hodgepodge questions over the past couple of weeks. Joyce at From This Side of the Pond writes the questions and we answer and then connect back at her blog. Feel free to answer in the comments or copy and paste questions to your blog and link up!

1. What's something you would say 'runs in your family'? I think I could easily answer that lots of bad habits run in our family! I'm sort of joking. My family tends to be loud . . .the more excited we are, the louder we are. We also tend to have weight issues. I would also like to think that the gift of hospitality runs in my little immediate family - Mark and I have that gift and I think our kids have that gift, too.

2. A book, song, tv show, or movie you love that is centered around family. Mark and I loved Modern Family and watched it every week. Right now, we are watching Blindspot and the FBI team refers to themselves as family even though they aren't actually related.

3. Family matters, family ties, family tree, family man, family fortune, black sheep of the family, family values, one big happy family...choose a 'family phrase' that applies to your life currently and explain.  I guess it would be family matters. My sweet mother-in-law needs overnight assistance right now and the adult children are taking turns spending the night. Mark spent his night with her last week and then took my night. I'm still working 40 hours a week plus facilitating two groups a week and I really appreciate that he took my night.

4. Last thing you fixed for a big family dinner? If you're not the cook, last thing you were served at a big family dinner? We feed our young professional group on Tuesday nights and we sit around the table like a family so I'm going with this week's menu. I made Crack Chicken and Rice by Plain Chicken, green beans, salad, and rolls. A friend made pies for our dessert. 

5. What are three words you would use to describe your family. Loud, funny, Christians -- that is for my immediate family - Mark and I and are two kids (spouses, grandkids). Actually, our son-in-law is more of an introvert and I think we are probably way too loud for his taste :-) but he puts up with us.

6. Insert your own random thought here. Our neighborhood had a block party on Saturday afternoon/evening. It was much needed. The first few years we lived here, there were tons of neighborhood functions but covid did a number on everyone. It was so good to be out and about (actually outside) with lots of people.

we had live music to the left of the jumpy house

Mark and Dave enjoying a
cold beverage

our cute golf cart
War Eagle!

I thought this was funny -
a whole row of parked
golf carts

It had rained right in the middle of the afternoon portion of the party and we thought they might cancel but it kept going! Only one food truck stuck it out through the rain . . .and the sno cone truck stuck it out, too. One neighbor owns a real estate company and she and her husband donated a ton of door prizes. I won a $50 Fandango gift card and our neighbor won either $50 or $100 Outback card.