Mid-Week Meme Fun

It’s mid-week. The rest of the week is down hill from here, right? I can’t wait for the weekend. It’ll be a time for more relaxing, watching Christmas movies, wrapping presents, … For now, though I’m going to do a little blog hopping to two of my favorite Wednesdays memes. Why not join me?

Like clockwork, I’m joining Joyce in…

1. Will you be hosting any house guests between now and the end of December? Does that thought make you happy or crazy? Do you do anything special to make your house guests feel welcome? How long should a guest stay?

Unfortunately, we will not have any guests between now and the end of December.  If anyone comes for an overnight visit, it’ll be our daughters. Do they count as guests? I didn’t think so. Anyhow, our home couldn’t accommodate any guests sad to say because we really don’t have any place to put someone.  One day, I hope this will all change and we will have a lovely spare bedroom.  That’s my dream anyhow.

 2. Walter Elias Disney was born this week back in (Dec 5) 1905…what’s your all time favorite Disney movie? Here’s a list if you’re struggling…and yes, you have to pick one.

 
I can’t wait to see the third movie scheduled in 2014. All I can say is, “It sure is taking you a long enough!”

I could list one or two animated favorites, but you said I could only pick one!

3. What’s the last thing you purchased that you realized was a mistake after the fact?

Honestly, I can’t recall. If there had been a regret which followed no doubt the purchase wasn’t big enough to cause worry or else I would remember in a heart beat. I suppose I could say that about any number of movies I’ve bought, but as I said it’s hardly anything worth mentioning.

5. Amaryllis…snowdrop…poinsettia…your favorite winter blossom?

I haven’t bought one in years. Our home is so quaint it’s difficulty to find the right spot for even a lovely planet, but this year, I’m gonna make room somewhere to put one of these beautiful flowers on display.

6. What is one thing on your personal wish list this year? I think we all want peace on earth so let’s make this an actual item.
What I was wanting mostly is a XBox 360 Kinect unit and my DH & son bought this for me as an early Christmas present on Black Friday. Now that I have that, there is one more thing I’d like to have…

Aerobic exercising is very important to me. To get the most benefit out of my workouts, I want to really move it.  I’ve done Zumba for three years now. Recently, I damaged my Sculpt & Tone CD. To replace it means, I would have to buy the original 5-disc set. I figured why not just buy the Exhilarate program? The problem is the price is a bit much at Amazon (my usual spot to shop)

Awesome…because isn’t it better to think in positively instead of negatively? If everything is awesome then everything is great and happy, right?

8. Insert your own random thought here.
Today, I announced the winner of my first give-away,  if you’re interested in learning who won a free copy of My Memories Digital Scrapbook Software then click here. 

I love the Christmas season. The house is filled with delightful carols every day. We’ve even watched a few of our favorite movies…

• Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase
• A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott
• Santa Claus with Dudley Moore
• The  Santa Clause 2 with Tim Allen
• White Christmas with Bing Crosby

This Christmas, I’m limiting the number of goodies I’m making. Over the weekend, I made one of my traditional candies, Home-made Chocolate Covered Cherries, if you’d like a copy of click on my recipe .

For past two weeks, I’ve missed visiting my friends on Patrice’s Farmhouse Porch. I’m off to for some chit-chat now ….

1. Have you ever had a blog slump? I think we’ve all been there, Patrice. There are days when I think, “Oh no, I have to write my post!” But, in the back of mind all I keep thinking about is the 1001 things I should be doing instead of being in front of the computer. That’s called life! I was at that point Thanksgiving week, and I’m certain it’ll hit again the week of Christmas. There is just too much stuff to do and we all know blogging is a huge drain on one’s time.
2. What’s your favorite way to serve hot chocolate (cocoa)? Marshmallows on top? Whipped Cream? A cinnamon stick? I like either marshmallows or whipped cream. Sometimes, I’ll even add a small candy cane to mine. Yum! Speaking of marshmallows, I may make a batch of home-made peppermint marshmallows. Have you ever made marshmallows before?
3. How do you handle it when you see someone you think you know, but cannot place? Do you approach them and ask, shy away, or just go home and hope you don’t think of it at 2am? It depends. If it’s in passing, I’ll think, “Now, where do I know that person from?” I usually don’t loss sleep over it. Sometimes, if it’s convenient, I might say, “Gosh, you look familiar to me, my name is Cathy Kennedy.” Then I’ll go ahead to say I go to church blah-blah or attended blah-blah school or worked at blah-blah. Usually more times than not, the person isn’t who I think they are. Oh well, I said a stranger is just a friend wanting to be met.
4. What was your position in your family? Were you the oldest, a middle child, the youngest or an only child? I’m the oldest of four. I have an adopted brother whose 4-years younger than me, I had a brother who was 5-years, and I have a sister who is almost 9-years younger than me. It gets worse, though. I’m also the oldest grandchild of my maternal grandparents. I remember one time at my great-grandma’s funeral. My grandma was introducing me to some family, as her oldest granddaughter. My very young cousin of 12 years said, “How did you get to be the oldest?” Needless to say, I laughed about that one.
5. How do you handle accumulated possessions (stuff)? Are you a pack-rat, a minimalist, or somewhere in between? For the most part, I’m somewhere in-between. I’ll hold on to something I think I may use until I finally realize it has no value to me, then out the door it goes. My DH however sees value in everything and it’s worse than pulling teeth to get him to let go.

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