Hodgepodge All Wrapped Up

 

Hello, dear friends.  How is your week going? Do you have all of your shopping done?  I'm pretty caught up.  It's fairly easy when you have a laptop at your fingertips and adult children and a husband that know what they want.  

Today, I am back linking up with Hodgepodge answering hard-hitting questions posed by Joyce.  Feel free to leave your own answers - I always love to hear from you all.                               

 1. What's something about Christmas that most people like, but you don't? Elaborate. 

Gift wrapping.

A three-year-old can wrap a package better than me. No matter how much time I invest, my gifts turn out looking like the masterpiece on the right.

It's not my fault - it's genetic.

My dear departed mother wrapped our gifts in tin foil.

To match our silver tree.

2. Tell us about one cherished tradition from your childhood, and if you will make it happen this year.

One cherished tradition that my family had when I was a child is setting cookies and milk out for Santa.  

We also carried it on with our girls.

Much to Chowdah's and Chili's chagrin, we will not be baking for Santa this year.

 

Our second tradition was getting on each other's nerves.

That one we have been able to carry on throughout the years.

3. In 1941, FDR declared December 15th Bill of Rights Day. Citizens were encouraged to fly the flag and gather for prayers and other ceremonies as appropriate. Did you know this? Will you fly a flag? Can you name all the rights and protections guaranteed in the first ten amendments of the US Constitution? Of the ten, which two do you value most? If you need a list, you'll find one here. 

4. Do you know someone named Bill? 

Tell us something about him? 

My Dad's name was Bill, later in life known as Wild Bill.

After my mother passed away, he became quite the bon vivant with an eye for the ladies around his Senior Living campus.

No one loved life as much as my dear old Dad.

He told us that he would live to be 100 years old.

He just made it with a couple of months to spare. 

Is there a famous 'Bill' you'd like to meet? 

I recently saw Billy Crystal interviewed, and he seemed like a great guy.

Besides, Harry Met Sally is one of my favorite movies.

5. A step in the right direction, on the right track, bragging rights, be in the right place at the right time, get off on the right foot, right as rain, right side up, give your right arm for, have one's heart in the right place...choose a 'right' that applies to your life in some way in recent days and tell us how it's so.

Do you see that circle on that weather map?

That is where we used to live.

This is the forecast for today and tomorrow.

My answer would have to be a step in the right direction.

That being the Southwest.

Insert your own random thought.

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If you are starting to spy a few grey hairs popping up in your brows, this tint kit works wonders.

It's a game-changer.

Need some gift inspiration?

I have some here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

Until next time...