May HodgePodge

 I did the same thing Joyce did (From the Other Side of the Pond) - the A to Z Challenge ended and I just needed a blogging break!  Actually I took a break here, but I have several posts written & scheduled over at my Halloween-y blog for Cemetery Appreciation Month.  

That sort of ties in with the HodgePodge question we had recently about going down into a rabbit hole.  I like to explore old cemeteries, take headstone pics and then post about them.  The website Find A Grave is a font of information for genealogists and just looking at a random person's memorial can take you down said rabbit holes! 

1. What's something you may do this month?

I may go insane!  Of course that's a good possibility every month.  The Spouse is currently in bed for the second day due to a Man Cold - it actually sounds like bronchitis but being a typical man - he won't go to the doctor.  I just hope he doesn't give it to me!  Surprisingly - he did NOT get it from the grandkids, since they haven't been sick lately!

2. Hola! Hodgepodge Day lands just after Cinco de Mayo... how do you feel about Mexican food? What's your favorite dish? Do you make it at home or is it a strictly dine out option?

I enjoy it very much!  I can make a good enchilada (learned from the Texan former sister-in-law) and tacos of course, but they're never as good at home.   The Spouse & I like to go to this little podunk Mexican restaurant by our house - it's SOO GOOD.  I get a combo plate so I can have more things!  My favorite includes a chicken burrito, beef tostada and a cheese-onion enchilada.   And a margarita, of course. 

3. When the children of today grow up what do you think they'll say about this time period? What do you most hope they remember?

Thinking of my 4 1/2-year-old & 6 1/2-year-old grandkids - probably Minecraft and 6 7 and Paw Patrol.  But really, I hope they remember how much Gramma & Papa love them!  

Baseball season has begun! 

I never had a relationship with any of my grandparents.  I can't even remember having a conversation with any of them!  I'm not even sure they knew my name or whose kid I was.  When Mom's Mom passed away, Bro1 called me to tell me, and his exact words were "Goldie kicked".   Dad's Dad passed away within a week for Sis1's first horse (who I'd basically grown up with) and guess who I cried for?  Yup. Nibbs. 

4. What advice would you give a new mother?

Document memories!  Keep a notebook or create a document on the computer, whatever!  Just write down what your kid does or says.  It'll be sweet / hilarious to read back when they're older.   

5. What's a phrase your mother often said to you? If you're a mom, do you say it to your own children?

Hmm.  I think I say more of Dad's phrases than Mom's!   Oh wait - Mom (she's coming up on 92 years old) likes to use her age to get away with things.  It started when the Spawn & the niece had dance recitals and she'd always sneak water into the auditoriums because she just gets DRY.  The funny part is how she says it, so now we imitate her.  

6. Insert your own random thought here.

Last weekend, a few of us from the search & rescue team went to give a presentation to an area fire department (they want to learn what to do when someone goes missing and we're not available) and we showed the FD what the different K9s can do. 

 

I was the "lost child" and for Daisy - the border collie - she's a "scent specific" trailing dog.  The handler went into my car and wiped a gauze on my steering wheel to get my scent.   Her thing when she found me was to sit next to me.  Then she got to play with a frisbee for a reward. 

Glory - the golden - is an area search dog.  She runs loose and has a cowbell and a GPS on her collar.  She just looks for a person, so she might or might not find the correct person.  Her thing was to stand next to me and bark at her handler.  At first, he wasn't in sight, so she ran to him and barked.  He told her to "show me" and she ran back & forth between him & me, barking.  Then she got to play with a ball on a rope.  

We have our monthly meeting tomorrow and also our annual "pack test" where we hike 1 1/2 miles carrying a pack (that identifies as) weighing 25 lbs. 😉 I'm not in the best of shape, but I can handle this!