The 350th Hodgepodge!! Wow!

Hodgepodge Questions-Volume 350

We've somehow hit volume 350 here today. That feels like something doesn't it?  It does indeed!  Raise your hand if you've been in the HP since the early days.  I had to look back through the archives and found my first Hodgepodge was June 26, 2013.  I had not used the Volume number to be able to do a countdown, but almost five years of Wednesday Hodgepodges is a lot!! 

Thank you, Joyce!! You are amazing!!

1. April showers bring May flowers or, so the saying goes. Is there a flower you associate with a particular memory?  I guess it would probably be lilacs.  Explain.  We had a lilac bush/tree in our backyard (when I was growing up) which was also just below the window in my bedroom. On cool spring nights, with the window open, it made my bedroom smell SO good.  To this day, I love lilacs!  They don’t grow in Florida.  ☹

2. Last time you helped someone?  Just a couple of days ago.  Tell us how. The sweetest elderly couple were walking toward the restaurant that Joe and I were getting ready to leave (Joe had gone to the restroom).  They were both stooped and the woman was having difficulty walking, but they were holding hands and urging each other along.  I saw them coming and opened the door for them.  They were just SO cute and were evidently regulars there because they were greeted by all the staff when they finally got through the door.

3. It's National Salsa Month (the food, not the dance) so tell us, do you like salsa?  I love Salsa!!  Hot, medium, or mild?  Yes, yes, and yes.  Homemade, store bought, or from your favorite restaurant only? Our son makes a delicious salsa, but I’ve not made it.  Store bought is good and so is our favorite Mexican restaurant’s.

4. When I was twelve years old...I broke my arm trying to stand on my hands.  It required an overnight stay in the hospital because it had to be reduced in the operating room, under anesthesia.  My grandma bought me a new Barbie doll to make me feel better. My new Barbie had red hair and bendable legs (bendable legs were just out!).

5. It's the first of May so let's run with it-first things first, don't know the first thing about it, first dibs on something, first impression, first rate, first cousin, first string, first come first served, at first light-which phrase can best be applied to something in your life currently or even recently?  Perhaps first things first.  Joe and I are both going to our primary doctor today. I still haven’t shaken this cold and Joe can hardly walk so it is time to seek help from our doctor, who we trust completely. No more walk-in clinics. 

6. Insert your own random thought here.  I just want to ask again for your prayers for Joe.  He sees the pulmonary doctor tomorrow and our cardiologist on the 14^th.  The sciatica pain has kept him grounded, which is probably a good thing, but the heart and shortness of breath are still our biggest concern and we know that surgery is coming. It’s a really big deal for us. Sobering.

Thanks again to Joyce for another fun Hodgepodge! You can find Joyce HERE if you would like to join in!

Thanks for your visit today!!  Peace & hugs!!