Post Holiday Hodgepodge

1. What is the most useful book in your house?
The Bible, but I don't really need the book itself to read it anymore. In fact, I like to take a verse or two, and read them online, because it will show what it means in all the different translations.

2. What's worse-being too hot or too cold?
I don't like being either! LOL But, if I had to say which is worse, I would say too hot. You can always put more clothes on, but there are only so many you can take off ;)

3. Share something that made you smile this past weekend.

Seeing my friend's little boy so excited to ride in Hubs "hot rod". We took a picture of him sitting in it, and he is so tiny, you can't even see him in the picture! Ha!

4. How do you like your hamburgers? Or don't you?

I like my hamburgers well done, NO pink. With cheese, please. Hold the bun.

5. What's your summer beach read? If it's not summer in your part of the world then tell us what book you're

reading in front of the fire while sipping hot cocoa.
I read so many books, I can't keep track of them all! Currently, I am reading "Eric Liddell: Pure Gold" by David McCasland. It's a biography of the Olympic champion who inspired "Chariots Of Fire". I enjoy reading books about missionaries. He was a missionary to China, but also won a gold medal in the Paris Olympics in 1924.

6. How was your birthday celebrated when you were a kid?
We always had a party, with cake, ice cream, and presents. It was usually just family. My Mom always let us choose a special "birthday dinner". I do this tradition with my own family too. They always look forward to getting to choose their own special meal.

7. What's something that is totally uncool that you love anyway?
I love listening to music from the 80's and 90's. A lot of the songs bring back memories.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

My Mom is over today, and we were just talking about how it used to be when I was a little girl. She was telling me that she only spent $40 every two weeks on groceries for a family of 5. When I say "groceries" this includes everything. Toiletries, soap, dog food, etc. $20 per week. Times were tight. I knew we weren't the wealthiest of families, but back then, I didn't know how bad things really were. My Dad worked hard, but there was never a lot of money for extras. My Mom stayed home with us kids. I appreciate the sacrifices they made so she could stay home with us.

My Mom made all our food from scratch. We always had homemade cookies, because they were cheaper to make than store bought ones. I remember kids begging me to bring extra to school with my lunch, so they could have some. Their Moms didn't make homemade ones. They only got store bought ones.

We didn't have a lot of extras when I was a kid, but I had a good childhood, filled with the thing that mattered the most.....love.