Merry Hodgepodge!

Welcome to the Hodgepodge, our final edition before the calendar rolls into the new year. I've declared next week Christmas break here, so look for another installment on January 4th. If you've answered the questions today add your link at the end of my post and be sure to leave a comment for the blogger before you. Grab your cocoa and let's go-

1. What's left to be done on your Christmas to-do list?

Watch A Christmas Story. My daughter and I will do a teensy bit more baking and there's one or two gifts to be wrapped, but other than that I think my Christmas to-dos are mostly done. 

2. The Hodgepodge lands on the first day of winter this year. What's your favorite thing about winter?

The first snowfall, boots, Christmas, a starry night sky, warm soup on a cold day, and the slower pace. Autumn is still my favorite, but there's something to love in every season. 

3. In what area of your life are you immature? Feel free to elaborate or not.

I'm just going to go ahead and say it-Christmas. I am kind of a baby about the holiday and cling tightly to all my long held traditions. I read something on the incourage Facebook page recently that said, 'Nix the expected and embrace the meaningful.' Trying to really take that to heart this Christmas.

4. What was the most (or one of the most) important lessons you learned in 2016?

That seasons of 'waiting' show us things about ourselves we might not see-know-learn without the wait. 

5. It's Fried Shrimp Day...are you a fan? What's your favorite way to eat shrimp? Will there be shrimp somewhere in your holiday feastings?

I love shrimp, fried included. My  favorite is peel and eat boiled shrimp with a squeeze of lemon and a spicy cocktail sauce for dipping. I don't think shrimp is on our holiday menu, but I might get my daughter2 to make a recipe of the Pioneer Woman's Spicy Lemon Garlic Shrimp the week after Christmas. It's easy and delicious!

6. What sound lulls you to sleep?

Hubs would say any sound-ha! I can fall asleep in complete silence or while a ten piece band plays three feet from my head, makes no difference. I love the sound of water lapping the sides of a boat or shoreline, but most often it's the TV playing softly in the background. 

7. What one word best describes your 2016?

Construction!

8. Insert your own random thought here.

I want to thank you for sticking with the Hodgepodge this year. I know it's been a little hit or miss, but I still very much enjoy this little mid-week happy and the people who visit here. Merry Christmas!

"For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior who is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11

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