Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Hodgepodging With My Favorites

Welcome to this week's edition of The Wednesday Hodgepodge. If you've answered today's questions, add your link at the end of my post then go say howdy to your neighbor there. 

Doing something a little different today...my two daughters are both in the house, same time-same place (whoohoo!), which doesn't happen nearly as often as we'd like. They're going to answer the HP questions with me today. They both have blogs (linked in my sidebar), but not a lot of time for it in this current season so we're all in it together this week. I didn't let them do too much thinking (as opposed to my ever overthinking), they just answered on the spot.  

Here we go-

From this Side of the Pond

1. What is an adult problem nobody prepared you for? 

me-how many difficult decisions need to be made as our parents age, the weight of that. 

D1-the ridiculous number of times I've had to change my address on all my mail, cards, billing, licenses...it's not really a problem but it is annoying. 

D2- this is parenting specific, but how inconvenient it is to run a really quick errand with two kids in car seats. For instance if I need to drop something at UPS I can't just run in and do it in 30 seconds. I have to unbuckle two kids and bring them in with me. No more just popping in someplace for a quick second. 

2. Without mentioning any tech, what's your most prized possession?

me-thinking what would I grab in the event of a fire and I always come back to my wedding album. I'm sure I own many more valuable items, but that's always the first thing that comes to mind. 

D1-I can't think of a thing. Even my photo books I could reprint if something happened to them. But I would miss those books. 

D2-pretty much anything can be replaced. I'll say my wedding rings...if there's a tornado watch when I go to bed I wear my rings so I don't have to fumble around for them if a watch becomes a warning. 

3. It's National Peach Ice Cream Day (July 17th). Will you be celebrating? Do you like peaches? 

me-I love peaches, and we've been celebrating all week. We made homemade peach ice cream on Sunday and still have some in the freezer.  

D1-Yes I love peaches, they're my favorite fruit. And we have peach ice cream. Peach is my favorite flavor of homemade. Will I celebrate? Yes I'll eat more peach ice cream. 

D2-I won't because I'm currently not eating dairy. We're getting some Nitrogen ice cream later this week and they have a non-dairy option, but I probably won't get peach.

Given a choice would you prefer peach ice cream, peach pie, peach cobbler, or just hand me a peach? 

me-of the choices mentioned peach cobbler is my favorite. I am planning to make one tomorrow (Wednesday) as my mom and sister are coming for dinner. I like Paula Deen's recipe (linked here). It feeds a crowd! 

D1-peach cobbler, that's my go-to dessert to make for people

D2-peach cobbler with ice cream. 

Do you own anything that is peach in color? 

me-there's a bit of a joke in my family about a peachy colored shirt I owned that seemed to be in every photo I was in for a few years. I think it was more tangerine than peach but I do like the color peach. Actually the bridesmaids in my wedding wore peach dresses. 

When I lived in the UK someone from a bridal magazine there stumbled across a blog post where I posted a picture of the dresses. They contacted me and asked if they could use my picture in an article. It seems peach was making a comeback in the wedding world, but of course as she put it, 'an updated touch of peach'.

D1-Do I have anything peach? No.

D2-Mom are you going to say that peach shirt? I don't think I own anything peach. 

4. What makes a friendship successful? 

me-making the effort to stay in touch for one. We're all busy, personally we've moved a bunch so some of our friends are geographically far from us, but we talk on the phone periodically, we text, we ask about one another's lives and genuinely care and want to hear what's going on with that other person.  And then the characteristics that make any relationship successful apply to friendship as well-kindness, compassion, common interests or seasons of life, selflessness...

D1-A successful friendship is one that can survive distance and time. My oldest friend and I try to speak on the phone once a week or so. We haven't been able to see one another in person since before either of us became mothers and yet it doesn't matter.  I know when we are finally able to sit down in the same room it will feel like no time apart. We've now just said goodbye to the dear friends we made in Ohio that I promised myself we'll stay close to. It will require intention and putting things on calendars in advance and inconvenience but it's worth it. 

D2
- I would say being understanding of one another's life seasons. Meaning I'm in a season with babies and some of my friends have older kids or no kids, so understanding that. A lot of my friendships are long distance, so making an effort to stay in contact, but also not putting too much pressure on anyone to be in constant contact. Be the friend you want to have. That's good advice for children and works for me too. 

5. Let's give our brains a rest and do a little summertime this or that...beach or pool? ice cream or snow cone? amusement park or camping? burger or hot dog? watermelon or strawberries? get up early or sleep in late? sunrise or sunset?

Beach or pool? 

me-it's a tough call, but probably the beach
D1- beach  
D2-pool...no wait, the beach.

Ice Cream or snow cone- 

me- snow cone  
D1-  ice cream 
D2-ice cream

amusement park or camping- 

me-camping 
D1- camping
D2-camping 
well, look at us with the same answer, and it's camping no less

burger or hot dog-

me-burger 
D1- burger
D2-hot dog

watermelon or strawberries-

me-watermelon
D1- strawberries
D2-watermelon 

get up early or sleep in late-

me-early 
D1- sleep in late 
D2-sleep in late

sunrise or sunset-

me-I love a sunset, but sunrise is my favorite 
D1- sunset..if I'm not getting up early I'll miss the sunrise
D2-sunset (see answer above) 

6. Insert your own random thought here.  

Having so much fun with these girls and their busy adorable noisy offspring in the house and on the water  this week. 



Happy Wednesday everyone! 

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22 comments:

  1. Hi Joyce, this was fun to read and how nice that your daughters joined in! That homemade ice cream looks really good! I wore a peach colored dress for my brother's wedding since I was a bridesmaid. That is a special memory for me since I was expecting my first baby. Nice pictures of the girls and their kids too! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Oh gosh yes, running errands with littles is SO hard! Thankfully we've only changed addresses once though (and I stayed in the same state so no license change needed). I love fresh peaches plain and rarely cook or bake with them at all. Beach, Ice cream, Amusement park (I've only just started enjoying rides and roller coasters as an adult!), burgers, strawberries, and both sunrise and sunset (I am an early riser but anytime the sky is showing off its colors I'm there to enjoy it).

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  3. Triple the hodgepodge answers- love it!! Enjoyed reading your answers. Great pictures! How fun to be with both your daughters and their families. I just remembered that I wore a peach bridesmaid dress years ago. It was so pretty!

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  4. Well, that was so fun! Loved hearing the three answers together!

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  5. so fun to see how your answers match, or don't!

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  6. Loved that you had your daughters answer too. I agree about not being able to run in anywhere with little kids; I remember that being such a pain! Also, yes to friends in different stages. That's always been something I paid attention to.

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  7. Ahh...happy happy joy joy for all of you! Soak it all in. It was fun having the three of you answer the questions! That's a lot of bridesmaids!

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  8. Those are all excellent answers for #1. Interesting points on photos. I worry about that often because I couldn't possibly take them all. The old ones would be nowhere to be found. Enjoy your peach cobbler. That's interesting about the color of your bridesmaid dresses. Like your friendship answers. Fun answers on the beach or pool. Nothing better than family and especially grandchildren. It is an experience I wish everyone could experience. Enjoy!!!

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  9. How fun to have your favorite people with you! Enjoy all the fun summer memories...including homemade ice cream!!

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  10. I love that all of you answered the questions! What fun for y'all to do together!!

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  11. This was so much fun... thank you. :-)
    I thought about my wedding rings too. But I said my family... I know ... but I could not help it. ;-)

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  12. What a delight-FULL post, Joyce; I love the group participation.
    Intention and communication are sure key. My oldest BF and I have a long-standing tradition to call on the first day of each month. Somedays, honestly, I don't feel like it -- but 5 minutes into the conversation all that's changed.

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  13. Enjoyed reading all the answers from the three of you all. Enjoy this special time!

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  14. Fun to have your daughters answer too!
    Enjoy making those wonderful memories together.

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  15. I love you included your daughters in this! I had a fun a few weeks ago asking these quesitons to my daughter. I enjoyed all the answers and glad y'all are having such fun!

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  16. This was so fun! I loved hearing from your daughters too. The peach shirt...D2 called you out on that one. :)

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  17. A very nice hodgepot ! I love your pictures first as a bride and then as grandma ! My friends are all living in other countries but fortunately Whatsapp exists !

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  18. Beautiful post! Your wedding photo is soooo pretty! I'll take the peach cobbler, please, with ice cream!

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  19. Some great answers.

    What is an adult problem nobody prepared you for?

    The cost of living, as a child we never think about such a matter that is something we leave to the adults to worry and struggle with.
    Without mentioning any tech, what's your most prized possession?
    Family photos without a doubt.
    It's National Peach Ice Cream Day (July 17th). Will you be celebrating? Do you like peaches? Given a choice would you prefer peach ice cream, peach pie, peach cobbler, or just hand me a peach? Do you own anything that is peach in colour?
    I like peaches, don’t have them very often and currently I don’t own anything peach coloured.
    What makes a friendship successful?
    Acceptance, to be a true friend one must accept someone for who they are and not try and change them.
    Insert your own random thought here.
    For a happy life one needs to learn to accept things and people for what they are going about trying to change things is often the cause of sadness and stress and achieves nothing



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  20. Loved the 3 in 1 Hodgepodge answers!! How fun. Great photos, too!! xo

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  21. Loved all your answers and how you included your daughters in the Hodgepodge! How fun to all be together - enjoy it!!

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  22. So fun to do the Hodgepodge together!

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