another wednesday another hodgepodge

no i haven't fell off the face of the earth!  it has been a crazy time in the bluedot house and we are just now getting back into a 'normal' routine again... school started back after the holidays only to have us out of school for snow 2 days then we had a holiday this past monday...shhh don't tell anyone, but i am really ready to have a regular week where i don't have to cram 5 days worth of work into 3 or 4.

well since today is wednesday that means it is wednesday hodgepodge over at joyce's blog this side of the pond.  go on over check out everyone else's answers and link up yourself!

1. Do you like your name? Were you named after someone? If you have children how did you settle on their names? 

yes, i like my name...however when i was younger i always wanted a longer name.  my whole name pre-marriage was 11 letters long so i was always the first person finished filling in the bubbles in those standardized testing booklets.   i was named after my maternal great aunt.  i have 2 children and with our first we didn't find out the sex until he was born.  up until a few days before he was born we had decided on a boys name as walden dill and we were going to call him wally.  we were given much grief by everyone about how awful that name was and i was swayed and talked bluedotdad into a different name.  with our daughter we decided on a name (a good southern name) and we got grief about that name too, but we held our ground telling our parents that they had had their chance at naming children and this was our turn.  now everyone loves her name!  both of our children have long names our son has 21 letters in his name and our daughter has 20 letters! 

2. How do you define success?
wow, that is a thought provoking question for sure!  i think success is a journey that we are all on.  like a roller coaster with different peaks and valleys.  i think that a successful day is a day that my family is happy, healthy, enjoying life and praising God!

3. Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy?

i like them both...i feel smarter playing along with wheel of fortune than jeopardy.  bluedotdad is the jeopardy master of our household.

4. If you could own any single object that you don't have now, what would that object be?

hmmm.  i would love to own a house on the beach or lake. 





5. What is something that inspires you?

my children inspire me, my husband inspires me...even when they are acting goofy!





6. Meatloaf-yea or nay? If its a yay how do you make yours?

meatloaf is ok...not my favorite but ok...i make my meat mixture with ground sirloin, onion, eggs, ground bread crumbs, salt, pepper, garlic and diced tomato's...after it is all mixed together i line a loaf pan with bread and then put the meatloaf on top of it, cover in ketchup and bake.  sometimes i make individual meat loaves by putting a piece of bread and scoop of meat mixture in a muffin pan.  my family likes the individual loaves the best!






7. Which is more admirable-the ability to organize and be methodical or the ability to adapt and make do?

both! i cannot function in a space that is unorganized.  i think that the you have to be organized, methodical in your thought process...however, you must be able to adapt and make adjustments, make do!  i have seen people in my career that cannot or won't adapt and make do...it just makes everyone around them miserable.  just because you have always done something one way does not mean that it is the best way...sometimes making a change and trying something new is the best thing you just have to give up on that security and take a chance on the new process!




8. Insert your own random thought here.

my random thought...while we were out of school for the holidays and snow, i became quite the night owl.  i stayed up way too late and it took me forever to get back into a normal routine of sleep.  anyway, while i was up late, i enjoyed those late night commericals (infomercials)...my favorite is the pajama jeans...

really thought hard about ordering them.  even posted on my facebook wall about it and got other peoples thoughts on it...i didn't order it, but the thought of wearing jeans that comfortable is tempting...but being my luck they would look horrible on me!

happy wednesday y'all,