AuburnChick's Adventures

I’m loving the short week, aren’t you?  With Monday off, the Hodgepodge sneaked up on me (that doesn’t sound right, but it’s grammatically correct)!

If you don’t know the drill, here’s what you do.  You answer the questions in you own little corner of the world, visit Joyce‘s blog, link up there, and visit others!  Easy peasy!

Now, on to the questions!

1.  Have you ever been “asked” to report for jury duty?  Were you chosen to serve?  If not, were you happy or disappointed?

I did have to report for jury duty…FEDERAL jury duty.  Let me tell you…the security was something else…a little unnerving!  I never made it out of the holding pen, though, as a jury was selected before I even faced the lawyers.  Honestly, I think I was somewhat relieved.

2.  On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being very), how mechanically inclined are you?  Give an example to back up your answer.

I’m going to say an 8 because of the many, many household repairs I’ve done.

For instance, I once repaired the doorbell…

I also fixed the heating element in the oven…

And last, but not least, I cleaned the carburetor of my lawn mower…

And no, I don’t chew tobacco and walk around with a toothpick between my teeth.  😉

3.  Beets-cabbage-cauliflower-butternut squash…of the four, which is your favorite fall vegetable?

Hmmm…this is a toss-up between cabbage and cauliflower.  Flatulence speaking, I’d have to go with cauliflower because as a teacher, I can’t afford for the cabbage to leave its residual effect.  Sorry if that’s too TMI, but I like to keep things real.

(Maybe I do walk around chewing tobacco…hmmm…you might be a redneck if you talk about flatulence on your blog…)

4.  What do you recommend to overcome self-pity?

Listen to a student tell you that he’s hungry, or listen while another student recounts a time when she heard gunshots.

Suddenly, your life seems pretty easy.

5.  Do you enjoy classical music?

Hmmm…let me think…for all of two seconds…NO.  I just can’t get into it.  Now, if Shakira was putting her little twist into it, that might be another thing (see last week’s Hodgepodge if you’re wondering why I even mention her name).

6.  October is National Book Month.  What’s on your reading list this month?

I am a reading teacher; however, I am also a second “first” year teacher (first year in the public school system).  I’m reading, but not necessarily stuff for fun.  I’ve currently got two or three academic books going…one of which is I Read It But I Don’t Get It.

I am getting ready to begin reading The Hunger Games to my students as a daily read aloud.  I finished this book a couple of weeks ago.  What a fantastic read!

This past weekend, I also finished Alex Cross’s Trial by James Patterson.  Oh my!  This is a powerful book!

BTW, have y’all heard of goodreads?  It’s a fun website where you can keep track of the books you’ve read.

7.  What is your idea of “cute”?

8.  My Random Thought

I would greatly appreciate if you would pray for Chicky today.  A couple of weeks ago, she dislocated her right shoulder during a soccer game…the only soccer game I’ve been able to watch.  It broke my heart to see her go down, stay down, and then get up and play, hurt, the entire game.  She’s a tough competitor and hates being out of commission for any reason.

She had an MRI yesterday…the kind where you inject dye into the affected area so as to get a clearer picture.

She’ll be getting the results first thing this morning.

We are praying that nothing is torn, because surgery is the last thing we want.  We’ve been down that road before with other body parts, and it’s not fun.

Please pray:  1) that there’s nothing torn (might as well go for the gusto), 2) that we gracefully accept whatever the findings are, and 3) that God gives the doctor wisdom as to the best course of treatment, no matter what the results.

Thanks all!

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