Wednesday Hodgepodge

1. It's that most wonderful time of the year...tax season! Do you complete your own returns or farm that job out to the professionals?  Oh, definitely farm it out to the professionals.  I keep Quickbooks for our home and Hubby's business but that's as far as it goes. There's too many "i's to dot and t's to cross" for this girly.

2. Which do you think has changed you more-love or pain? 
Oh, my goodness, what a question!!! A little of both but I guess pain has changed me the most. The pain of adjustments to life circumstances, the pain of death,and the pain of illnesses and debilitating health conditions.  Pain comes in many forms and can often make us stronger and better.  In many respects it has done both for me.  

3. Tangerine Tango has been named color of the year for 2012. Your thoughts? Would I find this color anywhere in your house? How about in your closet? If not, will you be adding this color to your life in some way in 2012? If you're not sure what tangerine tango looks like click here. 

 Oh, yes, I'm all over this color, just have never known it by that name.  Yes, you would find this in one of our guest bedrooms as the color of the matelasse bed cover mixed with touches of lime green and black. I do have shades of this color in my closet.

4. Are you a collector? What do you collect and does it get admired, used, and/or dusted regularly?

Well, I have been a much, much worse collector in the past, but I've curtailed the collecting in recent years.  It occurred to me that at some point, someone (mainly our children) would appreciate if I didn't leave them anything else to have to get rid of one day. ~smile~  But, I have a wonderful collection of roosters that are on the tops of my kitchen cabinets, sitting on the baker's rack and any place else I can find to put one.  I have loved roosters for a long time, they have such personality and such color and they get a lot of attention from folks that come through my kitchen.  And, yes, they do get dusted from time to time and let me assure you, it is a CHORE!!!!

5. February is National Heart Month...besides a green salad what is one tasty heart healthy dish you like to prepare? Hubby and I enjoy a grilled  turkey fillet. They can be hard to find but we  usually find them at Sam's.

6. When was the last time you had car trouble?

Well, I cannot even remember 

7. Have you been more demanding on yourself lately or less? Is that a good trend?
I have been less demanding on myself since things have somewhat calmed down with my Dad's illness.  I was under such stress from last June through this past Oct. that I felt like for my physical and mental well being I didn't need to take on anything, other than the day to day affairs, that demanded anything of me.  After a couple of months reprieve I'm feeling better equipped to start taking on a few extra demands.

8. Insert your own random thought here. 

Drummond Family

 I don't know how many of you have watched Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, on the Food Network, but I love her shows.  She does not have a regular show but did a series of 6 weekly shows last fall and the 4th show of her second series of 6 will be on this week.  They air on Saturday mornings at 9:00 (CST). I record them and watch them while I iron.  The shows are filmed on location at Drummond Ranch in Oklahoma.  Her 4 children and Hubby are included in each show and she is such fun and cooks unbelievably good dishes.  If you haven't seen her show, I highly recommend it and her blog is just as enjoyable too.