Wednesday Hodgepodge

I am once again joining in on the Hodgepodge.

1. St. Patrick's Day lands on March 17th. Do you believe in luck? Are there things you do thinking they'll  bring good luck or  things you avoid because they're considered bad luck? 

I do believe in luck but I also feel that we can do things to approve our luck. I do tend to knock on wood and won't open an umbrella inside.

2. Forest-lime-sage-mint-olive-emerald...what's your favorite shade of green? 

I like a dark forest green and emerald green as well.

3. In Ireland the meal on this day is often a hearty beef or lamb stew served with colcannon (mashed potato mixed with cabbage and leeks). In the US corned beef and cabbage is the more typical St. Patty's Day meal. Will you/did you mark the day with one of these dishes? Baked-fried-roasted-mashed...what's your favorite way to eat a potato?

I was planning on making Irish stew and soda bread but I was not up to cooking yesterday so that didn't happen. I love potatoes and eat them any way. Baked potatoes are not my favorite but I will eat it if served.

4. What color of the rainbow best represents your personality/mood today? Tell us why.

I am going to say blue not because I am sad but because I am calm and I have always heard that blue is a calming color.

5. Which 'lucky' quote resonates with you. Elaborate. 

 'Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.' E.B. White 

'Diligence is the mother of good luck." Benjamin Franklin 

'Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.' Seneca 

'Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.' Ralph Waldo Emerson 

I would say the Seneca quote. I think this best sums up my belief that luck exists but that we can always do things to improve it in our lives.

6. Insert your own random thought here. 

I was able to be a mystery reader in Preston's class today. It was fun and the kids were asking my hilarious questions after. Nothing about the book I read of course but things like my favorite shoes and if I play chess.

True Life Tuesday: Opha May Johnson

Opha May Jacob was born on May 4, 1878 in Kokomo, Indiana. She graduated in 1875 from the shorthand and typewriting department of Wood's Commercial College in Washington, DC. She was the salutatorian of her class. On December 20, 1898 she married Victor Johnson. He was the musical director at Lafayette Square Opera House. She started working for the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Opha May became the first woman to enlist in the Marine Corps reserves on August 13, 1918. Her first duties were as a clerk at Headquarters Marine Corps. She managed the records of other female reservists who enlisted after her. In September of that year she was promoted to Sargent and was the highest ranking woman during her service. She was a charter member of the American Legion post created on July 11, 1919 for female reservists. At the end of World War I all branches of service began to disenroll women. After her military service she worked as a clerk in the War Department until she retired in 1943. 

Opha May died on August 11, 1955 at Mount Alto VA hospital in Washington, DC. Her funeral services were held 37 years to the day after she enrolled in the Marine Corps reserves. She was buried with her husband and parents in Rock Creek Cemetery in an unmarked grave. On August 29, 2018 she received a grave marker provided by the Women's Marines Association. The training center on Grissom Air Reserve Base was named after her on November 10, 2022. She received a monument in her honor in Kokomo the next day. 

Monday Musings

As another week begins these are the things currently on my mind.

1) Burnout is real and I am feeling its effects. I am trying to save a bit of my sanity by slowing down a bit and taking things as easy as possible. 

2) I am really looking forward to the boys being on spring break in 2 weeks. Even though I have to work it will be nice to not have to do the school grind as well.

3) I am getting a bit nervous because a lot of the pundits are predicting my Spartans to make the Final Four. I just don't want them to jinx us.

Here are the pictures for the week.

It was Bagels with a Buddy at Preston's school.

His litte model pose.

Preston is Celebrity of the Week in his class this week. He worked very hard on his All About Me poster.

Friday Funnies

I hope you all have a terrific weekend.

Three on Thursday

 As another week comes to an end these are the things I am currently thankful for.

1) Being on Mounjarno since I am so close to being under 200 lbs for the first time since I can not even remember.

2) That Preston gets to be Celebrity of the Week in his class next week since he has been complaining about not having his turn for awhile

3) For the extra daylight we now have at the end of the day. 

Monday Musings

As another week begins these are the things currently on my mind.

1) Today was beautiful - 70 degrees and sunny. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice as well but then it will get cold again but we will enjoy it while we can.

2) I am becoming more and ore miserable with my job everyday. I am looking but there is not a lot out there especially with the flexibility I need. I will just keep plugging away the best that I can.

3) I am afraid that Preston may need to be tested for ADHD. I had a conference last week with his teacher and he is having trouble sitting still and focusing. She didn't want to say that she thinks he may have it since she is not a doctor but she did say that if we are both concerned it may be worth looking into.

Friday Funnies

I hope that everyone has a terrific weekend. Don't forget to spring ahead on Sunday.