Wednesday Hodgepodge~ April 2, 2025

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Hello and welcome back, friends! Today I'm trying out something new. I'm joining Joyce over at From This Side of the Pond for Wednesday Hodgepodge. Each week, she hosts a weekly link-up that is a collection of questions for bloggers to answer. It's to help bloggers get to know each other better and have a little bit of fun! It's a great way to hang out with friends. So grab a cup of coffee or tea if you prefer and join in on the fun. 

So, what is a hodgepodge? A hodgepodge is an unorganized mixture of various things, a jumble of items that don't seem to belong together. 

Here are this week's questions and my answers for this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge~

1. No foolin'! April is here. What's one fun thing on your April calendar? 

I have a couple of fun events planned this April. My daughter's birthday is this month. I need to shop and plan her cake. I've made her cake for years and l love challenging myself to try something new.  I have a surprise party for a family member to attend at the month's end. It should be fun. It's out of state and I haven't some of these family members for a few years. 

2. It's often said, 'A fool and his money are soon parted'...what's the last thing you wasted money on?

Wow, I really had to think about this one. I don't tend to waste money on frivolous things too often. I just ordered a new warmer for Easter. I already have an Easter warmer, but I thought this bunny butt warmer was too cute to pass on.

 

3.  April 2nd is National DIY Day. Are you a do-it-yourself kind of person or maybe you're married to one? If so, what's the last thing you DIY-ed. If you're not a DIY-er what's the most recent job you had to hire someone to complete? 

Both my hubby and I are DIYers. We come from a long line of DIYers. My grandaddy made me a doll house when I was eight. He made it exactly how I wanted it. We recently redid our master bathroom and bedroom. We gutted the bathroom and reworked the area. For me, I make all my holiday wreaths. I love creating things for my home. The last thing I made was a cute Easter dish towel to hang on my stove. 

4. Do you eat lamb? If so do you have a favorite dish that calls for lamb? 

Nope, no lamb. I actually have never tasted it and I really don't have any desire to. I don't eat beef, pork, or seafood (except tuna). The only meat that I currently eat is chicken and turkey. I stopped eating beef after a family vacation when I was 8. We visited a farm and I fed a baby cow named Lucky. She was so cute. After that, I was afraid that I would eat Lucky one day so I stopped. My parents were not too thrilled with my new eating habits. Now, I don't like the taste or texture of it. 

5. Do you fit a stereotype in some way? Explain. 

I can't think of any that I fit completely. I'm short and can be kind of feisty at times. I am a mom, so I definitely feel like I've been nurturing and loving with my family. I've tried over the years to be there for them and provide a stable home life. I guess in a way I do fit the stereotype of the traditional stay-at-home mom. I'm okay with that. I love being home with my family. 

6. What do I love about spring weather? What do I not like about spring weather?

I love the warmer temps. I love it when the days are sunny and warm. I love the feel of the gentle breeze on my face. The sweet smell of the blossoming trees makes me happy. There's nothing like it. The colors that come alive with the warm temps are stunning and beautiful. It reminds me of all the beauty God has created for us. The only thing I hate is the up and down temps. One day it's 80 degrees and the next it's 45 degrees. It drives me batty., I just want the warm temps to come and stay!

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Teaching Tuesdays~ Moses and the Ten Commandments

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Good morning and Happy Tuesday! I hope y'all had a very blessed week. This week we jumped into our last week learning about Moses. We talked about Moses and the 19 Commandments.

We started class by praying the Our Father and Hail Mary.

Our saint this week was Saint Teresa of Avila. We read about Saint Teresa of Avila in the Loyola Kids Book of Saints. The children worked on a Saint Teresa of Avila coloring page while we read about her. 

Her virtue was temperance. Temperance is enjoying things in a proper, balanced way. We don't indulge, overdo, or get selfish. We added her picture and the virtue to our posters. 

After our saint and virtue lesson, we moved on to our final lesson about Moses~ Moses and the 10 Commandments. We read about Moses receiving the 10 Commandments from God in our children's Bible. 

We then went through the 10 Commandments with the help of our book, The Ten Commandments: I Obey God from Father Lovasik.

I love how this book breaks down the Ten Commandments for children. They can understand them better and it helps them prepare for the sacrament of First Reconciliation. 

The children then worked on a craft. They created a mini figure of Moses holding the Ten Commandments. You can find the craft and instructions here. 

You can print it out already colored in or you can print it out and have the kids color Moses.

The only supplies you need are empty toilet paper holders, copies of printouts, scissors, glue sticks, and crayons.

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