Back to school
favorite: pens or notebooks?
As anyone in my house
will attest: notebooks! I’ve always had a serious thing for school
supplies…when I was growing up, my mom worked as a purchasing agent for a major
healthcare company. She always had a box full of samples under her bed and it
was a mini-store, full of every kind of pen, marker, and notepad.
When I had kids of my
own, I ran the school store in their small parochial store. I purchased most of
the items myself and donated them. Kids got to shop every week, but I got to do
what I loved best—fool around with every sort of back to school goody. Fuzzy
folders. Colored pencils. Mini staplers. Squee!
See, I told you I had a
serious thing. J
My kids are in high
school now, but I haven’t have to abandon my stock piles of school supplies in
the basement closet. I have had to slim down the inventory a lot, since my 15
year old is too cool for sparkly crayons or adorable animal folders. One thing
we all still use are notebooks. My most recent score was a stack of 13
composition notebooks in all different colors. Out of my mind happy.
My husband groans, but
all he sees are stacks of blank tablets. I see a potential book in every single
one.
Hiking or jumping in a
pile of leaves?
Hiking, for sure.
Jumping in a pile of leaves implies I have to rake up said pile first. Gack.
(Plus, we own a dog. Never know what you’ll land in.)
Both of my kids are
active in Scouting so we actually do a lot of hiking. Since my son is working
on rank advancements, he usually has a five-mile hike or two to complete so we
just make it a family outing.
Our favorite hiking spot
is at the Gettysburg Battlefields National Park. We’ve done both the Billy Yank
and Johnny Reb trails—a great way to relive history since the guidebook
explains troop movements, discussed battle decisions, and describes each of the
monuments you pass along the way.
We did a bus tour the
first year we were there, which was very informative, but hiking these trails
allows you to follow the footsteps of each of those Civil War soldiers. We
always come away with a profound sense of connection to the struggles and the
sacrifices of those men.
Halloween or
Thanksgiving?
Halloween! In fact, I
keep some decorations up all year round. My yard ghosties are solar powered and
they change colors all night long. Just delightful…
I also have a
six-foot-tall Grim Reaper in the furnace room. His hooded skull is on a heavy
spring so he nods at you if you carelessly bump into him, as if he were saying,
“Yes, dearie…you’ll be next, soon enough.” I hug him when no one is looking.
Our family has a
tradition of vacationing in October, which is all the excuse I need to go to
Disney. Every inch of those parks are decked out in glorious Halloween
extravagance. How can you beat Mickey Mouse with vampire fangs? Other than
resurrecting Edgar Allen Poe, I can’t think of anything more hauntingly
brilliant.
Hot buttered rum or hot
chocolate?
Hot chocolate, for sure.
Cold chocolate, if I must. And solid chocolate whenever humanly possible.
I’ve never tried spicy
hot chocolate but I’ve heard so much about it. If anyone has a recipe, please
share! I did pick up some McCormick’s chili cocoa spice. Now I just need to
figure a way to use it.
Whose book (besides one
of yours) are you most looking forward to reading?
This one is the easiest
of all…THE WITCH’S KISS by Tricia Schneider. She’s a paranormal romance author
with The Wild Rose Press. You can find her books about the Merriweather witches
here
I’ve had the distinct
pleasure of sneaking a peak at the cover for her next book…so excited!
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