A Smorgasbord of Random... or Hoarding

I'm joining Joyce, From This Side of the Pond for a quick Random.  Who doesn't love a good random, right?  Joyce is always full of fun, real-life stories of her family's travels.  Go pay her a visit.  You'll come away feeling quite cultured, aaaaand... she's a sweet lady.  You'll be glad you did.

1. What three words would you use to describe 2010?

Busy, fast, fun

2. If fear were not an issue what is something you'd like to try?

What about if money were not an issue, as well??  I'd have to pick world-travel!  I have a slight fear of flying.  Crazy, you know, since hubs travels quite often.  I try not to think about the what-ifs.   That would be such a wonderful opportunity while our girls are still under our roof.  The ultimate homeschool!  Fun, yes?

3. What do you add to your coffee or tea?

I'll just enjoy smelling my hub's coffee.   It never tastes as good as it smells.  Maybe that's just me.   Tea?  I love a good Starbucks Chi Tea Latte', one pump sugar-free hazelnut, non-fat, extra hot.  ;)  At home, I prepare my tea in the Keurig.  Pomegranate Green Tea, with 3 packets of Stevia.  

4. What historical sporting event would you like to witness?

I'm embarrassed to say... it doesn't really matter to me.  I'm just not a really big sports person.  But the winter Olympics?  I could suffer through that.  With hot tea in hand. ;)

5. What is one piece of advice you would like to give your sixteen year old self?

That young man will only break your heart.  You will go on to marry someone else.  Live life to its fullest.  It will all work out in the end.  Oh... and invest in lots of stretch-mark prevention cream and exercise!  Regardless of what your doctor will say, you will go on to have 2 {very large} pregnancies.

6. Are you a planner or do you prefer to fly by the seat of your pants?

Yes.  :) 

7. What is one thing you are looking forward to in 2011?

A trip to Alaska! :D  Just a little nervous.  See #2.

8. Insert your own random thought here.

Procrastination is not my friend.  And will be conquered.  

At least in this one area. ;)  

The garage. 

I promise we are not hoarders.  Not in the scary-TLC-show-definition-of-the-word.  You see, when we moved in 4 years ago, that's where we put everything that needed to be stored, including furniture.  Not too bad.  Then hubs moved boxes from his office in when we resigned from church ministry.  Couldn't walk through it.  Books everywhere.  Then hubs moved another office in when he worked from home for a period of time.  Ummm... where's the floor??  

It was just easier to close the door in denial and ignore.  However, I recently noticed that the bag of bird seed that's been in there has been disturbed.  

You see where I'm going with this??!

Gracie and I told hubs that we thought something was living in there.  We heard things.  We thought we saw things.  We thought we were losing our minds.

Would you be horrified to know that this picture is an 'after' picture?  After Phase 1, that is.  Monday, when I realized that it was too coincidental that all the sunflower seeds had been cracked open, we got to work.  

I like to admire wildlife in their environment.  Not in mine.

We found what may have been the culprit.

A dead mouse.

Eeeeeeeeek!!

I'm hoping he didn't have relatives.  The ummm.... 'evidence' left behind would tell me he either took residence there most of his life... or had a family reunion.  Lord. help. me.

It's not shocking.  We do have a field of grass behind our house, and the city doesn't always keep it well manicured.  And there is a small gap under our garage door, adorned with a welcome sign, evidently.  Oi.

I think I would have felt better believing I was just losing my mind.

Bird seed is now sealed.

Phase 2 will commence soon.

Did this qualify as a random?