Sunday Stealing, Tuesday 4 and Wednesday Hodgepodge

It's question time...

Let's start with some Sunday Stealing questions...

1. Do you have a college degree? 

Yes, I have two Bachelor Degrees - both from the University of Utah- one in journalism and one in history.  I also a Masters Degree from Arizona State University in Curriculum and Instruction.

2. What was the amount of your last electric bill? 

I don't know.  My husband usually pays the bills.

3. Do you have life insurance? Yes.

4. Do you check your cholesterol on (at least) an annual basis? 

When I was teaching, I went to our district "health center" for blood work every year, but I have not done so since I retired.  

5. Have you ever attended a high school reunion? 

Yes, Charly and I, and our oldest daughter, who was a toddler, went to my five year reunion.  I also went to my 40th reunion in 2017, but I don't know that I will go to another one. 

6. Do you have a will or estate plan?

Yes. 

7. Do you remember when MTV played music videos? 

Yes, I remember when MTV first started in the early 1980s.

8. Is there a bottle of wine in your refrigerator? 

No, I don't drink at all. 

9. Have you been divorced? 

Nope.  My husband and I have been married to each other for more than 47 years.  

10. When you were 16, did you play music on vinyl, cassette, or CDs? 

I mostly played music on vinyl, but had some cassettes too.  

Now let's move on to some Tuesday 4 questions.

1. Do you or did you ever have a nickname? Care to share?

My given name is Deborah, but I have often gone by Debbie or Deb.  I didn't have any other nicknames, just shortening my given name. 

2.  Did you ever have a pen pal or have you chatted online with someone you don't know in person?

Yes, I have had pen pals. My husband and I started out as pen pals.  A friend of mine got the two of us writing to each other when my husband was serving as a missionary in Colorado.  We didn't meet in person until he came home to Utah after his mission. We met, started to date and the rest is history.  I also have blog friends that I occasionally email or chat with via Marco Polo. 

3. Do you read a  newspaper ? How do you keep up with the latest news?

I don't read a physical newspaper for the news.  In fact, I'm not sure there is a physical newspaper published in my area any more. I get my news online from several sources.  

4.Is there any news in your life lately?

Yes, there is some significant news around here, but it is not something I'm going to share right now.  No one is getting married or divorced, and there are no new babies coming,  but the news is significant for Charly and I.  We haven't even shared the news with family members.  There is nothing set in stone right now, so I probably won't go public with everything until around the holidays, so stay tuned. 

Now, lets go on to some Hodge Podge Questions.

1. What most recently gave you goose bumps? 

I guess the thing that most recently gave me goosebumps was getting up and having the ceiling fan on a chilly morning.   I haven't had goosebumps from something scary for a while. 

2. What does Halloween look like in your home and/or neighborhood these days? Do you participate?

Halloween is pretty low-key for us now. We will get some Halloween candy to pass out to trick or treaters, but beyond that, we don't do much for Halloween. Our church is doing a "trunk or treat" activity, but we don't have plans to go to that. When our children were little, we always took them trick-or-treating, but that's been years ago. 

3. Pumpkin, sunflower, sesame, poppy, chia...your favorite seed on the list? What's something you like to make/eat that calls for one of these seeds in the recipe? 

I like poppy seed bagels, and sesame seeds on hamburger buns.  I used to eat a lot of sunflower seeds, but not for years.  

4. What's the most (or one of the most) 'fall photos' you've ever taken? Share it here. Just one. 

I wouldn't say this is the best fall photo I've ever taken, but it's a very nice fall sunset picture that I took tonight while I was out for walk.  

5. Somehow we're rolling in to November next week. If your October were a chapter in a book, what would the title of this chapter be? 

I think that the chapter might be named - Change is in the Air.

6. Insert your own random thought here.

Until next time,

🍁Deb🍂