Wednesday Medley: April 3

Today is National Film Score Day!  What a fun theme.  Here are my answer for today's Wednesday Medley, hosted by Terri at Your Friend from Florida.

1.  Let's talk about film scores/songs.  What is the first one that you thought about when you saw today's subject?  The first one that popped into my mind was the Star Wars theme.  I didn't "discover" Star Wars until I was a newlywed (thanks to Jim!), although I have an early memory of seeing a movie poster for Return of the Jedi at the grocery store, I think!  Plus we went to an Ice Capades show that had Ewoks in it, but I had no idea they were from Star Wars till years later.  Anyway, I digress...I love the Star Wars film scores, as well as many others!

2.  Do you remember the first movie you ever saw on the "big screen"? Would you tell us about it? Yes!  Believe it or not, I never saw a movie in the theater till I was an adult (my family didn't go to movie theaters when I was growing up).  The first movie Jim and I went to together was Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. (The LOTR movies also have fantastic scores!)  We've seen a few movies in the theater since then, but don't go very often because it's pricey and there aren't usually many movies we really care to see.

3.  Who is your favorite female movie star?   Who is your favorite male movie star?  Go ahead and list more than one if you must.  I definitely have to list more than one!  Female faves: Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Maureen O'Hara, Julie Andrews,  Meg Ryan.  Male faves: Jimmy Stewart, Gregory Peck (I happen to share his  birthday!), Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Tom Hanks, Tom Selleck, David Suchet...  Hmmmm....I seem to have more male favorites than female!  Also I prefer actors from a long time ago to most current actors, with a few exceptions.

4.  How about those old black & white movies!  Which one do you always stop and watch, even just a little, when channel surfing?  We don't have regular TV so I never actually channel surf, but if I did...my favorite old movie would have to be Roman Holiday.  This is another one I didn't discover till I was an adult, and I absolutely love it.  Except the ending...I find it rather dissatisfying after the rest of the movie!  Still, I love it and have watched it over and over, thanks to owning it on DVD.  I also love some of the old suspense movies such as Charade, and North by Northwest.

5.  Is there a movie quote that makes you laugh or one that you repeat often in life that you can share with us?  Will we know what movie it comes from without you telling us?  "Life is pain, Highness.  Anyone who says differently is selling something."  "This is true love.  You think this happens every day?"  "Have fun storming the castle!" "Inconceivable!"  These are all from what is possibly the most quotable movie of all time...probably some of you will know it!

6.  Please share something random about your week with us.  My week hasn't gone as planned, due to sickness still lingering in our family.  Josiah came down with it on Sunday, then Sam came down with it yesterday.  Both boys have had throwing up and stomach issues as well as the cough and fever. 😞 So, we haven't had a normal school routine going, and everyone's been sleeping as much as possible.  It's been a full week of sickness now, and I am so ready for everyone to be healthy again!  On the plus side, the weather has been warming up slowly but surely, the snow is melting, and I think spring may really be around the corner! 😊 Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Wednesday Medley: March 27

I'm joining in again with the Wednesday Medley, hosted by Terri at Your Friend from Florida.  Today is "National Joe Day" and all the questions this week have to do with names.

1.  Who is your favorite "Joe/Jo" and what can you tell us about him or her?  My favorite "joe" is coffee...haha!  Actually I have a number of "Joe/Jo's" in my family.  My sweet sister is a Joanna (but I normally call her Jo), my sister-in-law, whom I consider a dear friend, is Joanne (I don't call her Jo, but she was called that by her family growing up, I believe), and my husband has a brother named Joe.  But my favorite "Jo" of all is my Josiah. 😊 However...we never call him Jo or Joe; his nickname ended up being Siah!

2.  Who were you named for and do you or did you know that person? I was not named for any relative or friend, BUT there is a neat story about how I got my name.  When my mom was pregnant with me, she was reading the Little House books to my older brother, and he asked if they could name me "Baby Carrie" if I was a girl. So, they did!  I have always thought that was cool since those books are some of my all-time favorites, and it's special that my brother chose my name.  Of course I didn't know my namesake in real life, but how I would have loved to meet the Ingalls family, even if the real-life family was somewhat different than the ficitional version.

3.  Do you have a middle name and do you like it/use it? Yes, my middle name is Elisabeth and I do like it.  I actually wanted to name Ari that, kind of after me and kind of after Elisabeth Elliot, who is one of my heroes of the faith.  I would have liked to use the nickname Betsy.  Alas, Jim wasn't a fan and so we went with a different name for her, which I DO love, too.  (Now it would be hard to picture her as a Betsy, for sure!)

4.  Have you ever named your car?   Tell us about it, please! When I was a kid, our cars were often named.  Then when Jim and I got married he had an old red Ford truck (1977!) which we named "Fergie" because she was painted "Massey Ferguson Red."  I also had a little car which we called "Bunny" for a while, but she didn't last long. After that we somehow never got around to naming our cars, and it isn't really a thing for us anymore.  I would kind of like to name our camper, though!

5.  Tell us the name of a fictional character you have never forgotten and why you remember it so well.  I remember tons of fictional characters' names...I have a good memory for names, I guess.  A favorite is Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous little Belgian detective.  I have always loved those books and also the movies with David Suchet, who will always be Poirot in my mind!  

6.  Share something random with us about your week.  I have 2 sick girlies today...one sicker than the other.  Julia started in with a fever last night and hasn't felt well at all today.  In fact, she and Ari both took a 2 hour nap this afternoon. 

On the bright side, today was warm and springlike, even though we still have tons of snow in the yard. Our road is getting muddy (a sure sign of spring in NH!), and Josiah and I even spied tiny points of green in the flower bed in front of the library today when we stopped in for a few minutes.  So happy that spring is on the way!

Wednesday Medley

{cool pic by Sam}

This week I am jumping into the Wednesday Medley hosted by Terri at Your Friend from Florida.  I may not have the chance to participate every week, but I thought it would be fun to join in sometimes!  Today's topic is partly about Good Samaritan Day (March 13), and partly about Pi Day (March 14).

NATIONAL GOOD SAMARITAN DAY

National Good Samaritan Day is observed on March 13th.  This day is also known as Good Samaritan Involvement Day. This is a day for unselfish actions to help those in need and to celebrate kindness.

The term “good Samaritan” comes from the Bible parable where a Samaritan helped a stranger who had been robbed and beaten and left to die by the side of the road.  The Samaritan not only cleaned the man’s wounds and clothed him, but took him to an inn where he paid for the man’s care.

The term is used today to describe those who perform acts of kindness for those in need, especially those who are strangers.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Make an effort to help someone who is struggling or having a problem. Use #GoodSamaritanDay to post on social media.

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1.  When did someone come to your rescue and can you tell us about it? There have been a number of times over the years!  One that came to mind quickly was the time that we got our truck stuck just down the road from our property when we were clearing the land to build our house.  It was mud season, and we got a little too close to the ditch when we "got over" to make room for an oncoming car (our road is fairly narrow and we weren't used to it yet).  A few minutes later, along came a kind older couple in a truck, who happily gave us a tow, along with the advice to "never get over to give someone room on THIS road!" 😁

2.  When did you help someone out of a jam and can you tell us about it? We had the chance to pull someone else out of the ditch on our road a few years later!  Then there was also the time that one of my dad's coworkers had a flat tire just down the road from our house.  He made it into our driveway and when I realized what was going on, I sent Sam down to see if he could use a hand.  I found out later he was really happy to have Sam's help.  

3.  What are your thoughts on being a good Samaritan?  Some states (like Florida) have even passed Good Samaritan laws so you don't get into trouble with the law for trying to help someone.  I am always happy to help someone, provided it's someone I know (if I am by myself).  In cases that we stop to help a stranded motorist or whatever, I am a little leery and would never do that by myself, just knowing how things can be in this day and age.  I do think it's important to be on the lookout for ways we can jump in and give someone a helping hand when we see a need, though...as long as we use wisdom at the same time.

4.  Thursday is National Pi Day.  It's a fun play on the date 3.14.  Will you have some pie to celebrate? I don't know that I'll have time to make a pie tomorrow (or ingredients?) as Thursdays are very busy for me.  We'll see.  Maybe a Tollhouse cookie pie?   But tonight I made beef pot pie with leftover pot roast and veggies, and that is always so YUMMY!

5.  Did you know that Pi is the most studied number in mathematics?  Are you good with numbers?  I think I probably knew that...at least I know it is maybe the most famous/interesting number!  I am fairly good with numbers, as long as it's what I call "everyday math."  Balancing checkbooks, basic math, budgeting...stuff like that.  Or even cooking math.  But not so great with anything like algebra or above!

6.  Tell us something random about your week.  We finished such a fun book for school this week.  It's called The Sherwood Ring, and while I originally thought it was going to be set in England (Sherwood Forest?), it was actually set in the United States, in the mid-20th century, and has these "ghosts" from the Revolutionary era who keep making appearances.  It sounds weird but is a really great story.  The kids and I all loved it and we read it twice as fast as it was supposed to be scheduled, just because no one could bear to stop in the middle of a chapter.  I give this one 5 stars and highly recommend it!

And that wraps up my Wednesday medley for this week!  Thanks for reading!