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1. Summer officially rolls in with the Hodgepodge this week, for those of us in the Northern hemisphere anyway. What song says summer 2012 to you? ~ Springsteen by Eric Church.

 2. What's your favorite quintessential summer food? ~ I can't think of one specific food. I love fresh, just-picked fruits so ripe they burst on your tongue, veggies from the garden rich with flavor the store-bought ones just don't have, steaks, burgers on the grill, and s'mores cooked in a bonfire.

 3. I've spent a lot of time traipsing up and down the NJ Turnpike in recent weeks. Did you know the rest areas on the turnpike are named after people who lived or worked in NJ? Clara Barton, Walt Whitman, James Fenimore Cooper, Molly Pitcher, Joyce Kilmer, Thomas Edison, and Gover Clevland just to name a few. Of those I listed, who would you most like to have known and why? ~ ummmmm, huh?

 4. At what age did you move out of your parent's house and what prompted the move? ~ I was 20 when I moved out. I moved to New Castle PA because I had a job there as manager of the KFC on 18.


 5. What's more satisfying to you-saving time or saving money? ~ Saving time. With life and homework and school and the kennel and my 'kids' and running my home and on and on... I never seem satisfied with what I get done. 6. Name something you think brings out the good in people. ~ Being loved, and made to feel special. It gives you confidence, and that is were the strength to have the good pour out.


 7. This last question comes to you courtesy of Kathy over at Reflections...will you be taking a vacation or a staycation this summer? If so where will you go? If a staycation is on the calendar have you made any special plans to fill the time? ~ A weekend out west for a friends daughter's wedding. After the way I am working the next few weeks, I am in need of some serious R & R

 8. Insert your own random thought here. ~ I wish I could just SAY what is weighing on my mind, but such a relief was lifted today. I never thought I'd live to see the day... but ... ahhhhhhh I can't talk about it right now. Off to dream land. And... just one thought, true real love doesn't allow lust to overtake the feelings.