Friday, November 6, 2009

Friday Five: What's New?

Over at RevGalBlogPals, Songbird writes:

There's a new baby on my street, a double PK whose Mom and Dad are Methodist pastors and church planters [in the Small World department: I know these pastors, too! Congratulations, S and A!]. I'm hoping to go over and meet her today. I love new babies, the way they smell and their sweet little fingers and toes. Little K has me thinking about all the new things that please us with their shiny freshness.

Please share with us five things you like *especially* when they are new.

1. Dogs -- I love dogs of all ages, but puppies who I am not going to take home with me are especially cute, and great for cuddling and playing. Having adopted three dogs now, I've decided that almost-grown or full-out adult adoption is probably the way to go for us (not that I would give up the memories of raising our tiny baby Cub!), but that doesn't make new babydogs any less appealing.

2. Books -- which is a problem, because I haven't read many of the ones already in my possession! I've become really careful about buying new books, because I need to read those others first.

3. Cars -- they're nice and clean and shiny and pretty and good-smelling and more fuel-efficient, if I'm going to get excited about them... and in the case of the last one we bought, paid for, in full, up front!

4. Cookies -- nothing quite like a fresh-baked cookie, eaten while it's still warm from the oven. Which reminds me, I have some dough in the freezer...

5. Kitchens -- specifically, our kitchen. I chronicled the remodeling saga on this blog earlier this year. We're enjoying it very much, but now that it's a few months old and we're used to it, keeping the clutter of our lives out of the way is becoming more of a challenge.

12 comments:

Deb said...

coveting your kitchen... ;)

fun play - thanks!

Auntie Knickers said...

There seems to be a common thread here. I have to agree about cookies, though I don't like making them, the goodness of a warm fresh cookie is something special!

RevDrKate said...

Puppies, yes!...New yorkie in my therapy group yesterday....sooooo cute. And yes to cars also!

angela said...

Oh, yum. Freshly baked anything--cookies, pies or bread are just one of the best new things that I missed on my list. The smell really does it. I consider it a heritage too b/c as my daughter grows she seems fascinated by the workings around making and baking deliciousness.

Anonymous said...

Oh yeah... fresh cookies... AND a new book. My kind of answer!!!!!

Princess of Everything (and then some) said...

MMMMMMM cookies!!

Puppies are HARD WORK!!

Diane M. Roth said...

COOKIES!

and, I want a new kitchen, please?

great play!

zorra said...

I agree on every single one!

realsarah said...

Yummmm! Cookies!!!

Unknown said...

I don't know if I'll ever have another puppy, but I will cross a street to meet one!

Brittany said...

New cars almost made my list...love that smell!

Barbara B. said...

Sigh, clutter is an ongoing problem!

yay on the cookies! ;)