The cold is headed our way!!!!!

My dear friend Pea over at Pea's Corner has awarded me this lovely award! Thank you so much Pea, it always makes my day and makes me smile to get an award. I am always so touched when someone bestows an award on me and I would like to pass it along to:

Donna at Just Me-Donna

Mikael at Rising Rainbow

Dawn at Call Me Grandma Dawn (private blog)

Mrs. Mom at Horse Feathers Daily Journal

Needled Mom at Needled Mom

There are so many more that I could pass this along to. All of my blogging friends inspire me in different ways and make me smile. I have made some amazing friendships over the past couple of years here in Bloggityville! :o)

The Blogger manifests exemplary attitude, respecting the nuances that pervades amongst different cultures and beliefs.
The Blog contents inspire; strives to encourage and offers solutions.
There is a clear purpose at the Blog; one that fosters a better understanding on Social,
Political, Economic, the Arts, Culture and Sciences and Beliefs.
The Blog is refreshing and creative.
The Blogger promotes friendship and positive thinking.The Blogger who receives this award will need to perform the following steps:

1. Create a Post with a mention and link to the person who presented the Noblesse Oblige Award.

2. The Award Conditions must be displayed at the Post.

3. Write a short article about what the Blog has thus far achieved – preferably citing one or older Post to support.

4. The Blogger must present the Noblesse Oblige Award in concurrence with the Award conditions.

5. The Blogger must display the Award at any location at the Blog.I've chosen to pass this award on to the following 5 people. All of them have a delightful way of blogging and truly do represent all the fun that blogging has to offer:-)

I got a call from a friend that had been left numerous quilts by a relative. She asked me to come over and take a look and see what I thought. It was so much fun. The relative did meticulous work, most of the quilts were all done by hand with tiny, even stitches. Some were finished except for the binding, some were just tops, some weren't quite finished but all were beautiful. I wish I had taken my camera so that you could see them. One of the quilts took her two years to finish with all the applique that is on it. I need to call the quilt shop and see about getting some appraisals done as some of the quilts are very old, early 1900's.

Funsize sent me this list this morning and I can relate to almost every single one of these statements!

Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about New Englanders...

If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you live in New England .

If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you live in New England .

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you live in New England .

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you live in New England .

If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of New York City for the weekend, you live in New England .

If you measure distance in hours, you live in New England . (hahaha! always do this!)

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live in New England .

If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England .

If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you live in New England .

If you carry jumpers in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you live in New England .

If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit, you live in New England. (have done this many times!)

If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and everybody is passing you, you live in New England .

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow, you live in New England .

If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction, you live in New England .

If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England .

If you find 10 degrees 'a little chilly', you live in New England .

If there's a Dunkin Donuts on every corner, you live in New England . (Yummy, slurp, drool, burp! Sorry Mrs. Mom!)

We are bracing for the coldest weather that we have had in 13 years. I have watched the temperature drop steadily and it is only 9:30 in the morning. I have filled all my bird feeders, taken extra food out to barn kitty, put out extra food for the turkeys as they will all need more energy to keep warm in the extremely cold weather.

This is a day in the life of Munchie: Sit outside in the bird feeder hoping that a bird will fly into her mouth.

Come inside and sleep on D's pillow pal.

If that gets boring sleep under the pillow pal. Life is rough.

Keep warm everyone! :o)