SNOW AND GIVEAWAYS

Today we have snow flurries falling in Alabama.  Now I know all you folks that live in REAL snow country (including my brother in Wasilla, Alaska) are rolling on the floor laughing at some one getting excited about snow flurries . OK go ahead and laugh. I laugh too.  My husband (who was raised in snow country and has lived most of his life in snow country) is not laughing.  In fact if I utter THAT 4 letter word he gets upset and threatens to move us to Florida. I have tried to explain to him that Miami Fla has had snow before and not so many years ago. He just gets madder and said we would go to Arizona and I explained how the pilot of a Delta plane I was on pointed out all the snow on the ground as we flew over Arizona one time and showed him a calendar picture of snow in Arizona.  I think maybe I am not the only person in this 2 person household that has red roots in their hair. He does have a red headed temper when this red head points out things he does NOT want to hear LOL LOL.  Oh well I also went on to point out that the weatherman is predicting freezing rain and/or sleet for Tuesday nite and the last time we had freezing rain here was 1993 when we had 17 (that's right I said SEVENTEEN) INCHES OF SNOW on top of several inches of ice (freezing rain) and the power was out at our place for 12 DAYS.  We are so OVERDUE for snow and ice here in Alabama.  It actually frightens me with what we COULD have since we are so overdue.  Usually we don't go but a couple of years without a snow that sticks to the ground.  It really isn't much fun in Alabama when it snows or ices up.  Folks down here don't know how to respect snow and ice. And they sure don't know how to stay at home and OFF the roads.  We don't have that many sanders and salt trucks and NO SNOWPLOWS!!!!  The only people that get around even marginally safe are folks with 4 wheel drive and they don't really know how to get around on the ice that is usually under it all.
When we lose our power it is usually because some fool hit a light pole on the road.  I guess I should go and try to calm down my hubby and try not to upset him too much with the gleam of snow in my eyes every time I look out the window. And NO, none of the flakes have stuck but if you look real close in this picture you can see a few flakes flying by. LOL

NOO, those white dots on the picture are NOT lint on the lense of the camera!!   And stop laughing so hard.  I have enough to put up with listening to my husband !!! LOL LOL
On a better note I also wish to remind every one that Lynn at Teacupstitches is having one last giveaway this year on Christmas eve.  So click on her link and get your name in the pot.  She has some pretties to give away and what a Christmas present to your self if you win. 
So for now I need to go get the shovel out and shovel up the THREE big snow flakes that fell LOL.
May God bless each of you.
Mary

HOMETOWNS

Today I have been cruising blog world clicking on links at other folks blogs, I guess you could say just prowling around.  The one thing I usually look at on a blog is the hometown of the blog.  It is amazing to me that some blogs don't give you a clue where they are located while other blogs incorporate their location in the header or background or name.  Well in case any of you wonder where I am, here it is. I live in Montevallo Alabama in the central (almost dead center) part of Alabama.  My little town is almost 200 years old. We have a national Veterans Cemetary here. We have a beautiful University here (University of Montevallo) that started out nearly 200 years ago as a womans teaching school.  In fact it was 'all girls' unitl some time in the early 1960's when it went 'co-ed'.  I didn't live here then. We (my family) bought property here in 1974 and moved here in February 1976. I was born and raised in Birmingham (East Lake section) so moving to Montevallo was moving (35 miles) way out in the country to us. The first week here (I was still working in B'ham) I was pulled over by police for not stopping for a school bus. I had stopped (on a four lane road) but since there were no kids on my side I went on. Right in front of a police man. Dumb huh??? He said "lady, you stopped, why did you go on?? I said why not ?? There was no one on my side??  He said where are you from??I said Birmingham, we just moved down here last week. He very patiently explained the laws about school buses and asked don't you have school buses in Birmingham?? I told him no, we ride the street cars (we really did).At that time there were no "school buses" in B'ham.  He gave me a warning and let me go and told me he had better not catch me failing to "stop and stay put at a school bus" again.  He really was very nice and could have given me a stiff ticket. 
Anyway, I have decided to put a button or widget or pic (whatever) on my blog so folks will know where I am located.  I wish more people would. I like to visit other place (towns and countries) and since I don't travel much anymore I have to do it on the "web". Here are a few pics of places nearby.

All are within 5 miles of my house. This is the American village.  You can visit them at http://www.americanvillage.org/ and if you are ever down here it is a beautiful place to visit in person.
Well, I was going to add some pics of the area, but blogger is acting up and won't let me.  I will show more pics later.
For now May God keep you Close.
Mary