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Mystery Blogger Award #6!
Hi everyone on this still very cold day in December! Well, at 1:30 pm it is only -24C (-11F), but feels like -34C (-29F) with the wind. So it’s a good day for an award post to help take my mind of this cold weather. And it’s Keziah that gave me this award, thank you so much Keziah for honoring me with this, it’s very much appreciated! If you haven’t checked out her blog, please do so and say “hi” and maybe give her a follow to help make her day!
The Mystery Blogger Award is an award for amazing bloggers with ingenious posts. Their blog not only captivates; it inspires and motivates. They are one of the best out there and they deserve every recognition they get. This award is also for bloggers who find fun and inspiration in blogging, and they do it with so much love and passion. – Okoto Enigma
THE RULES:
- Put the aware logo/image on your blog
- List the rules
- Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog
- Mentioned the creator of the award and provide a link as well
- Answer the 5 questions you were asked
- Tell your readers 3 things about yourself
- You have to nominate 10-20 people
- Notify your nominees by commenting on their blog
- Ask you nominees any 5 questions of your choice; with one weird or funny question
- Share a link to your best post (s).
Three things about Steve:
- My earliest memory is sitting watching my grandfather paint (he painted landscapes) when I was 3 years old. My parents said I would sit for a couple hours just watching him paint.
- Now Steve is trying to learn how to paint.
- Sometimes Steve likes to do strange, odd or dangerous things.
Three things about Muffin:
- My birthday is January 10, I will be 8 years old.
- I have a cool human who loves to do funny things to entertain me.
- I love dogs, except for that wolf that comes on the deck once in a while, he’s scary!
Keziah’s Questions:
- Coffee or Tea? COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In the morning. Tea in afternoon or evening. Herb tea only.🤪🤪🤪🤪😋😋😋😋☕☕☕☕
- What is your all-time favorite quote? Oh my, there are many, but I really like “Why count the leaves on the tree when there are stones on the driveway?” The most simple definition = be satisfied.😀😀😀😀🌳🌳🌳
- Would you eat a bowl of [dead] crickets for $20? NO! NOT A CHANCE! NO WAY! FOR GET IT!! WON’T HAPPEN! DEFINITELY NOT! OUBLIE! NON! PAS MOI!😲😲😲😲😳😳😳😳😵😵😵😵🤯🤯🤯🤯😖😖😖😖 Sorry if my French is not quite right.
- Do you consider yourself to be a fast runner and if so, how fast? If not, how slow? Hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 I don’t run, walking is better.😁😁🚶♂️🚶♂️
- How do you feel towards insects in general? Hey, they have to live too. I fed hundreds of mosquitoes this summer with my own blood, up to 31 at a time.🤪🤪🤪🤪🦟🦟🦟🦟 Now if insects come indoors, that’s a different matter. Then it’s…I’m sure you can guess.😂😉🙄
Questions for my nominees:
- Do you dream…a little…a lot?
- What is your favorite vegetable?
- Do you enjoy walking…what time of day?
- If there was a large abandoned house with $1 million hidden in it, and you were told you could look for it for one week, only between midnight and 3 am, and all you could bring with you would be matches, candles and one tool of your choice, no electronic items of any kind. And you would be by yourself. Would you do it?
- Do you like, or would you like to try, downhill skiing?
Time for nominees:
https://hintsforhappyliving.wordpress.com
https://stubaby777.wordpress.com
https://godscourage.wordpress.com
https://greathappyliving.wordpress.com
https://inhisserviceandlovingit.wordpress.com
As we all know, Steve doesn’t count very well either. Oh well, I hope you all enjoyed this award post, enjoy the remainder of your day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
Christmas Tree Fun.
Hi everyone! It’s nearly Christmas. Dad and I went out every year in search of the perfect Christmas tree. One would think that with all the trees we have it would be an easy thing to do. Not so. One year it was very cold. Actually, that’s kind of normal. But anyway, dad and I were off once again to get our tree. There wasn’t really a lot of snow that year, maybe a foot (30cm) or so, therefore it should be quite easy. We stopped at one spot and of course we needed to cross a ditch again. You go first, says dad. Naturally.
Off I went across the ditch. The snow was only ankle deep. Not deep at all, I called back. Dad started off. I continued walking off into the trees. I stopped. Thought I heard something. But it was windy so it was hard to tell. I listened carefully. Sounded like dad calling. Hey, maybe he found a good tree already. I turned around. Hard to believe what I saw. Dad was just sitting in the middle of the ditch yelling and waving. Such an odd thing to do. So I went back.
As I got closer I noticed that he wasn’t sitting. He was up to his stomach in snow. And with dad’s stomach, that was going to be a problem. Apparently the snow was just hard packed from the wind. Since dad was quite a bit heavier than me he fell through that hard packed layer of snow. What a sight! I burst out laughing. Ha, ha, said dad, you’ll have to dig me out. Can’t you just pull yourself out?, I asked. When I try my hands just push through the snow, he said. I started laughing again. What am I supposed to dig with? There’s a shovel in the car, said dad.
But dad had the keys. In his pocket. Which was buried in the snow. I dug down enough so I could get the keys. Laughing the whole time. Don’t know why dad didn’t see the humor in the situation. I came back with the shovel. Be careful, said dad. I had a hard time digging due to continually laughing. My poor stomach, I said finally. Dad just said, ha, ha. Things were going well but after tossing a shovel full of snow I swung the shovel back and accidentally hit Dad slightly on the back.
AAAAAAAAA!!!!!! I said be careful, stated Dad. That was barely a tap, I said. Dad looked. Probably get a lump from that, said dad. Finally I was able to dig dad out. Lost your boot, I said. Dad looked. He actually hadn’t noticed. He bent over the hole to look. So did I. Now, dad claimed I bumped him rather hard. Actually, I barely touched him. He dropped his glasses in the hole. I’ll get them, I said, and jumped into the hole. AAAAAAAA!!!!!, said dad, be careful. Wow, did his eyes ever get big! I found his glasses and boot, which was full of snow.
Dad’s foot was getting wet. Should have brought extra socks, I said. I know what I shouldn’t have brought, he answered. Not sure what he meant by that. We actually found a tree rather quickly. Amazing. Dad took a long way back to the car, he didn’t want to cross that ditch again. I took the short way. After all that we needed some coffee. So we went to our favorite coffee shop. Are you ever going to stop laughing?, asked dad. Nothing like a cup of hot coffee on a cold winter day. Or any day for that matter. I hope you all have a great day and God bless!
Steve and Muffin.
© 2019 Steve McLeod.
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