AWARD WINNING BLOG!!!

Versatile Blogger Award

Oh, oh my goodness! Well this is just so...so unexpected, I don't know what to say. Let me first thank my family who has supported my dear, dear almost husband for supporting me in all my excenticness and then going public with it. Also, I would like to thank my girls for inspiring me to just be silly. You the read for every once in awhile looking at my craziness. And Last but not least Gene Pool Diva For finding me when I was just a little blog and making one of her 15! I couldn't be one of 15 without you.

Now moving on to more about me. Seven things you don't know about me (I don't know who you are OR what you know so I'm just gonna through some stuff out there, ok? ok!)

Now some of these may shock you, but hold on here goes:

#1 I am NOT a professional blogger. I know, I know it's had to tell, but I actually have a full-time job, kids, dogs, and some other hobbies...ok interests.

#2 I am NOT always this serious. It's true I have a lighter side. I also write another blog about less serious stuff like feeling "crazy" and raising "crazy" kids!

#3 I am tattooed. Five now, and probibly not done.

#4 I have dogs. (refur to #1) Two, one old and weird and one young and not so smart.

#5 I am addicted to coffee and coffee makes me distractable...wait is that one thing or two?

#6 I have MANY MANY identities. here I am Peppermint Patty, on Facebook and Twitter I am Patty Kay, but in real life. I have a secret identity.

#7 I am writing this in order to procrastinate at work. (Thank goodness for my secret identity)

Now to award my 15 blogs.....ANNNNNNNDDDDD the winnners are

1 bat crap crazy

2 irregular tammie

3 inner peace journey

4 the little hen house

5 scary mommy

6 upper case woman

this is getting hard, clearly I do not socialize enough online!

7 Magnificent Nose

8 Mama Knows Best Blog (sorry fake)

9 lipsticking

10 peggy orenstein

11 notes to self plus two

12 body logique

Ok, Ok I can't make it to 15 and even at 12 I cheated and put in a few that were already established writers, but I tried!!!!

Thanks again Gene Pool Diva!!!!

After Aug I turn into a Pumpkin

I have a love of all things fall (except Halloween) Thanksgiving, the fall leaves, fall colors, smells, tastes! Oh My!!!!! Pumpkin farms with the kids. A hayride in the evening with a bonfire after, and gooey ooey s'mores. Last weekend I had a hot apple dumpling complete with Carmel AND ice cream on top. Heaven! Ahhh it is just the best time of the year.

But ohhhhh let me tell you if I am passionate about anything it is about PUMPKIN! I love pretty much anything pumpkin flavored. I make a list every fall of all the pumpkin yumminess I have gotten my hands on. It ends up sounding similar to Bubba in Forest Gump. "Shrimp kabobs, shrimp scampi, shrimp sandwiches..." Pumpkin roll, pumpkin beer, pumpkin donuts, pumpkin pie, pumpkin pancakes (2 of my favorites mixed together) pumpkin latte, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin ravioli, pumpkin bread, pumpkin dip....I could go on forever!

Anyway my little pumpkin tangent was brought to you today because of my mother, and my coworker. Yesterday my newly retired mother sent a loaf of pumpkin bread to work for me. I was so excited about it that I didn't even take it home to share with the boy and the kids. (shhhhhhh I am keeping all for myself) Then TODAY my coworker brought me THESE as a surprise!!!!! OH PUMPKIN HAPPINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OHHHH JOY!!!

My two pumpkin treats TOGETHER!

Homemade pumpkin bead (yeah it is prob a mix, but I don't care)

Yummmm!!!!

Pancakes are my very FAVORITE!!!!!

Banana Nut! One of the best types of pancake IMO

I have never actually had apple, cinnimon oatmeal pancakes, but they look super yum!

Pumpkin Pancakes. Two great ideas united!

Blueberry pancakes...sometimes

And that's just damn cute!

This is just weird!

Some smart person even came up with POTATO pancakes!!!!

HELL YEAH!!!! I gotta have me one-a these!!!

These Boots Were Made for Walkin'

Boots, boots, boots, boots boots! I am not a country gal, nor a city girl. I guess you would call me contemporary country. But to me fall means one thing...the return of my cowgirl boots! LO-VE THEM! My boy, he is not a fan, but I can't help it. They make me happy, make me feel sexy, proud. The make me strut! I even have his daughter wearing my favorite pair from when my daughter was little. They are ruby red, with silver toes, in about a kids size 10! She wears them with pride and tells everyone she is now a country girl! Makes my day! So here is my solute to the awesomeness that is BOOTS!

AMAZING Color!!!! Love it!!!

Need a pair for both my girls.

SOOOO much fun. I TOTALLY want these rain boots.

Nice!

Classic. Good color. Wear with anything.

COLORS

MY DREAM BOOTS!!!!!!!!

No Left Turns...Unless You Are Me

The other day on my way home from work, I was stuck for like 2 lights waiting for the car at the front of the line to turn left without a turning light or lane. It occurred to me that maybe Massachusetts got it right with all their round-about silliness.  NO ONE CAN TURN LEFT EVER!!! Ok, Ok, Ok, maybe just no one can turn left without a turning lane and light, unless of course it is me, and I am running late (as usual), and turning left is the fastest way to get to whatever I am late for that day. So next time you are holding up a line of traffic, sitting there with your blinker on, trying to get left without a turning lane think about this, if you make enough rights you will eventually get left.