Saw this on Spinnermom's blog....As a born and bred northerner....Let's see how I fair.....

YOU JUST MIGHT BE A BLUENECK IF...

- Instead of referring to two or more people as "Y'all," you call them "you guys," even if both of them are women.
True....I even remember when Nature Boy was a tot and looking for us he would say, "Guys? Where are you, guys?"

- You think barbecue is a verb meaning "to cook outside." Well, yeah.

- You think Heinz Ketchup is REALLY SPICY. Now...that's not true. I have a relatively high spicy tolerance (for a Northerner) and can take some more spice than Heinz Ketchup.

- You would never stop to buy something somebody was cooking on the side of the road. Nope, would not.

- You don't have any problems pronouncing "Worcestershire sauce" correctly. Correct.

- You don't know what a moon pie is. Is it the same as a whoopie pie? I love real and properly made whoopie pies. <drool>

- You've never had an RC Cola. Correct.

- You've never, ever eaten okra -- fried, boiled, or pickled. Ha! I have had okra.

- You eat fried chicken with a knife and fork. Yeah, I think I have.

- You've never seen a live chicken, and the only cows you've seen are on road trips. <eye roll> Have chickens, grew up on a farm, 'nuf said.

- You have no idea what a polecat is. A skunk, right?

- You don't see anything wrong with putting a sweater on your dog. Puhleeze. I do see much wrong with sweaters on dogs and doggie wardrobes.

- You don't have bangs. Yes, I do.

- You would rather have your son become a lawyer than grow up to get his own TV fishing show. I just want my kid to be happy and financially secure.

- You've never eaten and don't know how to make a tomato sandwich. Like a sandwich with tomato, mayo on bread? Love them...<drooling again>

- You think more money should go to important scientific research at your university than to pay the salary of the head football coach. Correct.

- You don't even have one can of WD-40 somewhere around the house. Seriously? Of course we do.

- You don't have any hats in your closet that advertise feed stores. True.

- You don't know anyone with at least two first names (i.e., Joe Bob, Faye Ellen, Billy Ray, Mary Jo, Bubba Dean, Joe Dan, Mary Alice) Hmmm....Bobbi Jo, Mary Jo, Cathy Sue.....Yup, I do know some.

- You don't know any women with male names (i.e., Tommie, Bobbie, Johnnie, Jimmie) I know a Bobbie.  But that pretty much does it.

- None of your fur coats are homemade. Correct.

So...you pick. Am I a blueneck or not?

Frosty mornings these days....

This is one smart kitty.  The hot air from the furnace comes out underneath that shelf.  The cat was cold and crammed as much of herself as she could fit under the shelf too!

Are you aware that today is a special day?

Yup, it's Hello Kitty's birthday!!!! She is 35.

So, today would be the day to invest in some of that Hello Kitty memorabilia you might want to buy.....

The Hello Kitty Sewing Machine. (Seriously, I want this!)

The ever popular Hello Kitty toaster.

The Hello Kitty AK 47.

Or perhaps something more benign, like Hello Kitty barrettes.

And here's a bit more about Hello Kitty from the Sanrio website:

Celebrate Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary and Fill Your Heart and the World with Color!

Who knew what began in Japan 1974 on a coin purse would blossom into a global Hello Kitty phenomenon?

Believe it or not, 2009 marks Hello Kitty’s 35th Anniversary. To celebrate, Sanrio will offer a full slate of activities, festivities, exclusive products, and tons of fun surprises just for you!

The worldwide theme for this 35th Anniversary is Hello Kitty Colors, which conveys the very essence of Hello Kitty that has made her so special to fans and friends for so long: red for friendship, pink for cute, yellow for heartful, green for wish and lavender for sweet. The message of each color is reflected in Hello Kitty’s trademark bow, which has become super-sized for the occasion.

Happy Birthday, Hello Kitty!

I have been busy knitting lately.  I have been working on my old favorite, the five hour baby sweater. I just love the pattern.  I love the way it comes off my needles and builds into a sweater. I love that it is knit contiguously, no breaks in the yarn at all.  I love the garter yoke.  I love it all!

The first one I made is in a lovely robin's egg blue.

This also was a nice yarn...A new acrylic I hadn't tried yet called Red Heart Soft.  It is silky and soft, a pleasure to knit with.

Sweater #2 is done in Wool-Ease. Another nice yarn to knit with.  Though both are worsted weight, the Wool-Ease is a bit finer and the second sweater knit up a bit smaller. (I was using the same needles.)

And now I have #3 on the needles.  It is with a colorful variegated Caron yarn.  It looks pretty, but after the nice feel of these former two sweaters, it feels very yucky.  It is that more crunchy kind of acrylic yarn....Not my favorite.

Five hour baby sweater #4 is already planned as well.  For that one, I got some bulkier yarn and I am going to size up my needles in hopes of making a toddler sweater for that sweet baby in the pom pom hat in the blog below.  I loved the color of this Jiffy yarn.  And I have knit with Jiffy before, it has a nice, soft, hairy texture.  I am looking forward to knitting with it.

I will have to go button shopping soon.  As a matter of fact, I have a finished 5hbs in pink that has been set aside for like a year now (ahem) just because I didn't have buttons for it.....I guess I should remedy that!

The hat my friend knit for her daughter.....She didn't really need knitting lessons, more like a knitting nudge.

BTW...I have to show this one last picture....See what they had at their house last week? Snow!!!