Look Who Showed Up for the Party! [and Giveaway #3]

The other day, I was just kind kicking back here in the country, when I heard a terrible racket out by the driveway. I ran out there, but just caught a glimpse of what I could have sworn was a – well, a cow. Now, we live next door to Larry’s folks, who have been farmers forever, but last year when his Dad became ill, all the cows and cattle were sold, so seeing one in my yard now was just a little odd. Then I realized that there was something white on the ground – a note!Hmmmmm. What could it mean? I wasn’t completely sure, but I have had some visitors who were just a bit over the top with their butter consumption before, so I thought it best to be prepared – I stocked up with plenty of the yellow stuff and sat back to see what was coming next.

Then yesterday, when we came home from church, we noticed some strange looking prints in the snow on the porch steps – they seemed to go up and then back down again. Some small rodent or maybe a new bird species I thought.We came in and had lunch and as I was enjoying a fresh cup of coffee, I caught sight of some movement up near the road. It reminded me of something I had seen before. I grabbed my camera and ran up to the road to see what was going on. Look who I found! My old friends Fred and Bessie!Quite unlike their last visit, I had no trouble getting them to come down to the house. The fact it was only 17º out may have influenced their fast trip to the house.They beat me to the porch and urged me to hurry up and open the door.Only moments later, they were happily diving into some chocolate and “cowamel” as they insist it is called. They seemed to be happy with the butter supply as well. Once they had filled their bellies, they were happy to bed down and that is where they are still – snoozing away. I think life in the big city must have worn them out.Now – it turns out that Fred and Bessie wanted to come visit me now because they want to help me celebrate my Blog-o-Versary! I could not be happier to have them around for all the jocularity and merriment we have going on this month. But they aren’t stopping there – Fred and Bessie asked to do a Giveaway of their very own – one of the lovely magnets from their store. Their Mom, Flea has a store with some really cute little items featuring our favorite bovines. Here is what Fred and Bessie would like you to do – go hereto check out the store, maybe even pick up a little memento of your own, and then come back and leave a comment, telling us which item you like best. This giveaway runs until 12 midnight EST on Wednesday – Fred and Bessie will draw a random winner Thursday, via the Random Integer thingie. Again – sorry but we have to limit to US addresses only. Maybe by this time next year, my blog will be prosperous enough to ship to other countries! Good luck to all who enter and again, you can earn an extra entry by linking to the contest from your own blog, Twitter, or Facebook – just be sure to leave a separate comment for each time you mention the giveaway.

Fred and Bessie have told me a few things they are interested in doing while they are here, so I think we in for some fun with them this week. Have a great day everyone!