Sharing Some Gold Credit

Sand Between My Toes bestowed upon The Farmer Files the Blogging Friends Forever award. She found me when I blogged about being an extra on LOST. She and her husband are retired, and split their time between living in the Midwest and living on Sanibel Island. I love reading about their travels everywhere, from Highland Games, to visiting their grandchildren in San Diego (I know!!), to the remodeling of their 100 year old home. Stop and visit her some time!

The thing that warms my heart most is that we never would have been friends had she not commented and let me know she was out there!! Those of you who know us in real life know what we say: "A friend of the Farmers is a friend forever!"

Here are the rules for sharing the award:

1. You have to tag 5 people.
2. 4 of the 5 have to be dedicated followers to your blog.
3. One has to be someone new or recently new to your blog and must live in another part of the world.
4. You must link back to whomever gave you the award.

1. Usherisms
We met the Ushers when we first moved to Northern VA., when we were families of three, two humans with dogs. Our friendship is not measured in the distance of 6,000 miles, or how much time passes. They are friends that love at all times, through peaks, and through valleys, through joys, and through disappointments. Blogging allows us to visit several times a week. I visit them way more now than I did when we lived in the same county! As much as they are a hacker loving family, they are also an internet security loving family, so they have a private blog.
2. Vitamfamiliae
How she has time to visit The Farmer Files from the far South, I have no idea. She is a big follower, though! She has four littles, four and under, and one on the way. Reading her blog made me want to blog, too! Her heart is so big. You ask her to pray and she will. I have said time and again how she esteems her husband, too. More wives should. I told Hubs I knew I loved them from the beginning when they wore jeans to church. LOVED THAT. All of a sudden a CA girl could relax in the DC Beltway!
3. The Sturgill Road
She is a friend of my friends. We've never met, but another BRAVEY that left a comment here, and that's how we met. She reminds me of me, a stay out of the house mom, that drags her kids places in the name of We Are All Going to Have Fun, Trust Me. She is newer to following our blog; rule three above. I have this sneaking suspicion we are going to meet in real life one day!
4. Naturally Caffeinated Family
They live amongst the cactus, the coyotes, and the desert flowers these days. I hadn't caught up with NCF but a few times since we moved to Hawaii. Then they started a blog and they found ours! They commented and said PEEK A BOO I SEE YOU, and there you have it! Blog friends forever! When we move back to the Big Rock we will see more of them because I know the hubbies will want to play tennis, tennis, and more tennis!
5. Lollipops
Aaahh the friend that checks in to see how my move is going, sends me private emails to make sure I am living even if I haven't blogged, and keeps my husband wondering what is going on in Georgia. Well, ok, me too!!! I met Mommasong through an ornament exchange last year.

Now go forth and award, award, award!