Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Awards. Show all posts

Thursday, November 20, 2008

I've Been Flattered!

Last week I received two blog awards from Jill at her "Controlling My Chaos" blog. You remember her. She's the one where I got the great Halloween treat bag toppers from for Allison's class. See, I knew you would remember her. Anyway, she flattered my ego and presented me with two blog awards. I know! Isn't that cool? And here I thought my family and friends were the only ones interested in what I had to say! Since Jill presented them to me, I think it would be bad blog etiquette to pass them back to her. She is, however, one of my top favorite blogs. She always has a wealth of information and good ideas to share. I love her sense of humor and can totally relate to her sarcasm and wit. Although her brother may not find her funny, she cracks me up! I'm certain if we lived in the same city, we would be great girlfriends.
Thanks Jill! I'm honored!
For this award:
1. You have to pass it on to 5 other fabulous blogs in a post.
2. You have to list 5 of your fabulous addictions in the post.
3. On your post of receiving this award, make sure you include the person that gave you the award and link it back to them.
Okay, here is my list of my 5 Fabulous Addictions:
1. Iced, Sugar Free, Fat Free, Hazelnut Lattes from Sheetz...although I did have a hot one yesterday because it's cold and snowing here!
2. Taking pictures.
3. Looking for new decorating ideas for our home. I'm needing a change and new ones are coming in 2009!
4. Organizing, decluttering and simplifying. I'm on a mission to rid us of things that we don't need or use and utilize every inch of this home before I redecorate next year.
5. Blogs and blogging...duh!

Here are the rules:
1. Write seven strange things about yourself. They interest us all!
2. Tag six other people at the end of your post.
3. Visit everyone that you have tagged and leave a comment on their blog to let them know that they have been tagged.

Although I am an open book and you probably already know everything about me, here is my list of Seven Strange Things About Myself.
1. My eyes are blue but one quarter of my right eye is brown and only my left eye needs a corrective lens.
2. If I pull into a parking spot and my van is crooked in the space, I will back-up until it's perfectly straight.
3. If I come home at night and I take my bra off, it's not going back on and I am not going back out for anything! Once it's off, I'm in for the night.
4. I love going to Goodwill and finding treasures to repurpose. The only problem with that is I have too many projects to do and there isn't enough days in the year to do them!
5. I like peanut butter on apples. I don't think this is strange but Curtis thinks it is.
6. Speaking of food, I LOVE bacon and ketchup on white bread sandwiches! My Mom used to make them for us when we went on the school picnic every year. Curtis thinks this is strange too.
7. I love to read cookbooks!

Okay, Now I'm supposed to pass these on to a total of 11 people. Jill said she's a cheater so she passed both awards on to six. I'm not big on cheating but I'll call it being a rebel and pass both on to six too!
Congrats Ladies! You are my 6 in no particular order!
1. Linda at Reminisce...and this and that. Her blog reflects her love of life, family and God...and if you are lucky when you click on her link, you'll get a glimpse of her adorable granddaughter, Emolyn.
2. Nora at ndg A very busy Mom and wife who manages to find time to be creative and make some awesome things...all while going back to school.
3. Deb over at Garage Sale Gal. Okay. Do I need to say more about why I like this blog? If you still need help knowing why....read the title of her blog!
4. Benita at On Eagle's Wings. I've "known" Benita for several years. She's a talented scrapbooker and been doing awesome at shedding some unwanted pounds. Way to go girl!
5. Kim at Life is a Highway. She's another scrapbooking gal I've "known" for several years. She's also a Mom to four and lives in sunny Florida who I just may surprise one day with a knock on her door!
6. Sophia at Sentiments by Sophia. Her blog is one that I check every day. She's a Mom to 6 and a Grandmother to 2 and makes the most of every minute of every day. I don't know how she gets it all done all the time!
Have Fun!
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008

My 1st Blog Award and a Naughty Fur Kid!

I've received my first blog award and I would like to thank Benita with the presentation! Isn't it pretty? Who wouldn't like a gem like this?
The rules of the award are:
1. The winner can put the logo on her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls you’ve nominated.
There are so many wonderful blogs out there. It is hard to narrow it down to just 7 but here are several of my current favorites in no particular order:
1. Heather - A creative young Mother who has more energy than that pink bunny.
2. Jolene - A Mom to 5 boys who shares her scrapbooking, decorating and recipes on her blog.
3. Rhoda - A fine Southern Lady whose love of yard sales and decorating I can relate to. If we were friends who lived close, I'd be in serious trouble.
4. Cindy - A single Mom whose been able to turn her rental in a beautiful warm cottage.
5. Laurie - Another young creative energetic Mom who has an abundance of good ideas.
6. Kelli - A Mom originally from Canada transplanted in Texas who shares her love of family, cooking, crafting, gardening and more.
7. Laura - A lovely Lady who shares her knowledge of interior design.
Now to the naughty fur kid!
I bet you are wondering what a pair of long handled tongs have to do with a cat. Well let me tell you!

This innocent looking cat is not so innocent. She has a really BAD habit!

While I'm on the computer, she climbs under my feet onto the scanner (which sits on the shelf at knee level) and squeezes through the 5 inch opening at the back of the computer cart. I know that doesn't sound bad but in the process that pain in the you know what cat unplugs the cord to the Internet connection on the way back there and poof I'm offline! She is like lightening. As soon as I realize she's there, I can't stop her. She is back there in a split second. Sometimes I can grab her tail or a foot but then I'm afraid that I'm going to hurt her so I let go. To get things plugged back in, I have to move the computer cart. It's VERY heavy and hard to do on carpeting. Seriously friends, it's a workout! This time I outsmarted her! I slid the screen to the side and used my long handled tongs to fish for the cord. Thank goodness the back of the cart above desk level is open! Oh, and by the way, she doesn't do this when Curtis or Allison is on the computer. JUST ME! Ugh! She must have no clue that I am the one who lets her live here! She must have forgotten that when we she was just a baby her natural Mother didn't Mother her and she was close to death. She apparently doesn't appreciate that fact that we saved her life! She needs to learn where her bread is buttered!

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