So blessed!

Where would I be had I not discovered blogging? I know my blog isn't famous, and only on rare days do more than 10 people read this blog, but you know what? I love it. I love it for so many reasons. Most of them are the people you get to meet, the lives you get to know, the connections you make with others through these blogs.

Yeah, I'm getting mushy, I know! But you see I've been given some blog awards lately and I'm so grateful for them.

Christine and Jenjen have both given me the Lovely blog award

The rules are: Accept the award, and post it on your blog, along with the name of the person who bestowed it and a link to his or her blog. Pass the award on to 15 blogs that you have newly discovered. Remember to notify the bloggers that they have been chosen for this award.

Jenjen, also kindly gave me the Kreativ Blogger Award!

So consider yourself the receiver of two blog awards today! =)

Sarah of Mom's Knitting ... Again
Homejewels of Home's Jewels
Becki of Nervous Girl
Tina of My Open Book
Lisa of Books List Life
Wool Winder of Wool Windings
Lu of Hyperactive Lu
Sarah of In The Midst of It
Thrifty Florida Mom
Cluck and Tweet - and it goes to both of them =)
Beki of Pampering Beki
Jill of Charming and Delightful
Deborah of Indigo Jones Studio (I'd also like to point out her handbags rock. My daughters have one. I'm jealous.)

For these, and so many other blogs, I am constantly amazed, inspired, blessed, smiling, and just looking forward to my time on-line! =)

Okay, on my computer hte links are showing up very faint and hard to read. I've tried to change it. I'm hoping it's just off on my screen and you can all read it fine. If not, I'm sorry :(

Belated Thank you ...

So a sort of really long time ago, HappyMomma gave me this:




Aww! It makes me feel super special! Thank you very much ... I have to add she makes me smile a lot too - and I always love to get her comments here =)

And now I am supposed to pass this on to someone, which is pretty hard because well, a really large amount of people make me smile every day. I won't even admit to you about how many people I track via bloglines because then you all might think that I was addicted or something like that to reading blogs!
I am, however, going to pass this on to a friend of mine - someone I see in person face to face because she listens to me ramble on the phone, comes over to my crazy house, doesn't mind that my kids are afraid of her dog, doesn't freak out over runny noses, and really does make me smile ... so I'm passing this on to SJCreations ... however, if you are reading this, chances are I thought about giving it to you because all the readers who have left comments to me, well, you all are awesome! =)

Wow!

Today I was given an award! Wow! My first blog award ever frankly and it does indeed feel pretty nice!

Laura over at Laura Williams' Musings gave me the Nice Matters Award! I am feeling pretty darn special at this moment!



“This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world. Once you’ve been awarded please pass it on to 7 others who you feel are deserving of this award."

Now I need to pass this on to 7 people I feel are deserving of this award - which really, I'd be pretty content to just give it out to everyone I read, but here goes.

1. Well, I would completely give it right back to Laura because she is really nice too! I learn a lot of neat things at her blog (I often go back and read archives a bit at a time because I just know something in there is going to be useful and/or wonderful to read) and as a bonus get to enter a lot more contests than normal since she lists lots of them each day! LOL!

2. I have to give this to Hind's Feet - who has a great blog and is awesome to do our Bible Study with. This woman is not only nice, but wise and has lots she is teaching me - probably without realizing she is!

3. Anna at Lullabies and Lace Crochet has to get one as well. Because not only is she nice, but she makes really pretty things and she has a thing for Anne of Green Gables. So really, we must be kindred spirits! Which means she must be nice, which means she must be given this award

4. CDPJ at Charming and Delightful because well she is really nice, I like her blog and she single handedly is the reason my etsy store even still exists. In fact I have joked with her I might just have to rename it CDPJ's T-Shirt Supplier. Soon she might even move by me an then I'll have to stalk her get together and see her in person. And really, that is awesome!

5. Happy Momma from Our Happy Home who is very nice and has a great blog full of lots of adventures! Trust me when I say she is nice and I love visiting her blog and reading her comments to me!

6. Dameslfy at Growing A Life who is also very nice. And has some really good fashion sense (I admit that What I'd Wear Wednesday is what hooked me to her blog initially!) And, well, Flybaby seems like a pretty neat kid too! I might add he is turning one tomorrow, so run over there and send him some good birthday wishes!

7. I can't forget Lu over at Hyeractive Lu, because really she is responsible for a lot of good changes around here lately. Plus she gave away a really a cool gift and I won it, so that makes her really nice! And she's funny and cute - and has really good fashion sense for her son (and I don't just say that because Little Man and her son have a lot of the same tops LOL!)

In all honesty, I could keep on going with this list. But I will play by the rules and give these 7. But really, if you are reading this or if I have ever left a comment on your blog, well, I am probably thinking you should get this too! =)