Showing posts with label Blog Award. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blog Award. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

And the Award Goes To.....



The Drama Mama (or should I say Genie Girl Graphics?)!! 

Tammylyne from Tales from Tammylyne thinks I have a great looking blog!! Thank you so much!!! In accepting this award, I have to give an acceptance speech thank the person who gave it to me (check!), tell 7 random facts about myself, and pass it on to 15 other deserving bloggers.

My 7 random facts in no particular order are:

1. My favorite Christmas song is O Holy Night.
2. I am a diet soda addict, bonus points if its cherry flavored.
3. I hate how GC's ex plays him over the holidays with his older boys.
4. I am stocking up on my books.
5. I am incredibly lazy.
6. I don't have a bucket list.
7. I love the idea of sweet smelling babies, but I don't really want another one.

Now to pass it on to 15 other fabulously stylish bloggers:



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The Miss Elaine-ous Life




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So, there you have it. 15 fabulously stylish blogs, 7 random facts. What are you waiting for?




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Friday, September 3, 2010

Playing Catch (up). Blog Awards and Apologies

First off, I need to thank you guys for hanging in there over the last couple of weeks. Life got incredibly busy, then vacation came, and now the last few days before school starts (I'm free on TUesday!! WOOT WOOT WOOT!). Finally getting online after an exhausting busy day and reading your comments really put a smile on my face. I owe y'all big time and I will be playing catch up for the next few weeks.

Secondly, I must apologize. I didn't manage to get a 2 Truths & a Lie post up yesterday (or any post at all). That will return as normally scheduled next week.

There is no ice cream this week. I still have some good stuff for you though.

First order of business, I'm going to be guest posting at Alabaster Cow this coming week. woot woot. I love me some cow. I really do. Ericka is incredibly funny. I'm very honored to be doing it.

Next, I have been blessed with some awards over the past couple of weeks. Four, to be exact. You love me, you really really love me (In my best Jim Carrey impression). So, without further ado....

The first one is quite an honor. I was speechless when I went over to Susie B. Homemaker's place to accept it. She has blown me away. Thank you, thank you for such a huge honor!!

As with all awards, there are also rules to follow and this award is to be passed along to others.
1. Each Prolific Blogger must link to the blog from which he/she has received the award.
2. Every Prolific Blogger must link back to this post, which explains the origins and motivation for the award
3. Every Prolific Blogger must visit this post and add their name in the Mr. Linky, so that we all can get to know the other winners.
4. Every winner of the Prolific Blogger Award has to pass on this award to seven other deserving prolific bloggers.  Spread some love!

My 7 prolific bloggers are:
3 Pugs & a Baby
Things I Can't Say
A Belle,  A Bean, and a Chicago Dog
Pampers & Pinot
Mommypants
The Miller Mix
parenting BY dummies

This next one was passed on to me by one of my new followers. Thank you Queen of the Rant from Relationship Rant or honoring me with this award. She's got some seriously funny stuff going on over there. Please stop by and check her out.


Now in order to accept this one I must tell you seven things about myself, and then tell you seven blogs that are versatile....(please forgive if these sound familiar)

1. I am  terrified of sharks.
2. #1 exists because of a movie called "Open Water". Yeah.
3. In reality, it's not being able to see into the water that scares me more than it is an actual fear of sharks.
4. I did regret not getting in the water as often as I should have when we went to the beach this weekend.
5. I really did enjoy doing my thing though.
6. I stayed up all night watching Earl.
7. It finally dawned on my sleep ridden brain that there were no live storm reports being done when I heard them say the storm should leave the Outer Banks (OBX RULES!) by 3 am and it's 4:30 am.

Now to pass it along to 7 versatile bloggers:
Unofficial Mom
Good Day Regular People
Gringation Cancun
Really? I'm a Mom?
Confessions of a Semi-Slacker Mom
A Daily Scoop of Chaos
Are You Serious?

And my good buddy, Imperfect Momma, from Really? I'm a Mom? has passed along 2 wonderful awards to me as well. Thank you! You rock!! You are Perfect to me!

 The rules for accepting these include telling you 7 (more) facts about myself(each!) and passing them on to 5 deserving bloggers. I think I can do this...(again, sorry if my facts are repeats).

For both awards:

1. I have never dyed my hair an unnatural color.
2. I can't wait for school to start on Tuesday.
3. I'm worried about how Scooby is going to do with his very bad, horrible, no good separation anxiety when he starts his speech therapy at the school without his momma being there.
4. I'm thinking about daycare one day a week just to have a day to myself. Call the Bad Mommy police.
5. I love blogging, but never knew it would involve so much work. I love every part of it though.
6. I am not doing so well as a diabetic. I love food too much.
7. My cooking blog has fallen to the wayside temporarily as I have not been cooking unless it comes from a box. (yeah, yeah. Call the Bad Mommy Police on me again.)

And 5 of my buddies to pass the Blogger Buddy Award on to:
4 Little Monkeys
Lumps on a Blog
Live and Love Out Loud
The Daily Dribbles
The Practical Mom Guide

And 5 more to pass the Beautiful Blogger award on to:
CA Girl
Relationship Rant
A Life so Lovely
A Beautiful Mess
Chego2thekitchen

Whew! I did it. Now, last but not least, I am a featured blog at Blogelina this week. There is this really awesome giveaway they are doing over there while promoting my blog (woot!). Here's the good stuff you want to know:

Enter to WIN the Blogelina Organize Your Life Prize Pack!

Here’s what this week’s Organize Your Life Prize Pack includes:

Here’s how to Enter to Win: Subscribe to EACH of the following blogs – and then leave a comment:

Bonus Entry:

For an extra chance to win – retweet this giveaway!
The winner will be chosen by random.org next Friday, September 10th, at noon. I will announce the winner here on Blogelina and will also contact them by email.

Notes:

This Giveaway is featured as part of the Blogelina Extravaganza, going on all month!  Over $600 in prizes will be given away.

So run on over to Blogelina's and enter the contest. Good luck!! And YAY me!! :) Have a great holiday weekend! 


 

 

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Monday, August 2, 2010

The Ending is Near + Awards

I have been blessed with more awards, and since my brain is on a freeze, I am going to pass them along today. These awards were passed on to me by (and I am very thankful!):

And in no particular order:

The versatile blogger award recipients are:
~Butler Way
~CA Girl
~Woven By Words
~Traci66
~Really? I'm a Mom?

Our Lovely Blog Award recipients are:
~The Very Best Housewife
~The Nerdy Katie
~The Litany of Brittainy
~Ready..Go...Get Set!
~chego2thekitchen

The Duct Tape Award recipients are (use it well ladies!):
~The World Through My Eyes
~parenting BY dummies
~Live and Love...Out Loud
~Oops...There Goes my Mind
~Things I Can't Say
~A Daily Scoop of Chaos
~The Miller Mix

and last but not least, the recipients of the Chupacabra award are:
~Confessions of a Semi-Slacker Mom
~Mommypants
~Laundry Hurts My Feelings
~Kelley's Breakroom
~Are You Serious
~A Beautiful Mess
~Good Day Regular People

And just because its the right thing to do:
1. The CDs currently in my disc drive are a mix of 80's dance, hair band, country music, and the Black Eyed Peas.
2. I often feel like I am raising 3 children. One of them is 42.
3. I am very nervous entering the blog world of PR.
4. I can think of a million ways to spend money, but when it comes down to spending it, I'd rather stay home and blog.
5. I am counting down the days til school starts.

Is summer over yet?

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Monday, July 19, 2010

The Versatile Beautiful Sugar Doll of Sunshine

Just fill a bucket and fling some poop at me and get it over with. You know you want to.

Why?

Because I've been neglectful. I've been given all these awards, but I haven't said Thank you, or even passed them on. So, today, I am making amends, cleaning up the poop, and restoring order to the universe.

My first award comes from 2 absolutely fantastic bloggers. Really? I'm a Mom and chego2thekitchen passed along the Versatile Blogger award to me. If you have not met these 2 ladies yet, you REALLY need to. Thanks so much for this award!!


I'm supposed to tell some facts about myself for some of these, so I will take care of that at the end of the post. For now, I want to pass this award along to...


My next award comes from Leksi Designs. Thanks for the award!! You totally rock!! Stop by and check her out today.


And I'm passing this award along to....


This award was passed on to me by my beautiful young, soon-to-be married friend, JessRaquel "Mo Shiorghra". Thanks for passing this on to me. She really has a cute blog. Stop in and check it out.


No one's ever called me a Sugar Doll before. Thanks, again, Jess!! Here are my top nominees for the Sugar Doll award...


My last award comes from Cheri at chego2thekitchen again. Isn't she awesome? She is!! Trust me. 


And I have several blogs who really light up my day, and they are...


As for things you don't know about me? Man that's getting harder...

I don't like seafood
I think Max & Ruby is boring.
My favorite movie genre is Romantic Comedy.
I'm a sucker for a good deal.
I went to a Christian private school.
I graduated from public High School
I have blue eyes.
I enjoyed my 1 child weekend.

So, go neglect your children, your job, and your home and go check out all these fabulous bloggers. I've got a busy day letting people know they've won ahead of me. 

Happy Monday!!


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Monday, June 28, 2010

The Stylish and Versatile Blogger (Go Me!!)

I am going to take today to accept and pass along 2 awards that have been generously passed along to me....


My first award comes from Blogaholic Designs. Let me tell you, I was so very flattered to receive this award. As some of you know, I am working on designing, and since I did the entire layout, etc for my blog, this was a HUGE compliment. She's got some fabulous freebies at her site as well, so go on over and check her out and get some bling for your blog. Seriously. As part of the first requirement for accepting the award, I give many, many thanks to Blogaholic Designs.

I have to tell you 5 things about me that you don't already know, but I'm running out of secrets, so I'll get back to that in a minute with my other award. I'm just going to pass this one along to 5 blogs that I find stylish...



I'm a Versatile Blogger because Mommy of One...And Counting said so! Thank you for the award!! Woot Woot! It's fun to discover new blogs and make new friends who think as much of your blog and you do theirs, so this is really such an honor. 

Since I skipped out on the 5 things you don't know about me for the Stylish Blogger award, I'm supposed to list 7 things you don't know about me here. I will list as many as I can think of.

1. I am in the periomenopause stage.
2. This means I get to be a raging beyotch and get away with it.
3. I have PMS 24/7/365.
4. I love watching the old ABC Family sitcoms in reruns.
5. I don't watch much tv.
6. I don't read the news
7. I am a night owl.

And now, I need to pass this on to 7 newly discovered blogs....


Now I'm off to let these 12 fabulous bloggers know they've won. Enjoy the blog hopping today. It will be worth ignoring your kids for, I promise. 

Is it September yet?


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Monday, June 14, 2010

Not Me Monday


I'm NOT hooking up with the rest of my favorite bloggers for a Monday meme today. I always have something to talk about, and I never wait until the last minute to put it together.

I'm NOT proud of Jellybean's performance in her very first dance recital.

I did NOT pig out on 3 bags of Doritos and 1/4 gallon of ice cream this weekend. I have more self-control then that, even when Aunt Flo rears her ugly head.

I did NOT get excited when my brother announced his engagement. Nope, not me. That must have been his other sister.*

I did NOT let go of Scooby during his swim lesson so he could try swimming on his own. I am NOT that kind of mother.

I also did NOT almost fall and bust my butt trying to get him off the waterslide, because my child does NOT behave like that. Nope, not MY child. He's the good example mothers everywhere point out to their children in the grocery store.

I did NOT teach my son to smash a bug then say "Dead Bug" to the tune of "The Pink Panther". Nope, not me. His sister must have taught him that one. Yeah, that's it.

I am NOT the creative genius behind my friend's cool design blog name. I don't have a creative bone in my body.

I did NOT tell 6 truths and 1 lie during my blog party last week. What kind of blogger do you think I am?!?

I did NOT receive an award from Jess Raquel "Mo Shiorgha" last week. I am also NOT thanking her for it.


I am Not passing it on to these bloggers:
---The Empress at Good Day, Regular People.
---Tree at Mother of Pearl It Is.
---Jackie at Lumps on a Blog.
---Katie at Katies Dailies
---Kathy at Everyday Bliss
---Angelia at Living, Loving, Laughing.
---Julie at Mommie Cooks.
---Kiki at Life Sunnyside Down.


Make sure you stop in at the Not Me Monday headquarters over at Mckmama's and see what everyone else is NOT doing this week.

*I only have one true sibling.
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Creative Diabetic-Blog Party Part 4

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Psssstttt....Someone gave me an award last week. A Creative Writer award at that. I give Mommy's Theories the credit where credit is due for that one. With this award, comes a little fun. In addition to thanking the person who gave it to you (thanks Samantha!!) and posting the award on my blog, I have to either a) tell you 6 outrageous lies and one outrageous truth or b) I can tell you 6 outrageous truths and one outrageous lie, then I have to pass it on to 7 other creative bloggers (and let them know they've won)....

Since it's my party, let's see if you can figure out if these are truths or lies:
1. My daughter's softball team is undefeated. They have beaten every team they've played by more than 5 points.
2. I have 2 friends in Oklahoma. I call them my best friends, yet we have never met in person, never spoken on the phone, and both their first names start with the same letter.
3. My first marriage began on Halloween, 1995. I married an African American/Native American cowboy skinhead. We officially divorced in 2008. Jellybean was born in 2000 but is not his child, yet I did not cheat on him.
4. I have been a college student for 21 years but I have no degree.
5. I have a set of twin boys, aged 19 years old.
6. I am stepmother to two boys, aged 14 and 12, that live in another state and I never get to see.
7. I grew up on the border of 2 towns in the Swiss Alps. My childhood home was literally half in one town, and half in the other. My zip code went by the town my mailbox was in.

Can you tell the lie(s) from the truth(s)?

And now to pass it along......

Take a moment and check out their blogs and see why I think they are creative.

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Did you know that Lee @ Headaches, Hormones & Hotflashes paired up with Tami @ Hearts Make Families for this fabulous new meme called Raising Awareness Thursday? This week they happen to be raising awareness on something near and dear to my heart. Why? Because I have this disease. 

I am a Type 2 diabetic.

I absolutely LOVE food. I LOVE pasta. I LOVE carbs. I have a need for things to be super sweet, like 7 packs of Splenda in my coffee, sweet. Being diabetic DOES NOT suit me well. It's like I am wearing someone else's body that's been shaped and molded to look like mine, ala Face/Off style. Some days I wonder who is walking around in the shell that really is me that can eat all kinds of food in bliss and not worry about things like kidney failure, eye cataracts, glaucoma, and skin diseases. 

I don't want to have to prick my finger every day to check my glucose levels and make sure that I am doing more then just swallowing a pill (which is yet another complaint as I hate pill popping with a passion) to maintain a healthy glucose level. I don't want to deal with the headache I am guaranteed to get when I get a little too many carbs because I just can't resist that bag of Doritos that was just calling my name. I'm lazy. I don't want to HAVE to exercise unless I want to. (I don't wanna, but I do.)

I just want to eat, drink, and be merry like I used to.

I didn't always have Type 2 diabetes, though when I think about I suppose there were plenty of signs that it was destined to be in my future. I started the Gestational Diabetic diet at 15 weeks of pregnancy with Scooby, and insulin at 17 weeks. Which reminds me..

Yesterday I did my very first guest post for Kathy @ Everyday Bliss (go read it. It's the poop!) because she says I have moxie. Yeah, whatever, okay. However, I can tell you a moment when I DIDN'T have moxie. In fact, moxie was nowhere to be found. 

The very first time I had to "inject" myself with saline solution in practice,  I cried. Big crocodile tears, rolling down my pudgy cheeks. I wimped out. There was no way I was going to be able to do the injections. None. Zilch. Zero. Injections= needles=Hell NO! I shook, I cried some more, and the needle-pusher RN finally lost patience and just told me to do it already. To make matters worse, I had an audience. Yes, ma'am, I did. She had no issue injecting the saline solution into her belly, either. *sigh*

And yes, I did manage to do it, and I did it once a night, every night until Scooby was born. Then, I went back to my regular non-diet, and enjoyed life again. Until last summer when I was diagnosed with full blown Type 2 diabetes. And suddenly, all the ass dragging, feeling-like-a-semi-hit-me, too-exhausted-to-poop feelings made sense. 

Did you know that at this precise moment THERE IS NO CURE for diabetes? Diabetes can be manageable with the help of proper medications, diet and exercise of course, but there is no cure. This means that every time I satisfy that itch to eat a Dorito, I worry. But, I am only human. I can only pray that the diet I am on today will help me lose the weight that I need to lose to take the THREAT out of diabetes. I am 30 lbs lighter today then I was a year ago. I take Metformin before Breakfast and Dinner, and follow a healthy diet. At least I am supposed to be, but, shhhh!!! I am off the wagon right now. 

Anyone seen my willpower? If you do, please tell it to take the express and get back to me pronto.
This portion of this post is in sync with Raising Awareness Thursday

Don't forget to link up at the bottom of the post to win this FABULOUS MOM'S NEST necklace. It can hold up to 4 fresh water pearl eggs and is delicately hand wrapped with copper coated wire. There are no 2 nests exactly the same. Make the other mommies in your mommy group jealous with this gorgeous handcrafted, one of a kind, unique charm. You know you want it.
Winner announced on FRIDAY, June 11, 2010. Just grab my purty little blogparty button at the top of this post or from my sidebar and link up in the McKlinky link below.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Awards, Post Its, and Good Things to Come



It's Tuesday. This means I get to annoy enthrall you with Post It Notes. Now, Post It Note Tuesday is sponsored by Supah Mommy, so click that button up there, make your own stickies and link up so others can read your stickies too.


Sarah over at No, Don't and Stop! passed this award on to me. She made me feel all fuzzy and warm inside.  At least I think that's what that feeling was...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


And the nominees for the Beautiful Blogger Award are:
Lumps on a Blog
Wanna Be Balanced Mom
Jayaycee Blog
Bizzi-Mommi's Blog
Thinking Outside of the Box
Thrifty Mama B's
Viva la Vida!

You should go check out those 7 blogs. Take my hand. I gotta go tell them they've won. 

Now don't forget, Friday I announce The Best Scoop of the Week. I know you can't wait to see who it is. I'm excited. She's excited. I think you're gonna like it. 


P.S. Thanks again, Sarah, for making my day!!


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