My Blog Tribe

Today's Challenge on SITS was to create our own Blog Tribe. Our 'tribe" is to consist of 5 bloggers that are like your super commenters I guess. The ones that you know as soon as you post they will be there to comment about it. They support you, will laugh with and maybe at you, and will always tell it like it is. This is hard for me to think of my top 5 because I have so many awesome readers and I love each and every comment. I appreciate that you take your time to pop in, see what's going on and leave me a comment. I've said it before and I'll say it again...you all rock!!

Perfect timing with making my Blog Tribe I received an award from Lisa at Chaos Appreciation, the Sunshine Award. Thank you so much sweetie for thinking of me to pass on your first award to...congrats to you too!!

 The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspires others in the blogworld!!

The rules for accepting this award are:

* Put the logo on your blog. Pass the award on to 10 bloggers.
* Link the nominees within your post.
* Let the nominees know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
* Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

 

I am going to change the rules some...noooo, not meee..lol! I am going to pass on this award to my 7 not 5 Blog Tribe members. I couldn't pick just 5, that's like eating only 1 potato chip...we all know it ain't gonna happen :)

Carma @ Carma Sez.

 

Stacie aka  a49rfangirl @ Super Mommy To The Rescue. 

 

Veronica @ Of Mice and raMEN.

Monica @ Jonas Family.

LMJ @ I've Benn Thinking 

Tami @ Pixeltrashamania

StepherB @ This Little Family O'Mine

 

Thanks again to my Blog Tribe. You ladies have been a constant source of support and comments since I got my blog back on track from my little hiatus and I really, really appreciate it!

New Awards To Brag About - They are All For You!

I am a slacker, I totally and freely admit that.Yet you still visit me and my blog and even love me enough to continue to pass awards to me and I am very honored by that. So here are some long awaited "thank you's" I need to mention from some great blogging buddies....




For passing on to me the "Sunshine Award" and the "Happy 101" award....

The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspires others in the blogworld!!The rules for accepting this award are: Put the logo on your blog. Pass the award on to 10 bloggers. Link the nominees within your post. Let the nominees know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

For the Happy 101, you are to list 10 things that make you happy, then tag another 10 people.

Ten Things That Make ME Happy:
1- My Husband
2- My Girls
3- Coffee
4- Smell of the Ocean
5- Sewing
6- True Friends
7- Blogging
8- Farmville
9- Food Network
10- Reading Comments From All My Bloggy Lovelys and Visiting Their Blogs.


Another Big Thanks to... Kat's Confessions








for giving me the "Angel Award"....

They are as follows:

1) Thank the person that gave you the award / Thank you Kat!
2) Link back to the person that gave you the award / LINK
3) Give the award to five bloggy angels
4) Let your angels know you have an award for them



The Kreativ Blogger Award was passed to me in Sept by Yahgie, I cannot apologize enough for just now getting to it (this is where the slacker part comes in). Thank you for passing this award on to me!

Here are the rules of accepting this award:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award (check)
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog (check)
3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award (check)
4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might not know. (check)
5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.
6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.
7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they have been nominated.

4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might not know.


1. I LOVE TV! Now I will list my 6 Fav shows...
2. True Blood
3. Bones
4. Big Bang Theory
5. Project Runway
6. Top Chef/Chopped/Hell's Kitchen (It's all the same Genre so it counts as 1 right?)
7. Mentalist and Lie To Me ( again same Genre..lol)

5. The 7 bloggers I now nominate for this award are:

*See bottom of post*








Makeup By Lauren P is another bloggy buddy I have slacked on, she passed these 3 wonderful awards to me in Dec. Thanks hun for sharing the "I Frequently Read Your Blog" Award, The "I Love Your Blog" Award, & A second "I Love Your Blog" Award!

 

 

Rules:

Post the award on your blog together with the name of the person who has given you the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award :)

Who Gets The Awards?????


For all these wonderful awards I am going to take a page from one of my fav blogs Of Mice and Ramen and pass all of these awards onto ALL of my wonderful Followers. I am so proud and excited to have over 600 followers. When I started this blog over a year ago I never would have dreamed. You guys rock and I love you all so PLEASE take one or all of these awards (don't forget the rules that go with) post them and then pass them on to your favorite blogs and make their day.

The Humane Award

Thank you to Buckeroomama from Mamahood Among Other Things for passing on the Humane Award to me, thanks sweetie :)

"The Humane Award honors certain bloggers that I feel are kindhearted individuals. They regularly take part in my blog and always leave the sweetest comments. If it wasn’t for them, my site would just be an ordinary blog.

Their blogs are also amazing and are tastefully done on a daily basis. I thank them and look forward to our growing friendships through the blog world.

Link back to the person who gifted you with the award and share the love with other bloggers.”

I would like to pass on this award to:

* Alicia @



* YAYA @




* Sharon @


* Katie @




* Melissa @




*Michelle @





* Vanessa @ A Military Wife's Mayhem

* Carma @ Carma Sez

* Valentine @ Letters From Valentine

* Veronica Lee @ of rice and raMEN

Thank you

Thank you's for 2 super sweet blogger buddies.....

Lori @ When We Listen is so sweet to pass on the "friends" award to me.

Friends Award
This award is bestowed on to blogs that are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

Michelle @ Flying Giggles & Lollipops whom has a fun and creative blog herself, passed on the "Kreativ Blogger".

Rules of this award:

(1) Thank the person who nominated you for this award.

(2) Copy the logo and place it on your blog.

(3) Link to the person who nominated you for this award.

(4) Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.

(5) Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.

(6) Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.

(7) Leave a comment on each of the blogs, letting them know they have been nominated.

These ladies are fantastic bloggers. Please feel free stop by and and say hello :)

Since I just passed on some other awards a week or so ago, I will save these beauty's to pass on at another time. Thanks again ladies :)

Honesty Award

Thank you to Valentine from Letters From Valentine for this great award. I am glad to be one of the blogs you enjoy reading. I try to keep my blog open and honest. I may be many things but I am not a liar. I feel no reason to be nothing but honest on my blog and in life. Why would I want people to think I am someone I am not. If you can not accept me for who I am then I will say goodbye. Not everyone is going to always agree with what I have to say, but as long as my readers know where it is coming from, then we can understand and enjoy each other. :)

The rules are to list ten things about myself that are true, but everyone may not know and then tag five other bloggers.

1) I love mayo

2) I am not a fan of chocolate chip cookies

3) I didn't get my drivers license until I was 24!

4) Moved from home when I was 16

5) Certified Para Medical Examiner

6) Was an Autopsy Assistant for Sacramento County Coroner

7) Favorite ice cream is Vanilla Cherry from Bryers

8) Find David Bowie HOT in the Labyrinth movie (my fav movie)

9) Still rock out to the 80's..Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, Men At Work, ect...

10) My first concert was MC Hammer...ROFL...

Now for the 5 lovely's who open themselves and show honesty through their blogging:

I Do Not Like This Job

Because Someone Cares

A Flower Without A Name

Memories Of A SAHM

When We Listen

Kreativ Bloggger Award

Thank you to Jennifer @ Jay Bird Designs for the very sweet award. As you know I won that awesome knitted beanie from her a few months back and since then I have become a big fan of her blog and Etsy Shop. So this is very sweet coming from her.


So, the rules with this award are simple:
List 7 things you love
Link back to the person who gave you the award
Pass it along to 7 other bloggers

Seven Things I LOVE

1) My husband. He was been my prince charming from the first day we met and he still is to this day.

2) My beautiful, spunky, full of more energy than the Energizer Bunny little girls who remind me (daily) that I am not in my 20's anymore.. haha

3) My quite little work space where I can disappear in the evenings and never here the scream "mommy"!!

4) The smell of the ocean

5) My crow "Fred" who comes and visits me in the afternoon for bread. He's so cute!

6) My girlfriends. The girls I can always call spur of the moment when I need an adult to speak to and are always ready to chat about anything and everything. You know who you are :)

7) My life! It could always get better, but I don't think I would want it to. I have everything I need, this is who I am and I love it.

Now to pass it on to 7 Kreativ blogging buddies:

Kenzie Poo

Sharon - Mama's A Mess

Taryn - Love, Taryn

The Haby Goddess

Melissa - The Polka Dot Chair

Michelle - Her Cup Overflowth

Katie - ABC & 123

Thanks Pink Note's

Thank you to Pink Note's Diary for this awesome award (isn't it pretty...and pink!) I love it!

The rules of this award are as follows:

1) Grab the Award and link love the person whom you got the award from.

2) Pass the award to different bloggers whom you think are deserving of this award.

3) Write a post about the award and there you'll link the person who gave the award to you and those people who you'd like to pass the award.

4) Continue your passion in writing because your hard work will always be appreciated.

This is a tuffy. I have so many blogs I read daily and most are my ultimate favorites. So this time around I decided to choose some of my newest blogging buddies. Stop by and give them a peek!

Now for my list of wonderful bloggers whom I enjoy reading:


Varenia - Play Is The Thing

Morgan - Things That Make My Heart Sing

Kristen - All In A Mom's Life

Heather - Heathery Feathery

Katy - What Katy Did

Delaney - Woman's Ink

Why Not Sew?

Jill - The Butterfly Mom

My Recent Awards

Thank you to Melissa from Sweet Words Boutique for the sweet award!

Do you have something Sweet to Say about a loved one/friend/fellow blogger? Pass the "Say Something Sweet" Award to 8 fellow Bloggers and don't forget to say something sweet when you comment.






Also a big thank you to Kris @ Hands, House & Heart Full ,
Shelly @ More Fun Than Allowed...With Kids , Wine At Five? , Shelly @ Because Someone Cares, Teresha @ Jamaican Bun In The Oven , The Rantings Of A Drama Queens Mum and Andrea Creates for passing on the One Lovely Blog award to me. They are two great ladies so make sure to check them out!

Rules:
1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.
2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you have newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.




This "Love ya" award comes from Yonca @ Yonca Is Cooking

This award is bestowed on to blogs that are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

7 Things about me

* I love rainbows
* The smell in the air after it rains
* My fav time at the beach is when it is grey and overcast
* I can plan 7 full dinners on $70 dollars
* I watch soaps and enjoy them (gasp, I know)
* Fried calamari is a favorite treat (extra crispy)
* I sometimes give in to easily with my girls

I now pass on the "Lovely Blog" & "Love Ya" award to:

VFernandez @ All Those Little Things

Katarina @ Like Flowers and Butterflies

Chriss & Georgia @ Petit

Marla @ Pak Adventures

Cute As a Button

Mee a Bee - Blooming in Japan

Katie - ABC & 123

Crafty Mama - 4 Crazy Kings

Holly @ Why Mom Drinks Rum

Pamela - PMKU

Ness - A Military Wife's Mayhem!

Buckaroomama @ Mamahood- Among Other Things

a49erfangirlSuper @ Mommy To The Rescue

Amanda @ Little Lizzies

Thank You Cindi

I just want to say thank you to Cindi from Moomettesgram's Musings. Not only has she been a great blogger buddy since we met, but she has helped me enormously today fixing my blog. Then just when I thought she was done, she gives me a special award. The "Moomette's Best WAHM ~ WAHG Site or Blog Award".

If you have not had the pleasure of meeting her through blogging, Twitter, or a number of different groups, make sure to stop by and check out her interesting blogs. Thanks again Cindi, you rock!

Thank You!

Thank you to a few awesome bloggers who have decided to share their awards with me :)

"One Lovely Blog Award" is from Brooke from Better Than Boogers , The Knutson Klan from My Four Monkeys & Christina from Rant - Rave - Roll

"Queen Of all Things Awe-Summm" is from Little Lady Cakes

Thank you ladies for the honor. I have passed on so many awards the past month, it will take me a minute (or a day) to go through my lists and find bloggers I have yet to name to pass on the awards to :)



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Thank you!

I just got back from my date night with hubby (we saw Star Trek and it rocked) and come to find out I received the same lovely award from two of my new blogging buddies...Amy of The Thoughtful Parent and Kelli of Three Boys and a Dog. Thank you ladies for thinking of me to pass the award to :)

Here are the rules:

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

So here we go...some of my newly discovered blogger friends....

But Mommy
The Morris Bunch Blog
MooBear Designs
Bundle 2 Baby
Saving Cents With Sense
The Snails Trail
Great Fun 4 Kids
A Simple Kind Of Life
My Brand Name Baby
A Party Of Six
Bouncing Off The Walls
8 Muddy Boots
Wisconsin Mommy
5 Little Monkeys
Spell Out Load

The Chicken Came Back...

...the very next day ohhh, the chick came back, I thought he was a goner but the chick came back, he just could not stay away, away, away, no..no..no.
Okay so the song is about a cat but still :)

Thank you to Jennifer from Moms On The Go for passing on the Zombie Chicken Award to me!! I found the cutest game on her site that I know my girls will love...got to have it! Check it out...Party Games For Kids.

Another Award, How Awe- Summm

Veronica Lee - Of Mice and raMen is just too sweet and kind with sharing her awards. She has awarded myself and others with yet another award. What is wicked is that Critical Mass designed it and then was awarded her own work! How funny is that. I am very honored again to have such a wonderful award from an amazing woman Veronica lee and designed and originated by Rae Ann!

The rules:

• List 7 things that make you Awe-Summ and then pass the award on to 7 bloggers you love.


• Make sure to tag your recipients and let them know they have won!


• Also link back to the Queen that tagged you.
  

My list of Awe-Summm'ness:

1. I am a mommy to two amazing girls which I adore more than my own life.

2. I can kick my hubby's a** in poker (always important) even though he thinks he is "the master".

3. I can do a tune up on my car all by myself (who really needs a man for that)..ohh and I can hang a picture plum..and I know what "plum" means!

4. I think I have a good sense of humor...all though some times I wonder ;)

5. C loves it when she can ask mommy to make her a new dress...and I do it.

6. I can fire a weapon accurately from 50-75 feet...don't think of coming to my house unexpected..haha

7. Honestly, I don't know what makes me awesome, I just do what I do, and what I do, I love.


My Awe-Summm Recipients:

1) Beyond Pink and Blue's Rainbow

2) Buttons By LouLou

3) Carma Sez

4) Sister To Sister

5) My First Kitchen

6) The Polka Dot Chair

7) Knit Spirit

Now Go my 7 beauties and spread the Awe-Summm'ness!!!

Showing Some Love

"You like me, you really like me" as I run to the stage, blowing kisses to strangers then tripping on my dress and face planting into the stage as the paparazzi snaps a picture of me on the floor with my dress up over my head (you know that's how it would happen) but I'm okay. I proceed.

*add sounds of paper rustling as I get my acceptance speech from my pocket, hands shaking, vision still blurry from the fall*

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am so honored to be given not one but two amazing awards. I never expected so soon in my blogging, mind expanding quest that I would receive a award so soon. This is even better because it comes from my peer, my buddy, my peeps Veronica Lee - OF MICE AND raMEN. Do you not just love the name of her blog? Anyways Veronica has a great blog, filled with so many pictures (you all know how I love pictures) and cute little stories. I see today her newest post is about a White Peacock which is just GORGIOUS!!

On to the awards...*wow their heavier than they look*







Zombie Chicken Award reads:

"The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken - excellence, grace and persistence in all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving pack of zombie chickens just to be able to read their inspiring words. As a recipient of this world-renowned award, you now have the task of passing it on to at least 5 other worthy bloggers. Do not risk the wrath of the zombie chickens by choosing unwisely or not choosing at all…

I award the Zombie Chicken too......

1) Sharon - Mama's A Mess
2) Mellisa - Sweet Words Boutique
3) Shannon - Frogs In A Bucket
4) Tami - Pixeltrashamania
5) Jodi - The Haby Goddess

Now go my five pretties, live the life of the Zombie Chicken and bestow the award to others.


Besides Veronica I would like to thank of course my husband for being so supportive and not rolling his eyes when he see's me heading for the computer. My two lovely daughters for driving me so crazy I needed an outlet away from them, and of course my peeps and awesome followers!