Meme and Award and Presents....Oh My...

Remember the Fun Monday we did a few months ago when our assignment was to give everyone a peek into our bedside table?? Angela from AOJ and the Lurchers had a very interesting book on her bedside table. I really wanted a copy of it...actually I HAD to have a copy of it..it was a complete necessity since my Mom is from Wales. I asked her for all the details about it so I could order it. She was such a sweetheart, she went a step further. She found out that it was unavailable from Amazon.com in the US, it was only available in the UK. I was very disappointed, to say the least...actually I was devastated. But then, the sweetheart that she is...she offered to order it for me and mail it to me!!! Isn't she just the nicest person in the world??? I was eternally grateful for her and wanted to so something kind in return...so I sent her a box of Girl Scout cookies....what else is a Girl Scout Leader to do when she has oodles of cookies in her house and her hips don't need another stinkin' cookie!!! Well, lo and behold, I went the mailbox and found this inside...

....and I opened it up and found this...

...what a sweet note...see isn't she a sweetheart!! I unwrapped the next layer and found this..

...what a wonderful treat...thank you so much Angela. My mom has already borrowed it and loved it also!!

I received the following award from the Nekked Lizards...we all survived winter, thankfully, and now spring has finally sprung and my garden is starting to burst with color.

Not only did I receive this awesome award from the Nekked Lizards, they also gave me present...yes a present....aren't they wonderful. I went out to my mailbox again and found this...

...and inside this lovely package was this....

...isn't he adorable!!! He kinda looks like our gecko, just a different color. I love him...but we have to keep him a secret from my son because if he sees him he will take him and then he will disappear in the black hole he calls a bedroom.....so mum's the word....I have him hidden on the refrigerator where Michael will never find him...I hope!! Thanks Nekked Lizards..you guys are awesome!

I was also tagged for a meme last week by Kim from Rainy Day Diamonds....

Here are the rules:
1. Write your own six word memoir
2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like
3. Link to the person that tagged you in your post
4. Tag five or more blogs with links
5. Remember to leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play.

Since my name is 6 letters and I had so much fun doing the Fun Monday a couple of weeks ago and since a few people said that I didn't include myself in my family (how is this for a run on sentence!!). I am going to use the letters of my name, and even put up a picture of me.

A - adventurous

L - loving

I - intelligent

S - sensitive

O - open minded

N - naughty, at times

I have not visited blogs this week..I hope to get some visiting in tonight. This was a very difficult week for me. I feel like the fog is starting to lift today. I hope to also write another installment in The Journey and post it on Tuesday after the Fun Monday....

Have a great weekend everyone...