Award and a Meme

Weeks ago my dear friend Dysfunctional Mom gave me this adorable award. Can't you smell the puppy breath?? Thank you so much, you are very kind and sweet. If you have never visited Dysfunctional Mom do so now...you will not be disappointed.



Around the same time I was tagged by Storyteller....here it is:

"I’ve lost several friends through Breast Cancer. We can only hope that there will always be funds enough to keep the research going. Some illnesses can never be cured, but there’s been so much progress in Cancer Research that many people have been saved.One of the most important things is Early Detection. Read more about that here.

* One in eight women or 12.6% of all women will get breast cancer in her lifetime.
* Breast cancer risk increases with age and every woman is at risk.
* Every 13 minutes a woman dies of breast cancer.
* Seventy-seven percent of women with breast cancer are over 50.
* Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women between the ages of 15 and 54, and the second cause of cancer death in women 55 to 74.
* Risks for breast cancer include a family history, atypical hyperplasia, early menstruation (before age 12), late menopause (after age 55), current use or use in the last ten years of oral contraceptives, and daily consumption of alcohol.
* Early detection of breast cancer, through monthly breast self-exam and particularly yearly mammography after age 40, offers the best chance for survival."

Facts taken from Women’s Health

And now here is the tag and the rules:

1. Put the logo in your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who shared it with you.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4. Add your link to the list of participants below
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

PINK Sisterhood

I like this meme and I have no problem passing this on to my fellow blogger friends...

Swampy

ChrisB

Heather

Karisma

Jennifer

Chrys

Melissa

1- Fara 2- Massy 3- N.O.Y 4- Mariuca 5- A Great Pleasure 6- LadyJava 7- Kim 8- Pink Thoughts 9- Turn-u-Off 10- Roxiticus Desperate Housewives 11- STAY AT HOME MOM 12- Fida Abbott 13- Also Mommy 14- Janice Ng 15- Juliana’s Site 16- The Painted Veil 17- Heart of Rachel 18- Mga Muni-muni 19-Picture Clusters 20- Scraps of Mind 21- Antoinette 22 - Hootin' Anni 23 - storyteller 24- RDHmom

PINK SISTERHOOD!!

My apologies in being so late posting this award and meme.

Ramblings and an Award

This adorable award was given to me by my good friend Mamarazzi. Thank you so much...I love it....and I big red puffy heart you too. Hopefully, if the stars and the moon align up perfectly next Thursday I will have the distinct pleasure and honor of meeting Mamarazzi in person for coffee!! I am very excited about that.



I realize I have been remiss in my blogging as of late. I apologize for that and I appreciate the inquiries from my blogging friends. You make me feel so loved. I have been extremely busy with life lately. As you know my mother in law had her knee replaced and I have been busy helping her. She is doing well, although she may argue with me on that!! My father in law has been very spoiled in his lifetime, consequently he is a domestic nightmare. I think my mother in law's recovery time is going to be lengthened just because of him. Needless to say, my help has been greatly needed and greatly appreciated. I am also very happy to live close enough to be a source of support for them.


Our house has been busy also. Dave was on a business trip last week so I was a single mom for a few days. It was also girl scout week and the meeting is at our house. I went on a field trip with Michael's class to the zoo, that was fun. I had a meeting with Cassie's Math teacher and found out that she is getting a D in the class due to her careless mistakes and her laziness...that was fun to hear!! Michael also had his first basketball game....that is a post by itself!! We have let our housekeeper go in order to save money and I have forgotten how much time is taken in heavy cleaning. I think I need to call a family meeting and delegate some cleaning chores to my family members!!


Of course we also have the usual daily activities like working, walking the dog, cooking meals, schlepping kids here there and everywhere, and all the other mundane chores that make my life so interesting. Unfortunately blogging is last on the list and by the time I sit down to the computer at night my brain is so tired that I cannot think of anything coherent to say. On second thought maybe an incoherent post might be kind of fun....hmm...something to think about!!



So that is all my excuses why I have been MIA this week. I would like to say that next week will be better, but I don't want to jinx myself. I am participating in FM this week and I have some post ideas swimming around in my head....hopefully I will get some writing time this weekend. Don't give up on me just yet!!!

Award!!

“This blog invests and believes in ‘proximity’ [meaning that blogging makes us 'close' - being close through proxy].”

This beautiful award was given to me by my sweet fairy friend Karisma. Thank you so much Karisma. The award is not only beautiful but the sentiment behind it is also. I feel very close to my blogging buddies even though I have not met most of them IRL. We share our thoughts, our families, our hopes and our dreams.

I am going to pass this award onto the following friends, I am supposed to pass it to 8 bloggers....let's see if I can follow the rules!!

Marmite and Tea

Ordinary Art

Rock and Drool Mom

DysFUNctional Mom

Jan

Chrys

ChrisB

Four Angels Momma

Daily Diatribes

Swampy

Not too bad, just 2 more than I was supposed to choose!!!

An Award....and a Meme

My wonderful fairy loving friend Karisma has bestowed upon me this brilliant award!!! Thanks so much my friend...I will wear it proudly!! Along with the award there is the following meme:

A.) attached or single? Attached for the past 25 years

(B.) best friend? Terri, we have been friends for 32 years!!! Her real name is Putt.

(C.) cake or pie? Both

(D.) day of choice? any day is a good day...it is all about your attitude!

(E.) essential item? hand lotion, wearing gloves all day at work does a number on my hands...and on my off days I am in my garden playing in the dirt.

(F. ) favorite color? green, as in the color and as in living green

(G. ) gummy bears or worms? Neither, much prefer chocolate

(H.) hometown? same town I am now living in!

(I. ) favorite indulgence? chocolate
(J. ) January or July? both...I love curling up in winter with a good book in front of the fire, and I love playing outside in the summer

(K. ) kids? 2, a boy and a girl

(L.) life isn't complete without? hugs and kisses and laughter and sunshine and rainy days.

M.) marriage date? April 9, 1988
(N.) number of brothers & sisters? 4 brothers, no sisters....but I now have sister in laws

(O.) oranges or apples? both

(P. ) phobias? claustrophobic, and flying....how am I going to get to England next summer??

(Q.) quotes? Live, Laugh, and Love
(R.) reasons to smile? too many to list....enjoy each day and always look for the silver lining!

(S.) season of choice? all, I love the change in seasons
(T.) tag seven peeps! Hmm...let's see here....how about Stella, ChrisB, Chrys, Melissa, Angela, Marmite and Tea, and Cyndy

(U.) unknown fact about me? what secret can I share?? I don't watch much TV, but I love the shows Jon and Kate plus 8 and Supernanny

(V. ) vegetable? love them....all of them, except eggplant

(W.) worst habits? snacking at night while playing on the 'puter

(X.) x-ray or ultrasound? neither....I take xrays at work regularly..and an ultrasound, in my life, means there is something wrong.

(Y.) your favorite food? chocolate
(Z.) zodiac sign? Gemini, can't you tell by my answers...I am definitely a twin!!

Whew...that was a long one....are you still here??

An Award!!!

Crystal from Memoirs of a Mommy gave me this adorable award! Thank you so much Crystal, that was very sweet of you. If you have not had the pleasure of meeting Crystal yet, what are you waiting for??? She is an incredibly strong woman and wonderful Mommy.....go visit her and read about her miracle little boy Noah...you won't regret it!!!




Now to pass it on and Share the Love. I am going to be very lazy tonight and not link to their blogs (so sorry, but I am very tired!!)...you know who you are.... ....I came back today and added the links!!


Debbie
Tera
Beth
ChrisB
Irene
Heather
Jennifer
Coffee Bean
DysFUNctional Mom
Karisma
Melissa
Kelly
Mamarazzi

Have a wonderful day....I enjoy visiting your blogs and love it when you visit mine!!!

An Award and a Meme

Cyndy, the incredible sweetheart that she is, gave me this gorgeous award last week. Thank you so much Cyndy, you make me day also with all your sweet comments.

I am going to pass this award onto my blogging friends who also make my day:

Jennifer

Debbie

ChrisB

ConverseMomma

Kim

Chrys

Melissa

Jan

Mamarazzi

Irene

Beth

Kathryn

Stella

Karisma

Swampy

Joeprah

All of you make me day with you kind and loving comments.....thank you for all you encouragement and bloggy love!!!

Rose tagged me with this wonderful Meme:

Here are the rules:

You are about to send a virtual Message In a Bottle across the Blog Ocean. Leave a message in the sand or on the bottle. Write anything you wish. Be a pirate or a poet. Serious or silly. Anonymous or not.
What message would you like to send out to the universe?

Message In A Bottle Meme

1. Compose a message to place in your virtual bottle

2. Right click and Save the graphic below

3. Use a graphics program of your choice to place the message on the picture

4. Post the meme and these rules on your blog

5. Return your "Message In a Bottle" to me via email ~ mimiwrites2005 at yahoo.com, sign the Mr. Linky below and leave a comment HERE telling me you've finished. IF YOU WANT YOUR MESSAGE TO BE ANONYMOUS PLEASE SAY SO.

6. Tag a minimum of five people - or your entire blogroll - to do the same. Notify them of the tag.

Here is mine.... I am not going to tag anyone...if you do it, please let me know.

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Award and Meme

HolleeAnn gave me this wonderful award.....Thank You so much Hollee....this was very sweet of you!!!! I will now pass this awesome award to the following Wonderful Women of the Web:

Karisma

Beth

Kim

Jennifer

Sandy tagged me for this fun Meme:

The rules are:

1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.

2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.

3. At the end of the post, the player then tags people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

What I was doing 10 years ago:

Ten years ago I was a mother to a 3 year old angel, working part time as a dental hygienist. We had our Koni, our first dog as a married couple. She was a lab/chow mix and an incredible dog. Zack was our new puppy, and our cat's name was Reena. I was trying my darndest to convince Dave that we needed to adopt another baby.

Five things on my To Do List today:

1. spread the 20 bags of bark I purchased today in the garden

2. weed and clean up the pool yard.

3. give the dogs a bath and wash their beds

4. go grocery shopping

5. write my Fun Monday post

Snacks I enjoy:

what I love to enjoy, but don't very often: chocolate, pastries, chips

what I do snack on regularly: fruit, veggies, and my new favorite find Popped Potato Chips, popcorn

Things I would do if I were a billionaire:

Buy some land and build 2 houses, one for our neighbors. Donate to animal and children's organizations. Establish education endowments for inner city youth.

Three of my bad habits:

1. I tend to be impatient.

2. I procrastinate.

3. I can be impulsive.

Five places I have lived:

1. with my parents.

2. with a roommate.

3. in a studio apartment.

4. with my boyfriend, soon to be husband.

5. in our house.

all of the above was within a 20 mile radius....pretty boring!!!

Five jobs I’ve had:

1. working at Kmart.

2. working at Chuck E. Cheese.

3. working at a health food store.

4. working as a Dental Assistant.

5. and now I am a Dental Hygienist!!

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...

An Award...How Very Exciting!!!

HolleeAnn from TheVasquez3 has given me this awesome award!!! Thank you so much HolleeAnn. You are a wonderful new blogger friend of mine. If you have not visited her yet, please do so. She is an incredible mom to a very lucky young lady...she even does sleepovers!!! How great is that? My poor daughter is deprived because I totally dislike sleepovers!!!

So....now for the fun part...I get to pass it on....I am going to pass it onto the following blogger friends who visit me on a regular basis and leave me wonderful comments. They make me feel loved and they make me smile every day!!!!

Swampy

Daily Diatribes
Alix from DC Days

Debbie

Hootin Anni

Manners and Moxie

Meg

Cynthia Dahhling

ChrisB

Sandy

Ordinary Art

Rainy Day Diamonds

Chrys

Melissa

Irene

Angela

Fiona

Heather

Blue Momma

Ann

Beccy
FUNky Mama

I hope I didn't forget anyone...please let me know if I did!!!



Thanks for all the encouraging comments....you make me smile every time you visit!!!!

My Very First Award!!!

My very dear friend from Such Simple Pleasures has bestowed upon me my very first Blogging Award!!! I could not be more excited. Thank you so much Melissa, you are awesome!! Melissa is one of my first blogging friends and I was very excited to meet her!! So thank you from the bottom of my heart for the award and the awesome things you said about me on your blog!! You are so sweet and I adore you also!!

Now, I believe the proper protocol is to Pass It Forward....so I humbly bestow the above award on the following blogger friends of mine:

Blue Momma of course...not only is she a supportive blogging friend, she is also responsible for my awesome layout she did for me....just because she wanted a bag of Jelly Belly Flops!!!

Debbie from Four Angels Momma - Debbie always, always has a kind for me in my comments. She is so supportive and so sweet...I just love her!! I would love to meet you in real life someday Debbie!

Nekked Lizard Adventures - for always supplying me with a good laugh, even when Nekked Lizard Man goes off on one of his tangents which leaves me shaking my head...I love their sense of humor. They are also one of my first blogging friends!

Cynthia for always having an sweet comment for me. I love visiting her site, her adventures with her children are to live through vicariously. She is an awesome mom!

Meg Just Megnificent for winning my First Evah Contest!! Her blog is real...and I always get a chuckle from her adventures. Meg, you are a sweet, sweet woman and an awesome mom!!

Ms. Cellinia - her photography is beautiful. I am very upset that she was in my neck of the woods before I got to know her...I would have loved to meet her and have a cup of tea with her.

Speaking of tea - Peppermint Tea is another favorite visiting spot of mine. Her blog is also very real and thought provoking. She has always been very supportive and kind to me.

and last, but definitely not least

Irene from Word Lovers Unite. I love her writing and she is so kind and supportive also. Plus...I won my very first blogging contest from her this week!!

There are so many blogs I visit daily for laughs and inspiration. I have met a wonderful community of bloggers, these are just a small few!!