I Can't Obey Those Rules

What did I do this time?

I Was Non-Compliant...Again

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Angel Mothers Bringing Beautiful Sunshine

We can rely on the sunshine rising over the horizon.

Many of us are blessed with angelic mothers who we were able to rely upon just like the sunshine.

I have many reasons to be thankful and not the least is because PJ, Jenie, Missie, Surviving Little People and Coupon Clippin' Mommy think that I am an Angel Mother that brings Beautiful Sunshine. I feel quite honored.


Do you wonder how I know they feel this way?

One way is because they make wonderful comments on my blog posts.

The other way I know is that they gave me the following blog awards for which I am grateful...



I would like to pass on the love to other Angel Mothers that bring Beautiful Sunshine. Thank you for visiting my blog and making comments that undeniably, lift my mood and make my days seem a little brighter. Please feel free to take all four of the awards and distribute them accordingly.

1. Blogaholic
2. Boobies, Babies and a Blog
3. Shelley's Swag
4. Chaos Wrapped In Chocolate Covered Grins
5. Anything Fits A Naked Man
6. A Daily Scoop of Chaos
7. Woman's Life Link
8. four Seasons Farm
9. Marlie and Me
10. Keep In Touch With Mommakin
11. Sixy is Just the Beginning
12. Oh Sew Good
    
13. Kamp KK
14. iPicture Girl
15. New York Chica
16. Bring The Rain
17. Infertile Myrtle
18. Blessed Quiver
19. Dry As Toast
20. Blue Cotton Memory
21. All That And A Box Of Rocks
22. Just Me and My Soldier and Two Little Chicks
23. Too Many Heart Beats
24. Mushroom
25. In the Trenches of Mommyhood
26. Havoc and Mayhem
27. Unknown Mami

The Rules:
1) Put the logo within my blog or on my post

2) for the Angels award - Pass the award to five people I think are Angels
2) for the Mothers award - Pass the award to 12 fellow mommy bloggers
2) for the Beautiful award - Pass the award to 7 fellow bloggers and tell 7 things about yourself
2) for the Sunshine award - Pass the award to 10 bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspires others in the blog world

3) Link the nominees within my post
4) Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog
5) Share the love and link to the person whom you received this award from.



"Those who bring sunshine
to the lives of others
cannot keep it from themselves."~James Matthew Barrie~

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Some Things Never Change

Day after day, month after month, and year after year, some things just never change. Let me name a few in good fun:

1. car wrecks
   
2. hurricanes
   
3. men not asking for directions
   
4. children asking "Why?"
   
5. needing to take a bath
   
6. getting hungry
7. your mother giving advice
8. dishes that need to be washed
9. the sun coming up
10. blogging excitement

I'm not big on "change" of any kind. I like the same old thing...it is reliable and uncomplicated which I find comforting. Take for instance, a quilt. As time goes by, it gets softer and more used, but instead of being "old" it becomes even more comforting.

Image: Flickr poppalina
Image: Homeneeds
Image: RicRacAndButtons.etsy.com
So back to my list of things that don't change...

Blogging excitement?

Yes!

I have a couple wonderful blogging friends and one of them is Teresha at Marlie and Me. She has a handsome husband, beautiful child, wonderfully positive attitude, cute blog, and she is not only a loyal reader, but she sends me uplifting emails that often say just what I need to hear.

How does this relate to change?

Over time, I have accumulated a few awards from her and I'm excited to be able to share them with you now. However, like all blogging awards they come with RULES and that just doesn't ever seem to change nor does the fact that I break them all the time! I remember one of my first awards said, "Give to five other bloggers" and I gave it to twenty. So, as in the past I'm going to break the rules.

Don't you love me?

All of the recipients were taken from my other blog the PERSONAL JOURNAL where they are listed in the blogroll.


First up is the LEMONDADE STAND AWARD

Given by: Marlie and Me
The rules for this award:

• Put the Lemonade logo on your blog or within your post.
• Nominate at least 10 blogs with great attitude or gratitude.
• Link the nominees within your post.
• Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
• Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

Here's my list of recipients for this award:

1. Yaya Stuff
2. Too Many Heartbeats
3. Having a Hallelujah Good Time
4. Welcome To My World
5. Black Holes and Macrame
6. Unknown Mami
7. Happily Ever After
8. And Then There Was Me
9. Harriet
10. Transparent Mama
    

Next is the CIRCLE OF FRIENDS AWARD

Given by: Marlie and Me
The rules for this award are:

• Grab the award
• Post it on your blog along with 5 things you love to do
• And 5 other bloggers you want to recognize

Here's my list of the 5 things I love to do (LOL LOL LOL I really am good at math. I actually made an A+ in Calculus!):

1. Do anything with my daughter
2. Give to my family
3. Eat
4. Cook
5. Blog
6. Sew
7. Knit
8. Crochet
9. Embroider
10. Craft
    
11. Take photos
    
12. Read
13. Watch movies
14. Vacuum
15. Listen to music
    

Here's my list of recipients for this award:

1. Blue Cotton Memory
2. Kamp KK
3. Diviacity
   
4. Bombshell Bliss
5. Life with Kaishon
6. MelRrox
7. Gamma Sharon's Life
8. accidentally, kle
9. I Choose Bliss
10. Rose Haven
    

Last, but not least the HAPPY 101 AWARD

Given by: Marlie and Me
The Rules:

• List 10 things that make you happy, try to do at least one of them today
• Tag 10 bloggers that brighten your day. For those 10 bloggers who get the award, link back to my blog when you create your own "makes you happy" list.

Here's my list of the 10 things that make me happy:

1. Alyssa
2. Jesus
3. My family including Turtle
   
4. food
5. computer
6. music
7. sunshine
8. flowers
9. reading
10. good health
    

Here's my list of recipients for this award:

1. Life in the Second Half
2. Without Adornment
3. Blasian Baby Notes
4. Katherine's (a.k.a. Katie's) Corner
5. Thoughtfully Blended Hearts
6. Mushroom
7. Life With My Special K's
8. INFertile Myrtle
9. We got hitched...
10. On the tip of my fingers...
    

Phew! That was exhausting, but fun! Now I have to go notify everyone so they can enjoy the fun...

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Sincerity is Heartfelt

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Between the ice cream, chocolate, your well wishes and prayers, I made it through the day.


So did my husband. He is peacefully snoring the roof off in the other room.

Albert Schweitzer said,

At times our own light
goes out and is rekindled
by a spark
from another person.
Each of us has cause
to think
with deep gratitude
of those who have lighted
the flame within us.

Thank you for your heartfelt wishes that buoyed my spirit today. I truly appreciate your comments.

While we are on the subject of being heartfelt, have you ever looked that word up in the dictionary? I did. Yeah, I know you are not surprised. Once a nerd, always a nerd! Just be thankful I'm not teaching you Calculus.

heartfelt: deeply or sincerely felt; earnest (a considerable or impressive degree or amount). Adjectives of this word: sincere, deep, earnest, warm, genuine, profound, honest, ardent, devout, hearty, fervent, cordial, wholehearted

Isn't that just a lovely word?

With an abundance of gratefulness, I wish to thank my bloggie friend Lisa from All That and a Box of Rocks for giving me the Heartfelt Blogger Award.



Like Lisa, I don't really dig following the rules, so I am glad she didn't post any for this award! In appreciation of your heartfelt kindnesses today, I want to pass this award to you.

Blue Cotton Memory She also asked me a question and I posted the answer here:

Personal Journal Blogroll

The Fifty Factor
Zesty Nachos
Marlie and Me
Keep In Touch With Mommakin
The Professional Family Manager
Maman & Gourmand
Abundant Living
Away We Go
Coupon Clippin' Mommy
Unknown Mami
The Sporadic Cook

Thank you all very much!

Check out the short posts on my other blogs.
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I Spy Something Yellow

Yellow evokes thoughts of the sunshine warming not only the skin, but filling the soul with optimistic happiness. All hues and shades of yellow can help to cheer the mood with perky brightness.


What do we have here on this happy yellow blog? Ahhh, the Busy Momma Bee gave The Redhead Riter the Best Blog Award. Thank you so much! She is a new blogger that needs some of your smiling faces in her Google Follower widget located in the footer. Hint, hint!



I would like to pass the award on to six blogs that you will find on my blog, the Crafting & Selling Blogroll which is featuring them at the top of all the other blogs on the right and in the left bar. These blogs are full of the greatest craft ideas and even if you don't want to make anything, it is fun to see their talents in action. Several of them sell their craft too so you might find something you want to buy.


Just Something I Made
Mod Podge Rocks
Tizzalicious Crafts and Cuteness
Diary of a Crafty Chica
World of Whimsy
Shiny Little Things

Take a few minutes and visit their blogs. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. You may not always find something "yellow" in color, but you will always find something uplifting and bright.

We all live with
the objective of
being happy;
our lives are
all different
and yet the same.
~Anne Frank~

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Some Things Are Just Cute

Is het super leuk?
Est-il mignon superbe ?
Ist es supernettes?
Είναι έξοχο χαριτωμένο;
È sveglio eccellente?
Оно супер милое?
¿Es lindo estupendo?
Is it cute?


I want to thank Yahoo Babel Fish for translating the sentence above for me, but mostly to thank "This and That" for this really fun "Your Blog is Super Cute award" in Portuguese!


I want to pass this great award on to a few blogs that I think are really cute...

Busy Momma Bee
A Thorn Among Roses
MelRoXx
Two Fatties
Whimsical Creations
Tat-ology

"Cute is when a person's personality
shines through their looks.
Like in the way they walk,
every time you see them
you just want to run up and hug them."

You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream For Ice Cream
Make It Pink
Bill Dan, Rock Artist
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