My first blogging award!

Shannon at Welcome to the Nut House presented me with this wonderful award today.

Wow! I am shocked and so so so flattered. I never imagined I would ever receive a blogging award! I would like to thank Shannon for presenting me with this award. I would also like to thank all of you who come back to read and comment day in and day out. It's been so fun getting to know you all. I am also enjoying catching up with some old friends through this wonderful world of blogging. Now that I have been honored with this award, I am told I get to pass it on to 7 other deserving blogs. How do I choose? I guess I'll have to start from the top and with my oldest friends and blog followers. 1. Karin at 6 by His Design and I go way back. We met as Freshmen in High School when we chose to be each other's tennis partners in gym. We've wrote endless notes about life and boys in High School and college. We even shared a few crushes if I recall correctly. I've loved her ever since. She inspires and amazes me on a regular basis. She's a mother of 4 with 2 sets of twins. Count them Mr. T, Miss Pookie and 2 new additions. I was one of her bridesmaids and vise verse. We've kept in touch for years now and I love reading about her amazing family through blogging daily. Many of you may have met her in Missouri during our BATW. She was one of Debbie's guest hosts from St. Louis, MO. She helped me get started on the whole blog thing and has taught me how to use many of the applications you see on my blog. 2. Kerry at Day by Day is also a long-time friend whom I have to read about daily. We met in MO while she and another friend were celebrating their birthdays together. Heck we might have even gone to No Place that night with the girls. That would mean I met 2 of my very favorite people in the world at No Place. Kerry like Karin would bend over backwards to put a smile on your face. She's a Special Ed teacher and just completed her degree in Counseling. She was my Maid of Honor as was I at her wedding. Kerry can and does it all! She's amazing but be warned. She's the biggest Husker fan around. Don't mess with her and her Huskers! 3. Jai at Moments with MoMo and I met while living in Italy. Jai came into my life and home on Christmas Day. She had just arrived from Texas and was exhausted and had jet lag. However, she put on a happy face and made the best of it. I've learned so many new things from her. IE Feng Shui tips, Anime, about green toys, bento boxes for kids. You name it. She is also a mom for keeping our girls modest as they grow up fast enough as it is. She is a Feng Shui consultant, awesome hands-on mom and a woman of many other talents as you'll find on her blog. She speaks Spanish, English, Portuguese and has even taught herself sign language and Japanese. She knows and has taught the martial art Kuk Sool Won. Get to know her; I know you'll love her and her insightful blog just as I do. 4. Rowena at Rubber Slippers in Italy is new to my life. I met her while blogging and her blog has made me drool ever since. She talks about her travels in Italy as well as the yummy foods she encounters and prepares. I know once you read one of her posts on cheese, sea food or you name it you'll fall in love too. 5. Trish at Just a Little Something from Me is a fellow Missourian. However, we've never met in person. She has just signed up to be her daughter's volleyball coach and is so excited about the season. She just bought a awesome new camera and is having fun learning how to use all it's settings. She's a fun mom and fellow blogger. 6. Terri at Irish Eyes are Smiling is a woman with many causes and many children ;). She is always supporting a fellow blogger/friend and their loved ones with prayers, updates and love. Here are a few for example Tuesday and JD. Plush she shares another blog with several other moms with big families. How does she do it all? She is insightful and I love her blog. 7. Renata at Sunnyside Fun is another mom with many children. I wanted to break the rules and add her to my list because she is one who comes to us all the way from Down under. I love her life and family as well as the neighbors who come to visit. You never know what's gonna happen on her blog. Thank you again Shannon. I don't know if I can present an award back to the person who gave it to me. Trust me, you would be on this list had I not received the award from you.