WOuld you EVEN believe me if I said I got YET one more award today???

Yikes, you guys don't mind me, as I give another HEART FILLED shout out to my sweet friend 

MOE @ Cross my Hooks

As Im getting ready to start my FEATURES from the past two weeks, she leaves me a comment, that she was on her way here to award me with an award, YES another STYLISH blogger award. 

What is a girl to do, of course I freaked, like WOW, seriously, WOW, insanely awesome, and spectacular, and incredible. 

If this is the way the rest of the year is going to be, 

BRING IT ON BABY

For real. I am SO VERY BLESSED to have made a connection with so many of you. Naturally we all have the blogging thing in common, but somehow that isn't always enough. We all know the feeling, when you REALLY like a blog, even if you just stumble upon it, and immediately you are hooked. Well, that's really how I felt when I came across Moe's paper project. I was instantly drawn into her neat little blog. She has continued to amaze me, I am a sucker for all things totally crafty, recycled, different and out there, and can so appreciate her style. I adore it, her blog, and her etsy shop. Yeah just go check it out, she is up in my sponsors section silly, yeah go click, and off you go to say hello. 

THANK YOU MOE!!!

As always ENJOY!

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Two awards in one day, I know, CRAZY COOL!!

You got that right. For someone who never won anything miss popular related, EVER, I have been getting a lot of awards, and I am so COMPLETELY overwhelmed. 

Gosh, am I that much better in the blog world than in real life, he he. Would you guys still love me if you knew me in real life, and saw how NOT stylish I really am, lol. 

Ok, the bottom line is I am SO FLIPPIN thankful. Seriously, it's a really awesome feeling, getting these awards. To know that someone followed you ( well just because of a hop ) for example, is not exactly the best feeling, BUT, when someone follows you, and can pick you out of their blog list, which is probably REALLY big, if you are anything like me. Then that is really special. 

THANK YOU SO MUCH 

BROOKE ANNA ROBERTS 

from 

Mommy Does

for this award

Brooke has a blog she started just last November, and last month alone she made an incredible 70 posts, hello, this gal can blog. She loves reviewing new products, doing giveaways, and of course all things crafty. 

She has some great New Year resolutions this year, and one of them being to make her blog better known. 

Won't you go say HI, and let her know you saw her here. 

Thanks again, and I'm off to finish cleaning some stuff, and organizing, and eating lunch, and then doing our afternoon activities with the kids, and then finishing up my FEATURES, and then checking out more blogs, and dang, you get the idea. Life is hectic all over again, I miss vacation. 

HUGS to all of you, and your adorable little munchkins, you know who you are, mine is fast asleep on the couch, YAYYYY, this doesn't happen when everyone is home. Oh yeah, momma will be getting her much needed breaks again. 

As always ENJOY!

Special requests, or mad love always welcome:)
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LIFE IS GOOD ~~ Another awesome award ~~

Can you guys believe I got awarded with ANOTHER award. 

Well I did, and from such an awesome couple. 

This blog is run by a sweet mama, and her dear hubby. 

They are so darn cute, and have a really GREAT blog, with TONS of great money saving tips, and of course LOTS of fun giveaways. 

THANK YOU SO MUCH

JUST MARRIED WITH COUPONS

also known as Dawn & Rafael :)

My beautiful award, and yes LIFE IS GOOD!!

The slacker in me, has not passed any of these wonderful awards on yet, and I already have a ton. I am so behind. 

Please be just a tad bit more patient, and maybe I can do it this YEAR, lol, darn, that would have sounded so much better a few weeks ago, lol. 

Seriously I will make it a point to get it done VERY SOON, because I adore so many of you, and I would LOVE to put a smile on your face, just like I have every time I get one of these. 

What a great day it is today. 

HUGS!!!

As always ENJOY!

Special requests, or mad love always welcome:)
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Watch out I MUST be STYLISH ~~ I have been told more than once now!!

My friend Beth @ Wiccan Make Some Too sent me a message the other day that she had awarded me this lovely thing. Out of the blue, as they always are, and I was so shocked. Seriously, she couldn't be talking about me, me, because I am anything but STYLISH these days. Me must work on Me soon, I do have other clothes besides pajamas, after all.

So, anyway, I am honored, and thrilled, that I have made some good impressions, on you guys. Enough to be included in these awards. I know that WHEN I do finally get around to passing them all, there is NO WAY I will be able to pass them to all the wonderful blogs, I follow, so making the cut, is really amazing to me.

BETH~~~ THANK YOU SO MUCH GIRL!!

Now go say hello to this Wiccan Grandma, before she puts a spell on you, (kidding) not really!!

As always ENJOY!

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Me Stylish~~ Kendall thinks so :)

Oh yeah baby, just as I thought I could finally go to sleep, I just HAD to see this comment from Kendall telling me she awarded me with this awesome award.

So now that I have like a collection of them, I need to actually display them somewhere, BAD recipient (me) and then of course pass them on to my favorite blogs. Very hard choice!!

So until I do that, I'd like to say THANK YOU again to Kendall, @ Songbirds and Buttons. She's just staying busy, making lots of fun Christmas projects, he he, so GO CHECK her out already. Gosh what are you waiting for.



As always ENJOY!

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3 Awards from LUCY DESIGNS~~~

Yeah you read that right. Sweet Lucy over @ Lucy Designs  included me on her list of new favorite blogs. Crazy I tell you, I just discovered her recently, fell in love, like madly, and well, I guess she couldn't resist my charm either. :) I love my blogging friends, and recieving these awards really puts a smile on my face.

I have a really huge task ahead of me, in passing these awards on, but will do so asap. I promise.

THANK YOU so much Lucy!!

As always ENJOY!

Special requests, or mad love always welcome:)
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ANOTHER AWARD, and this was actually my FIRST!!!

My sweet, friend Michelle over at Emerald Cove awarded me with this lovely award on September 28th, and she sent me an email telling me so. For no reason other than I just never thought anyone would send me emails on my new account, I haven't checked out my gmail, in forever. Well, today I go and I had TONS of emails, not just comment notifications, which is all I thought I'd get. 


I am terribly sorry to anyone, who has dropped me a note, and I did not respond. I wrote you back today, but please know that I take great pride, in responding, to all my followers, comments, notes, emails, anything, and from now on, please do email me, I promise to actually read them, daily, and of course not leave you hanging ever again. 


Back to Michelle and the award. I came across her blog, from a link party, Im sure. She was showing off some awesome project and it caught my eye. Her blog, is full of the most refreshing airy, crisp, beachy, retreat,  getaway, rooms ever. You can actually smell the ocean, I swear, just by visiting her blog, and reading it. 


I learned some interesting facts about her, from this award, and you should pay her a visit, and check her out. She is one lovely friend to have for sure, and she often puts a smile on my face with her sweet comments, which she leaves often. I love that, and I really appreciate Michelle for that. 


I will pass this award on as soon as possible, I promise, and still have to do the same with my other award I received. I can't believe I got two already, so hang in there to see who I will share them with, it will be hard for sure. 


THANK YOU MICHELLE!!!!!


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1st AWARD, and my Fish gets FEATURED!!!

Yesterday I was FEATURED, and here's the cutest picture that says it all. So cute right?

Sourkraut, a great new blogging pal, I made JUST recently, has fallen in love with me, so much so that she has awarded me with this award. 

I was thrilled to see this, and to say the least completely shocked, and humbled. Not only is she totally new to my blog, but with all the awesome blogs out there for her to include me in the top 15, is just amazing. 

SOURKRAUT with SOURKRAUTKRAFTS

has a very cool blog, filled with recipes, (she's kinda German), crafts, projects, photography, sewing, you name it, she seems to do it. Just today while checking her out she was doing a great feature on her favorite etsy things, wishing she had more etsy friends so she could show them off (hint hint). She is very talented, and from what I've seen loves to celebrate others as well. What's not to love about a gal like that.

THANK YOU my sweet Sourkraut, I would gladly return the award to you, but per the rules, will be passing it on to 15 others. Watch out for my list coming very soon, will take me a bit to narrow it down, but am TOO excited to be able to do it.
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Then today I get a message from my sweet girl Ami over at ALI LILLY, telling me she included my FISH CURRY in a feature she was doing on yummy, comforting fall food. Hello, that was so cool, I mean seriously, made me smile. I've actually seen some of the other recipes she shared on there, and they all look fantastic. Ami, is a regular here, and has been my #1 supporter since starting Amaze me August. She was so willing to spread the word, link up, and offer support. It was so nice, and made me feel happy. Just like a good neighbor AMI is there :)

THANK YOU AMI!!!

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