Honest Scrap

That is the name of one of the awesome awards Icy recently gave me. And the rules include:

- writing 10 honest things about you
- passing it on to 7 other people

So here are my 10 Things (funny that I'd just been posting 10 things on other people as well ^^):

1. I count the hours my sons sleep, and give them Benadryl when they NEED to sleep and they struggle NOT TO.

2. I heat canned food before eating it (ravioli, tuna, pork and beans - you get the idea).

3. I like to encourage people to write.

4. I find as I grow older that it's true what they say - there's no winning an argument with fools (for lack of a more fitting word).

5. I'm a night owl.

6. I like to sing (I'm no diva) when I'm stressed at work.

7. Bad manners appall me - I feel terribly embarrassed FOR the person who has no qualms about showing it.

8. I find that people who argue about faith a lot are the ones most confused about it.

9. I have found real friendships in people who have no titles, no money, and no fame.

10. I think 10 is not enough, but my tenth is I find humor in my own mistakes!

Thank you heaps again, Icy! Now for the seven people on my list. Please make room for:


Manoy Doro of Mga Sulating Pilipino
Ladyviral of In My World
Ricardo of Unloaded
Ms. Monique of Middle Ditch
Rainfield of My Journey
Karinann of Blessings For The Day
Kaydee of Teardrops and Rainbows

I will be posting the recipients of the other awards later! Have a happy weekend, everyone!

Awards From Me To You

Yes, yes, they're up for grabs! One is called the Your Blog Is As Deer To Me As Cupcakes Award! It's for everyone on my blogroll! Check your blogsite out on my sidebar! Email me if you need help putting the button up on your sidebar! Dear friends, I read your blogs almost everyday, without fail! I leave my comments on your posts all the time! That shows how dear your blogs are to me! So don't be shy and let me see the cupcake award up there next time I'm on your sites! Hugs! And pass it on to any one whose blog you are following!! It's for all of them!

Now for the One Lovely Blog Award. I had to choose only 15, even though your blogs all qualify! The rule to this is you have to choose 15 more blogs to pass this on to. So, without further ado, here's my list:

Australia:Quadrat in Focus
Rundpinne
Third Time's A Chance
The Legacy of Home
Kitchen With Kids
My Hodgepodge
The Joys of Simple Life
Jesusa's Corner
The Immateur Anthropologist
Reach Beyond Limits
Joyful Reflections
Thistle Cove Farm
Simple Beauty
Seeds4Thoughts
The Main Ingredient

Pass the love on! Happy Sunday, everyone!

Awards, Awards

Hello, my friends! I'm up and refreshed now and my thoughts are swirling! First, my thanks to the fabulous bloggers I've met who sent the following awards my way! A Target Give-away gift card from Ashley of Kansas! Whew! Find out all about this, and how I won this card - my VERY FIRST BLOGGING WIN - in a most extraordinary way, here.

Ashley, I am privileged to meet you, and call you my friend, you and your precious little girl, are in my prayers. Thank you so much!

Ashley's letter - I'm tickled pink! My little boy opened this himself.

My next thoughts are of SunnyMama of England! Many thanks, Sunny, for my awards! I encourage everyone to go visit her fabulous blogsite and just immerse yourself in its warmth! My prayers are with you and your little boy, SunnyMama!

I don't have much time to sit here now, for the moment, so I cannot do some fast typing of URLs to pass the One Lovely Award to (wait for that, there'll be 15 of you), but the Your Blog Is As Deer To Me As Cupcakes I pass on to all of you on my blogroll - yeah, start grabbing and posting on your sidebars! Don't be shy now!! That's the rule!

Later on in the night,

the celebration continuedwith Zulma's homemade picadillo (chili), full of fresh garden vegetables, 3 kinds of spices, and a whole lot of other condiments. She also used ground turkey for meat.

These tostadas went with the chili - yum!

That's Zulma, in black, trying to pull this run-away golf cart. Too much picadillo for Blanda, eh? Both of them are most dedicated Nurse's Assistants, never complaining, never failing, always there. We three have a special bond, and bring food whenever we're working together. It was Zulma's first time to bring something last night - and she certainly made it worth the wait.

Finally, you are all MY AWARDS in this never-ending game called LIFE. No gems like friends anywhere. Take care, Tuesday's almost gone. I'll see you later!