I'm Honored...and Grateful

(Post #2 for the day)


Two of my sweet friends gifted me with this award yesterday. Isn't it unique and pretty!?! I first received an e-mail from Sidney telling me to stop by her site...saying that she had a little something for me. Later that night I was catching up on new posts and was shocked to see that my friend Kathi had done the same. Girls, thank you so much! As the title of this post states, I'm both honored and grateful to receive it...and honored and grateful to be able to call both of you friends!

These are the rules for accepting this award:

1. Pick 5 blogs that you consider deserving of this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contribute to the blogging community, no matter what language.

2. Each award has to have the name of the author and a link to his/her blog to be visited by everyone.

3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that presented her/him with the award.

4. The award winner and one who has given the prize have to show the link of "Arte y Pico" blog so everyone will know the origin of this award.

5. Show these rules.

And since I'm a rule follower, here goes:

Bren: I just love Bren to death! She is funny, down to earth, and genuine. She is ALWAYS one of the first ones to leave a comment and ALWAYS comments...and you all know how much we bloggers love our comments. So Bren, thank you and please know that I appreciate every single comment that you leave. I look forward to them! Bren has also mentioned that she would love to help out in anyway if our college daughter needs it while at college in AZ...and she means it. Bren would be there in a minute if little sis needed anything...and that is comforting to this mom in CA.

Donna Lyn: First of all, Donna Lyn loves dogs and ALWAYS asks me to give my Jake a kiss for her...Donna Lyn, I give him a kiss every time! One reason I enjoy visiting Donna Lyn is for the beauty she creates. She makes her home, both inside and out, comfortable and beautiful looking. She also has 3 sons that she adores. There's just something about a mother/son relationship...and we're both blessed to be experiencing it.

Michelle: I met Michelle early on and felt an instant connection with her because her kids are older like mine (3 of hers have graduated high school and the youngest is just starting high school). She loves being a wife and mom and it shows. When I think of Michelle I think of an outgoing, happy person. I think we'd become fast friends if we were neighbors.

Jill: I've never seen Jill talk about awards and such on her blog so I'm not sure how she feels about them...but I certainly think of her when it comes to creativity, displaying interesting material, and giving generously to the blogging community. Jill's blog was also one of the first ones I came across many months ago and now it's a blog I check daily. Jill is extremely humerus, down to earth, and the originator of the term "good mail." She loves to give and receive mail as much as I do, if that's possible.

Natasha: This sweet friend is full of energy and I love it! She is a hard-working young mother who is providing beautifully for her children. She is accomplished, she is driven, yet her family comes first. Natasha goes to great lengths to inspire, teach, and build up her children's self-esteem...and I'm touched by that. She is thoughtful and giving...and I'm so glad that we've become friends. (Natasha's blog is private so I won't be posting a link to her blog...but I still wanted to pass this little beauty on to her too)

There you have it. Please go check out these amazing women...you won't regret it for a minute!