Thank You!

Two sweet blogging buddies passed this on to me recently and I want to say thank you for sending this my way. Thank you Janiece and Lou Ann!

With this award, I'm supposed to list 7 interesting things about myself. Well, I don't know about the interesting part, but here goes:

1) I have a sister who always dreamed of becoming a mother. I never gave it much thought, yet I'm the one who became a mom. Both of my sisters never had any children.

2) I've broken 2 bones in my life. Both involved little dogs.

3) I always wanted to become a teacher but ended up becoming a nurse. Funny thing is, I "teach" everyday as a nurse.

4) I don't advertise it, but I'm pretty much a vegetarian.

5) I've worked at my job 7 years and have never been late once (now that I've typed this, I'll probably jinx myself!)

6) I graduated mid-term my senior year. Although I never went to summer school, I had enough credits to graduate early.

7) I enjoy reading and love books. I have books all over the house but mainly keep them stored in a bookcase upstairs. They are in alphabetical order by author. Can you say OCD!

If you haven't received the Beautiful Blogger Award yet, please take it from me as a thank you for stopping by. I always always appreciate your visits, your comments, and especially your friendship, thank you!

Please take a few minutes and stop by Janiece's and Lou Ann's blog to say hello. You can visit Janiece here and Lou Ann here.

Awe-Summm!

My friend Nanny passed this onto me recently. Thank you Nanny! It's funny though, Nanny mentioned that she thought I was talented and interesting. These are two adjectives I normally wouldn't have used to descrive myself. It's interesting to see how other people view you vs. how you view yourself isn't it!?! Talented and interesting, I appreciate and like that...I think it's Awe-Summm!


As part of receiving this award, I'm supposed to list 7 awesome things about myself. As wives and mothers, we don't look at ourselves as awesome, we just look at ourselves as everyday women, but you know what, we are awesome, everyone of us.

1. It's awesome that I am a child of God, daughter of the King of Kings! This is something that I'm so thankful for yet I don't take lightly. It's a privilege.

2. I have an awesome family that I get along great with. I have children, parents, sisters, and spouse that I love doing things with. It's a blessing to be able to say that my family are my best friends.

3. It's awesome that I have a job that I love and appreciate. Not many people will have a job in life that they feel they were made to have. It was my calling to become a nurse.

4. I think it's awesome that I'm generally a positive, upbeat person.

5. It's awesome (and I know my family always appreciated it) that I love a clean, organized home, a nicely decorated home. I always have. Even as a child and teenager I wanted things clean and organized. I take pleasure in it and find great joy in my home.

6. I think it's awesome that the older I get, the more outgoing I've become. Getting older is so freeing...it's definitely not all bad.

7. This may sound cliche' but it's true, I think it's awesome that I've made so many wonderful friendships through blogging. Blogging has made me a better person and so have the people that I've met along the way. I had no idea what I was getting into yet now I wouldn't trade it for anything. I also think it's awesome how blogging has forced me to become computer savvy...who knew!

I'm heading out the door soon but I'm supposed to pass on this Awe-Summm award to 7 friends as well. I'll try and update this post soon and pass it on then. In the meantime, I'm off to look at new computers!

An Award and A Thank You

The meaning: "Prize to Personal Effort"

Last week Nancy at Olive Leaf Ministries gifted me with this award...thank you Nancy! Nancy is a talented writer and speaker who posts video devotions each Monday. Every week, I eagerly await her posts as I know I will learn something new and valuable from her teachings. If you visit Nancy, I guarantee you will feel blessed, uplifted, and loved!

Here are the rules for this award:
1. Mention the blog that gave it to you.
2. Publish these rules.
3. Share six values that are important to you and six things you do not support.
4. Grant the prize to six people.

Six values that are important to me:
1. First and foremost, God
2. God's word
3. My family and friends
4. My freedom
5. Honesty
6. Education

Six things that I do not support:
1. Dishonesty
2. Laziness
3. Evolution
4. Violence
5. Cruelty to animals of any kind!
6. Child abuse of any kind!

I pass this award on to:
1. Bren
2. Dani
3. Cindy
4. Mandi
5. Kim Sue
6. Jennifer

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!

You Made My Day!

Thank you my sweet, funny friend Rhonda for passing this on to me! I love it...and I love you too!

I had the day from you know where at work today so to come home tonight and see this, well you just made my day! Thank you friend!

My First Award!

Thank you Kathi!

Kathi, this is my first blogging award received from a friend and it is sincerely appreciated! I in turn would like to pass this award on to a few blogging buddies of my own.

So...if you've signed up to be on our list of "blogging buddies" just like the cute cats in the picture, please accept this award...from me to you (Jennifer H., Rhonda, Michelle J., Jan B., Kim Sue, Mandi, Brenda E., Michelle M., Jennifer W., Becky, Kacey, Bren, Ronda, Sidney, and Patti).

You all are the "best blogging buddies" around!