I won!! *blowing kisses*

* I received two awards in the last couple of weeks (I know, I know, I have been so crazy busy with holiday stuff that I haven't had time to pass the awards on!)


The Smile Award came from the Mommy Lounge! I feel so honored! And the second award -- Kreative Blogger Award -- came from Blogging Mama.


First off...
The Smile Award:
Here are the characteristics of the SMILE Award: ~You must display a cheerful attitude.
~You must show love to others.
~You must make mistakes.
~You must learn from others.
~You must be a positive contributor to blogging.
~You must love life.
~You must love kids. Here are the rules for the Smile Award: ~You must post the rules if you are a recipient.
~You must choose 5 people to pass the award to.
~You must fit the characteristics of the award.
~You must post the characteristics of the recipient of the award.
~You must create a post sharing your win with others.
~You must thank the giver of the award. Thank you Mommy Lounge for such an honorable award!


The Trieffesons
Trying to Stay Calm
Lions, Tigers, and Boys, Oh My!
Outnumbered
Rainy Day in May



Secondly...
Kreative Blogger Award:
List seven things I like and then go tag 7 people:


1. I like my coffee, oh yes I do!
2. I like me some yummy sweet tea too!
3. I like books and reading with my kids (and without them is awfully nice too!)
4. I like to do crafts, some with kids and some without
5. I like to snuggle by the fire
6. I like to cook
7. I like to spend time with friends


The seven people I am going to tag for the Kreative Blogger award:
Aubrey
Tara
Pixie Dusted
Ramblings of a crazy woman
Megryansmom
Andy and Kelly
A Moms Life

And the award goes to...

Wendy over at Windlebug gave me this award! I am so honored! I just don't have a speech prepared for such a thing, so I will briefly thank my family for their support of my addiction to my occasional blogging, my computer for holding up under such pressure and my fellow readers (which aren't many!)

Here are the Rules :

1. You may only choose five people/blogs to give the award to

2. Four have to be dedicated followers of your blog

3. One has to be a new follower of your blog, or live in another part of the world

And the Award goes to . . .

Rainy Day in May - although she is much too busy to pass along the award right now because she is on the crusade to find a cure for breast cancer. She and I quickly became bloggy friends and have since grown closer (she even invited me to her house and made me yummy food!) She is a beautiful person, inside and out!

The Fam Five - she has probably already received this award like a gazillion times before but I award it to her again anyway! She and I have been friends for several years - she knows all my dark and dirty secrets! She is so beautiful and helps me to feel beautiful about myself (even when I gained a ton of weight!)

Perpetual Chaos - I award it to her because we have known each other for -- well forever! We went to school together, worked together, lived together... she has bailed me out of situations and been there for me whenever I needed her (except when we lost contact for 10 years... but then we picked right back up where we left off!) This woman is beautiful and has taught me so much over the years about kindness and love! Then there was the time when we lived together and I was trying to get dressed for work... I didn't even know how to put on panty hose and she so politely showed me how!

Moms Happy Handful - She and I have been sharing mommy stories for over a year. She is an amazing mom of 6 beautiful children --- and she looks amazing! Go check out the picture of her and her 19 year old daughter together - they look like sisters!

Mr. & Mrs. Smith - She and I are new bloggy friends! We are so much alike - except she is gorgeous and I am not! We recently were swap partners and I got the best gifts from her, it was like I bought the stuff myself!