A Stylish Blogger Award.....

I am blushing right now! Two lovely bloggers have given my "The Stylish Blogger" award. Many, many thank yous to Lianne at  Family Life and Shannon at 4 Growing Boys! It warms my little heart to realize that other bloggers enjoy reading what I have to say! Quite honestly, sometimes I wonder if writing about my frugal antics, is helpful to anyone else, but kind comments from my readers and FABULOUS awards, like this one, make it all worthwhile!

Here are the rules to the award:

     1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.

     2. Share 7 things about yourself
     3. Award 15 other bloggers
     4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award

Okay here are seven things about me:

1. I love, love, LOVE Diet Coke.
2. I bake as a stress reliever.
3. I love aprons. I always wear one when I cook or bake.
4. I have four silly, sassy, infuriating, wonderful children (and one silly, sassy, infuriating, wonderful hubby, too!).
5. I love to read. Especially cookbooks and books on thrift or frugality.
6. I love to garden (and therefore, I love to can and freeze the excess).
7. I am a closet farm girl. Secretly, I want to milk cows, gather eggs, and grow a ginormous garden. Maybe someday, when I grow up............

Now, for fifteen FABULOUS blog:

Basket 411

I'm Losing It Here

Better Me, Better World

Norah's Menus And Recipes

My Daily SAHM Life

 

Jayaycee Blog

Thrifty Living 

The Frugal Girl

My Frugal Fun Life

Oomph An "Aha"

Pinching Your Pennies

Budget Confidential

My Blue Cottage

One Crazy Cookie 

The Cutting Back Kitchen

Sometimes these blogs make my laugh, sometimes they make me cry, sometimes they just get me thinking. Each of these great ladies are geniuses in my mind, and never cease to inspire me. I consider them all great virtual friends!

Happiness 101

Happiness is a good friend, and my dear friend at Jayayceeblog.blogspot.com has been kind enough to award my blog the Happy 101 award.



I would like to thank her for her thoughtfulness. Stop by Jayaycee's blog soon; you'll love it. It is full of recipes, ideas, reminisces, and food for thought. She has quite a sense of humor, too. I thoroughly enjoy each visit.

Now to fulfill the requirements. The recipient must do the following things:

1. Copy and paste the award into their blog.
2. Tell the rest of blogdom all about the lovely person who passed the award on you, and provide a link to their blog.
3. List ten things that makes you happy
4. Pass the award on to other bloggers, and visit their blogs to let them know about their award.

Ten things that make me happy......

1. Diet Coke; enough said.
   
2. New dish towels. My favorites are colored flour sack, and homespun plaids. My kitchen feels all pretty and new when I hang a new dish towel on the oven door handle.
3. New dish rags. It is so refreshing to wipe a counter clean with a rag that is not stained and full of holes. Dear Hubby thinks I'm insane, but I ask for new ones every year for my birthday.
4. Hugs from my children. It is sad to say as my children get older hugs become more sporadic. Therefore, I treasure each one.
5. Sitting in the sunshine. I love to sit in the sunshine and enjoy a quiet moment (though, most sun sitting sessions involve my children, so they are rarely quiet).
6. A good book. I am an avid reader. I still like to learn (I' m hoping it will keep my brain from turning to mush), so I read lots of nonfiction. Don't get my wrong, though. I'm always in for a good fluffy novel or mystery.
7. My garden. It is a love/hate relationship sometimes, but mostly love. I derive great pleasure in providing fresh veggies for my family and friends.
8. Canning. I know this sounds insane (and it probably is), but I am a happy little camper when I am in the throws of preserving fruits, veggies, pickles, jams,and jellies. I love looking a the rows of full jars lined up on the basement shelves (and hopefully,my family doesn't mind eating it).
9. Baking. Baking is a stress reliever for me. You can gauge my stress level by how many baked goods are in the house. Thank goodness there always seems to be a few teenage boys hanging around my house willing to help keep inventory in check!
10. Antique kitchenware. Just love them. I have them decorating all the nooks and crannies in my kitchen. They are a constant reminder of how hard my female ancestors worked to raise their (not so little families), so I had better buck up and get to raising my own little brood!

Now, to pass The Happy 101 award along to a few blogs that always make my day! Check out these great blogs soon!

• The Cutting Back Kitchen
• One Crazy Cookie
• The Idea Room