For ME?!

I'd like to thank the academy...oh, um...no...I'd like to thank Carol at Facing 50 with Humour for these two awards.  Not only is she HILARIOUS all the time (except when she brings tears to your eyes...no, wait, she was funny then as well), she is quite generous with her comments and is just one of the nicest people I've ever met in my life.  Please go visit her blog if you haven't already.  If you don't leave laughing, then your laughing box is broken!  You will love her instantly!  Thank you so much Carol for thinking of me!  And a shout out to my family for being a crazy bunch--without you and your shenanigans, no humor! 

Ok, award number one, Awesome Blog Award, is going to everyone who stops by here today!  I mean it.  If you stop, I'll know it.  If you don't take the award, I'm going to hunt you down!  Seriously, I want you to have it and I'm too lazy to go through every single one of you and hand it out that way!  Remember, I'm like Santa (fat and sees all)-- I WILL know!

REMEMBER TO NOTIFY THE RECIPIENT WHEN YOU PASS THESE ON!

 Now, The LOL Award is going to the following blogs (which you would truly be missing out if you didn't visit each of them). As usual, I couldn't narrow it down to one and, also as usual, if you already have this award or do not wish to accept it, please consider taking it and passing it on to a blogger who makes you LOL:

The Bloggess:  http://thebloggess.com/

Bodacious Boomer: http://bodaciousboomer.com/

Attack of the Redneck Mommy: http://www.theredneckmommy.com/

Wrestling with Retirement:  http://www.wrestlingwithretirement.com/

Anne Dickens/the day after yesterday:  http://www.thedayafteryesterday.co.uk/

And, seven things about me that I haven't already mentioned?  I don't think that's possible, some of these may be repeats--sorry!

1.  I volunteer as a tutor at the elementary school our daughters attended.

2.  I don't wear jewelry with the exception of my wedding rings and the ring Hubs gave me for our 25th anniversary.  The girls say I have to have one more so each of them will have one when I'm gone.  Nice of them to think of me, don't you think?  LOL

3.  I don't like to wear bright colors, as a matter of fact, I wear mostly black...partially because it has a somewhat slimming effect (although, as over weight as I am what difference could it possibly make?) and because I feel like I blend in better and don't 'stick out' so much.  (I'm not that fond of pastels either)

4. I am a closet Stephen King reader.  And by closet I mean that when you let people around here know you love the way Stephen King writes they judge you harshly---they are focused on his content not his writing style.  Yes, I admit his content is... interesting... but there's no need to raise eyebrows at those of us who do enjoy a book or two of his from time to time.  My all time favorites of his are:  Firestarter (I've read it 4 times) and The Stand (which I've read 6 times).  I also enjoy the movies based on his books.  However, the movies are not near as exciting as his books!  (But then, I feel this way about all movies based on books...they lose something in translation).

5.  I love taking pictures of anything and everything but have really come to enjoy photographing birds.  Only thing is, I am terrible at identifying the birds---it's quite difficult for me.

6.  I love movies but cannot stand to sit through a play.  Even when Birdie (DD3) was taking drama in high school, it was hard to just sit there and watch--she was great though!

7.  Given the choice, I would take going to hear the orchestra over a rock concert...and I've always been like that.  I love all genres of music but classical is my favorite--I love the way, when I close my eyes, the music sends me places and the way I can feel the music.  And, my favorite sound in the world?  The cello.  It's so beautiful that it will bring me to tears almost every time.

And there you go.  Now, DO NOT LEAVE HERE WITHOUT YOUR AWARD!