The Versatile Blogger Award

The mistress of The Yard Art Game awarded me an award!

To accept this award I have to: 

• reveal 7 truths about myself (what?)
• select 7 blogs that I would like to share the award with

Here it goes. Seven truths about me. Don't judge too harshly:

1) I read my local newspaper from front to back (section A, page 1 to section X, page ?) every day. I love the routine of reading the paper. Reading it on-line is just not the same.

2) For approximately 13 years, I worked one week out of the year at the NFL's National Invitational Camp in Indianapolis, IN. I always volunteered to be on the "weighing and measuring" team, but they would never let me. I was constantly relegated to data entry, dang it. Even so, oh the stories I could tell...

3) I've always wanted to design fabulous tablecloths and napkins. I love to set a pretty table, you see.

4) I'm stubborn. Really stubborn. Really, really stubborn.

5) When I was probably 9 or 10, my brother and I put our little sister in a trash can and carried it to the curb just as the trash truck was turning onto our street. She screamed. Mom heard. You can pretty much figure out the rest of the story.

6) I'm perfectly happy to never leave my house for days at a time. Days, I say.

7) I'm obsessed with ensuring the doors to the house are locked. At all times. The Husband does NOT appreciate it when I accidently lock him out.

The 7 blogs I would like to see play along for this award are:

1) Jill of All Trades

2) The Mom Mayhem

3) Gather

4) Perspective Required

5) A Slap In The Face

6) M O N K E Y M I N D

7) Reddirt Woman

This is a self perpetuating award. Don't feel obligated to play along, but I sure would like to get to know you better!

Beautiful Blogger Award From Jenn

Jenn, over at Perspective Required, gave me the Beautiful Blogger award:

The original rules of this award were to list 7 interesting things about yourself. Jenn modified the rules and listed 7 bizarre little quirks and/or weird chapters from her past. Now she wants to know the same about me! Here it goes:

1) I count things. All the time. All things. The Husband knows if we are out driving and pass a field of cows, he can ask me how many cows were there and I can tell him. (OCD, anyone?)

2) I check, re-check and re-check to make sure the doors are locked every evening. (OCD, anyone?)

3) I only allow myself to eat Funyons in the car while on a long road trip. Otherwise, I'd want them all the time.

4) I love laundry. I love the whole act of taking a pile of dirty clothes and making them clean, fresh smelling and put away in their correct places.

5) I've read Mrs. Mike at least 25 times since I was a young teenager. I just love this book!

6) The Husband has banned me from looking up any illness on the internet. If I have a common cold, after looking on the internet I will be convinced I have the most bizarre ailment. He uses "that" tone of voice and tells me, "Do NOT look on the internet, Cindy."

7) I have been a Trekkie since the original show was first aired. I've seen all the movies based on the original show. I've also seen most of the Star Trek, The Next Generation episodes. I absolutely adore the comedy "The Big Bang Theory" because the guys are such geeks and quote Star Trek a lot.

There you have it, Jenn. A little peek into what makes me, me. Hope it doesn't scare you away!

Now, all of you go visit Jenn and get to know her! Perspective Required

Happiness Blogging Award

Carla, of Jill of All Trades, gave me this blogging award. How sweet is that?

I'm supposed to list 10 things I love and then pass this award on to 10 bloggers.

10 Things I Love

1. The Husband
2. Our entire family
3. Our friends
4. My life with The Husband
5. Our home
6. Living in our neighborhood in Tulsa
7. Meeting interesting new people
8. Learning
9. Art
10. Books

And the award goes to........

1. M O N K E Y M I N D
2. GATHER
3. Tulsa Gal's Blog
4. The Provident Woman
5. Reddirt Woman
6. 47 & Starting Over
7. Perspective Required
8. Voice of An Angel
9. Read and Tell Me
10. A Wedding and A Funeral

I Won An Award!

I'm so very excited! 

My new friend Donna, of Gather, gave me this lovely award. How sweet is that? I won my first blog contest on Gather and now this!

This award means a lot to me. When I started my blog I wasn't sure than anyone, other than my immediate family and a few close friends, would be interested in my thoughts on different topics. A bonus from my blog is I am making contact with smart, creative, funny people in the blog universe and I love it.

The rules of the award are: Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 5 other blogs that you've newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award. 

Here are 5 of my favorites that you should visit.

Cari:  http://cari-okie.blogspot.com/

Not Quite June Cleaver:  http://notquitejunecleaver.com/

Tori:  http://babybloomr.com/

Sunny Rising Leather:  http://sunnyrisingleather.blogspot.com/

Married2Mr.Wright:  http://cali2okie.blogspot.com/

I have been a "lurker" on 2 of these blogs, so this award from me will be a surprise to the blog writer.

I enjoy all of these blogs and I know you will also!