The Versatile Blogger

Two awards in one weekend!!! The blog Gods have smiled upon me. Ha! My award came from Faster Than Forever.... That can only mean one thing....people are actually reading this damn thing.

Here are the rules for this one:

Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them in your post

Tell us 7 things about yourself

Award 15 recently discovered new bloggers

Contact these bloggers and let them know they've received the award

7 things about myself:

1. I apparently can do fine on little sleep. After taking care of the family, dinner, some laundry and a little tv time I turn to the computer for at least an hour or so and then lay down and watch some tv by myself. 6-7 hours is a good night.
2. My friends mean as much to me as my family does...that's just how I am.
3. I am a VERY honest person. When I was younger people took it as I was bitchy. Now that I'm older people like this quality. If they want an honest answer (and not someone to just agree with them) they know they can count on me.
4. My kids are number 1. I will do any and everything for them.
5. I like to help other people get organized, but have a hard time doing it myself.
6. I love the color turquoise.
7. I get down on myself alot more than people think. But I don't think anyone should be down with me so I just smile.

Now, to give this award out:

1. LindseyMae just started her blog last week. I like her blog, but I might be a bit partial (she's my cousin).
2. Paige over at Mommyof5. I praise any woman that can handle 5 kids. I really praise them when 4 of them are boys!
3. And So It Goes.... has a sweet little blog as well. Our babies are very close in age so I like to see what she is going through with her little one.
4. Mommy A. over at Being Veruca. She blogs about her kiddos, the struggles with breastfeeding and work. Love it
5. Mynx over at Dribble.... has a gem of a blog herself...check her out!
6. Me and Mr. C. is one of the cutest blogs ever. She does some what of a photo essay for the day. It's about her, and her hubby...and the cute little chubby boy.

I know that is only 6 and not 15! It's late and I'm sleepy (and it is my blog and I can change the rules, lol). Congrats to everyone!

The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award

I know, I'm behind on my posts. Friday the wonderful Amber LaShell over at Amber LaShell Rants gave me this sweet ass award! I was so excited! This is my first blog award!

The Rules for this award are....List 5 guilty pleasures and then pass the award on to 3 other people. Simple enough.

1. I love photography! I can find a reason to bring my camera to anything. I will photograph just about anything.
2. I love Little Ceasar's crazy bread....this is a bad, bad thing.
3. So You Think You Can Dance! Sorry, but if this show is one...you cannot get ahold of me.
4. Scrapbooking. Even though I haven't had time to do this in months, I love it and find it relaxing.
5. My blog....I have to check it at the very least once a day... If something happens to a fellow blogger, I need to know.

And now the Award goes to.....

1. Medical School Mama. I think her blog is so cute!
2. Canadian Blogger Girl. I love her blog as well. She has some crazy neighbors and I love following their tragedy of a life as parents.
3. Mama M. over at My Little Life. I like seeing her photos and funny stories about raising children.

And there it is! Thank you again Amber, you are awesome.

Fat Tuesday

I know I'm late, I don't care. I have a million posts in my head that I need to catch up on but I've been busy. It happens deal with it!

I wasn't looking forward to my Fat Tuesday post anyways. I gained 2 effin pounds. What the hell? I've been watching what I eat. Eating smaller portions. Eating more salads. I even did cardio.

I won't be discouraged though. I'm sticking with this. I want a cute body again. I almost forgot what it looked like so I want to see it again.

I hope everyone else did good this week!

One Year Old!

Just a quick post! My baby turned one today!!!! We did a photo shoot this morning. Turned out great. The party is tomorrow. I'll update soon! Enjoy the photos!!!

5 Question Friday

Another week down! It's Friday! That means it is that time again. Feel free to link up with Mama M. 1. Where did you meet your spouse and did you instantly know it was love?

Like Mama M. it is a romantic love story. We also met at a bar on my 21st b-day. We talked all night, danced and even kissed. But, the boy was to shy to ask for my number so two weeks went by before he saw me again. The really sad part about that, our dads worked together so he could have totally gotten my number if he wanted to. 11 years later and I love him more and more every day! 2. What is your favorite room in your house? The kitchen. It really is the "gathering place". When we have parties, I would have to say we are in there alot....maybe we just like to eat, i don't know.

3. Can you wiggle your ears? Not voluntarily. I notice my ears do move when I chew....I try to keep my hair down to distract from that.

4. What is your evening ritual? I get home and start dinner and play with the baby in the process. I try and talk to the other two kids, but Devon is usually playing his ds and Alexys (teenager) is usually in her room or on the computer. We eat dinner. I clean up the kitchen and then give the baby a bath and then a bottle. I then chill on the couch for a little while and then I get in a little computer time before calling it a night.

5. How many hours of sleep do you need to function?

Very minimum....4 hours...but I'm still cranky on just 4 hours but I can at least function.

BFF material

It's crazy how when you get older your "friendships" are so different then when you were younger. Remember in school? You had one BFF that you told EVERYTHING to! I've noticed as I've gotten older that it is harder to have just one person to everything to. I have several "best" friends but I don't think I talk to any one of them about everything. I do have one that I talk about almost everything.

What I have noticed more than anything....some of my friendships are very one sided. Some friends realize you are a great friend but only want to be "bffs" when it fits their lifestyle at the moment. They are the selfish friend. You rarely call them if anything important happens to you but they ALWAYS call you when something major happens to them. (Damn being a good listener right?) These also happen to be the people that are really just not bff material. Never have been and probably never will be.

I consider myself lucky that I have several ladies that I feel close to. But I also wonder some time.... Do anyone one of these ladies know the real me? And does anyone think of me as a close or "bff"?

But no matter what the case is, my friends do know some important things about me as a friend. I will always listen to you when you need someone to just be there. Also, I will always be honest (not always a good thing). When people ask for my opinion, I give it to them..honestly. I don't tell people what they want to here. Really? Who does that help anyways? I always say what I personally think. Does that mean that they are wrong if they don't agree? No.

There really wasn't much point to this post. But I do think that ladies think about this from time to time.

Fat Tuesday

So today I weighed myself! I only lost .2 pounds. I'm not discouraged though. Saturday I started doing the Just Dance on the Wii. What a great cardio workout! I've done it everyday since then. I think that, combined with eating a lot better and I'll start to see some progress.

How are you doing?