Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts

Thursday, July 9, 2009

It's good to be Queen!

Kathleen, who has one of the loveliest blogs out there, has been gracious enough to bestow upon me the Queen of ALLLL Things Awe-Summmm!!! award.
My royal duties now require me to share 7 awesome things about myself with you, and pass this award on to 7 of my favorite bloggers. Sound the royal trumpets! Here ye! Here ye!
7 Awesome Things about me
1. I kick some serious butt at air hockey. It's true. Just ask my sons.
2. I am also freakishly good at paddling a paddle ball. I have no natural athletic ability at all, but apparently I am an air hockey/paddle ball savant.
3. My students think I am cool. Well, at least some of them do. They told me so just earlier this week. I'm finally cool! Where were these people when I was in high school?
4. I have the most amazing sons in the world. That is no over-exaggeration. They are extraordinary.
5. I can balance marshmallows on my nose, but only when I am camping.
6. I love the Emily Dickinson poem "I started early, took my dog." It's not a textbook Dickinson standard, but it is a fantastic, sexy poem. Look it up!
7. I have more freckles than I can count.
And now, I bestow this award upon the following bloggers:
Annie at blissful bohemian. Check out her beautiful spirit and her beautiful pottery!
Anne at moremadder. Her musings about working motherhood are hallmarks of blunt eloquence.
Jessica GC at paperdreams. One of my favorite blogger/poets!
Angie at woman ask the question. I love the name of her new blog, and I love her poetic stylings.
Kelly at redsart. My cousin and fellow red-haired goddess who just happens to be an incredibly talented artist!
"Athena" at athenathoughts. She's a college English instructor, a doctoral student, and a mom. She doesn't blog often, but when she does, it is well worth the wait!
Thanks again for the coronation, Kathleen. We retire now to our royal bedchamber where we shall put up our feet and read a good book.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Thank you, Annie!

Annie over at blissfulbohemian has given me this "One Lovely Blog Award," which means so much to me, because not only does she have a lovely blog, but she is a lovely person.
I'd like to pass the award along to...
and
There are so many wonderful bloggers in my life now--I appreciate all of you!

Saturday, April 18, 2009

I'd like to thank the academy...


Lydia at Writerquake recently honored me with the Kreativ award. Lydia has a wonderful blog that I visit every day, so I am so thrilled that she would honor me with this!

The award does come with some instructions, which I am now dutifully following:


1. Post the award on your blog, and link to the person who gave you the award.2. List seven things you love.3. List seven blogs you love.4. E-mail or comment on those blogs to let the people know you’ve given them the award.

So here I go...

Seven things I love: 1. naps 2. tulips 3. babies 4. The Office 5. The Exultet sung at Holy Saturday mass 6. cheesecake 7. Angels baseball

Seven blogs I love:

1. Yipsandhowls --I just discovered this recently through readwritepoem, and I am really enjoying her poetry and her environmental consciousness. I also love that she is a "recovering academic."

2. Athenathoughts --This blog is by my much-missed California friend Tina, simply one of the most brilliant women on the planet.

3.GumpandGandhiholdinghands -- A wonderful place to go for whimsical artwork and words of inspiration.

4. Thinkingcities --Sam is not only a poet, but an accountant, dancer, and economist. I found his blog through readwritepoem as well.

5. Awalkinthewords -- This blog, by Wordacious, is a must for language lovers. Channel your inner linguist!

6. thespacebetweenwords -- I just love Angie's poetry!

7. Catapulttomars --Great poetry from a multilingual poet...