Blog Award

I feel really special!
Some of my favorite bloggers have awarded little ole me with some blog awards.
It may have taken me a little while, but yes, I do accept
and I'd like to thank God, my husband, my beautiful baby girl, the Labradoodle, and diet coke.
haha kidding. kinda.

But really, how special is it to know that a handful of people scattered accross the states actually bother to even read some of my ramblings and look at my plethera of photos.
Thank you guys, thank you very much!

Mamma Town was sweet enough to pass down

Hold on, love... was kind enough to keep me in mind when she was awarding

and just the other day the paper mama gave me

Thank you ladies for being so very sweet to me. It warms my heart knowing that even 3 fellow respected bloggers out there take even a little interest in me and my life. Thanks!! I now have a whopping total of 4 blog awards, and that's totally WAY cool!

Now I know each of these awards had different requirements of acceptance so I'm going to combine them and just list some random things about me. Can that count as accepting these? Because I like them, and I'll take them if you let me!

1. I normally sanitize everything from baby toys, to my steering wheel, shopping cards, even the elliptical at the gym when I'm done. Once time I got chewed out for forgetting to wipe down a treadmill at the gym though. Embarrassing! Especially since I was all out of breath and making a break for my car. Sheesh!

2. I haven't cut my hair in exactly a year, and I don't even have any split ends.

3. I make my child say "purple" at least 15 times a day because it's so dang cute!

4. Sometimes I put things in the oven only to forget I was even baking. Not a habit, I promise.

5. I hate June bugs. One time when Philip and I were newly dating one had crawled up my leg and when I felt it's hard, gross little body against my shin, I immediately and without thinking took my pants off and ran around the room screaming and crying. I was embarrassed when I realized I'd taken my pants off, and cried for another hour after that.

6. This oil spill consumes my life, my mind, and sometimes way too much of my day. I wish so badly that I could make it go away.

7. We've been living in our house for a little over 2 years now, and I've only dusted the fans 3 times.

8. I've worn a C cup bra for pretty much my entire adolescence and adulthood, and recently and surprisingly realized that I'm a D now. Really? REALLY!??? Uh huh.

9. I'm too nice in person. Sometimes after I'm insulted I sit there for a prolonged period of time thinking of the ULTIMATE come-backs I could have/should have said back.

10. It hurts my feelings when I step on my Wii Fit board and it says "oohh".

11. Grape scented bubbles are confusing to babies who haven't learned to not lick a bubble wand.

12. My husband and some of his friends have always and still call me "Tootie".

13. Chocolate cheerios are off thaa hook yo.

14. Although my flower garden is perfectly groomed, our vegetable garden can be mistaken for a small jungle. hey--there's wasps and snakes in there..... maybe..............

15. I sew, but I don't enjoy it. I actually suck at it.

16. I love hydrangeas.

17. I've hinted around for a kitchen aid mixer for oh, about 3 years now. Maybe my husband will read this and consider it for an anniversary or birthday gift this year. Maybe not.

18. If I'm talking to you and you're texting, I'm slightly annoyed.

19. Adeline is so attached to her turtle, that I have a back up. Sometimes I sleep with the back up while she's sleeping hers.

20. I've decided to stop using plastic grocery bags.

Blog Award

I got a blog award. Seriously? (Uh huh, I know that's what you were thinking!)

I'm totally surprised and seriously flattered that one of my favorite bloggers gave my blog some positive recognition. I just think Tia is so awesome.
You should definitely check out her blog Christopher and Tia.
She just has a way of relating like you're her best friend, and I never miss a post! Love her!

If I understand right, I am to share 10 random things about myself, and then pass this award on to 3 beautiful blogs.

My randoms:

I've been with my husband since I was 15. I've never had another boyfriend, and he was all of my firsts. We were high school sweet hearts, even voted "Cutest Couple" and "Most likely to be together in 50 years" in high school. We've been together for 8 years now.

I always hesitate pulling away from a pump at the gas station. I fear I'm going to be the whacko woman driver who drove off with the gas  pump still in the car. 

I picked my daughter's name out when I was 14 and declared I would one day have a little girl named Adeline.


When my ears are cold I like to feel my earlobes with my fingernail cuticles. It's been a habit I've had since a very young age, and sometimes I do it without even noticing to Philip or the baby. 

I forget that I put food in the oven. A lot.


I have a tendency to think everything needs polka dots. You know polka dots make almost anything cuter. 

Since my husband has gone away for work, I have a weird phobia of someone hiding under my bed waiting to kill me in the middle of the night. Last night, in fact, I did a run-and-jump-into-bed thing afraid something might grab at my ankles. (No, I'm not 6, if you were just wondering.)


I'm a total breastfeeding advocate, and quite often find myself missing it. 

I have more freckles than I could ever count, and you should know that I've tried. 

I call my little girl Squiggles, Squiggy, Squig, Squiggum Bottom, and Squigity. 
She answers to all of the above (and of course, her real name)
I've done that since she was a few days old since she never-ever sits still. 
I don't realize how strange that is until I call her this in public and I get the strangest looks. 

Now I feel like a little leaguer pitching in a pro game here, but when I thought of the 3  most beautiful blogs that I follow [excluding the one that passed this award down to me] these were the 3 I decided to pass the award onto:

Cakies
This is a beautiful, inspiration blog that I just love to follow. She is a Christian, crafty mom of 3 pretty little girls. Every post is filled with beauty, and I often find myself a little more cheery after a Cakies update. She also has a darling little shop filled with a bunch of cute stuff!

The Feminist Housewife
I really relate a lot to Caroline. She's a young, married Mom of one with a really good sense of creativity, ethics, and balance. She's inspirational and not to mention you get a good laugh at how raw and real she is sometimes. I really think her blog is beautiful!

Our Life: Narrated by Lacey
Lacey is my best blogger friend. I think I've probably read and enjoyed every single entry that I've followed over the years. Lacey is a beautiful person, and she really just has a knack for journaling. I think she keeps a real well-rounded blog that any mother can appreciate and adore.

Dude, I totally had a rough time picking these three blogs out.
There are just so many that I really truly love.


Really sweet!