It’s nice to be appreciated.

I’m blessed enough to have 4 amazing children who—-when they’re not destroying my house or trying to convince me that yes-they-are-actually-going-to-die-of-thirst-if-they-don’t-go-get-a-drink-of-water-BEFORE-doing-math-drills or plotting to reduce the pint-sized population of MoTopia by one—-are actually extremely grateful and appreciative. They draw me pictures and tell me stuff like “I’m so glad you’re my mommy. If I had some other mommy, I’d run away from home and come live with you.” Isn’t that the sweetest? And I’d totally hide them in the closet when the police came to look for them, because they’re really cool.

Even The Hubby tells me he appreciates me—sometimes even spontaneously.

And although I don’t doubt their sincerity in the least, each of them kind of has a vested interest in keeping  She-Who-Decides-Whether-To-Make-Pizza-or-Split-Pea-Soup happy.

But when an unbiased individual from beyond these 4 walls expresses her sincere appreciation—now that’s the makings of a little trip to Egoville, population: one.

So when Sari at Sx3 in SC told me she’d tagged me for a Kreative Blogger award…well, I got all warm and fuzzy. Which is something, because it is still freakishly cold here in Texas.

Thanks, Sari! I am honored, and kind of scared—it’s a lot of pressure for a neurotic person like me to handle! Thank you, and I appreciate it!

Here are the rules for accepting this award:
1) Thank the person giving the award
2) Copy the award to your blog 
3) Place a link to their blog
4) Name 7 things people don’t know about you
5) Nominate 7 bloggers
6) Place a link to those bloggers
7) Leave a comment letting those bloggers know about the award

Okay, now I have to try and come up with 7 things you don’t already know about me, which is hard because if they were interesting I’d have already shared them here, right? Hmmmm…..

1. During my 4th delivery, the nurses at my OB’s office and upstairs on the postpartum floor were watching the feed from my little blippy-machine remotely in tears, because they fully expected that either one or both of us weren’t going to survive.

2. I was both a heavy-metal headbanger and a National Merit Finalist in high school.

3. My dream of pursuing an acting career was killed by an angry nun.

4. I spray painted my name on the Berlin Wall under the watchful eye of an East German guard with a very big weapon.

This is getting kinda fun….

5. The least annoying Wiggle is Anthony.

6. (i wasn’t actually born in Texas…i’m from Connecticut….sssshhhhh—that’s just between you and me. Not that there’s anything wrong with Connecticut–it’s a beautiful place. But would you recognize the Connecticut flag? Are people afraid of messin’ with Connecticut? Does their football team have a cool song and cool hand symbol? Any good Connecticut battle cries? I rest my case….)

7. I want to go to Morocco and buy silver bracelets in Marakesh and eat in Tangiers (I mean, I’m sure I would eat in Marakesh, too. As long as I’m there, right? I mean, I’m not going to be like–oh, no, nothing for me till we get to Tangiers) and take an overnight camel trek through the desert. I don’t know if they actually do overnight camel treks through the desert in Morocco, but doesn’t it sound cool? The Hubby reminds me that deserts get cold at night, but I figure that if there actually are treks, the people who do them probably already know that and have it covered. I figure they have to have tents, right? The Hubby doesn’t think I’m tough enough to trek through the desert, which makes me all the more determined. He thinks that’s kinda cute. Let’s see how cute he thinks it is when I’ve dragged his butt onto a camel out in the middle of the desert just to prove him wrong. Do they have pirates in the desert?

What’s next? Oh, yeah–now I nominate 7 of my bloggy soul-sistahs. I mean, I guess I could nominate bloggy soul-brothahs, too, but I’m pretty sure I don’t have any yet. This is going to be hard—I follow way more than 7 fabulous blogs, and it’s hard to choose…. So here (in no particular order) are 7 of my way cool bloggy reads:

Helen @ Helen Hanson —my writing buddy extroardinaire.

Brandy, @ Not So Average Mama

Renee, @ My Special K’s 

Nettie, @ Nettie Hartsock.com –you really want to optimize the potential of your blog & your social networking in general? Then you should totally check out Nettie’s blog.

Jean the Resource Queen, @ Resource Queen

Cathy, @  A Walk In Lily’s Garden

Rebecca @ The Bates Motel

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