I'm a Stylish Blogger... well someone thinks so anyway!

I received this award a couple months ago from Christy at Visualized by Christy and have been so busy, both in the blogging world and at home, that I'm just now getting around to posting about it... Thank You so much Christy!

I'm a Stylish Blogger... yay!

To accept this award, the recipients are asked to do a few things.

1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Award 10-15 blogs you feel deserve the award.
4. Contact these bloggers and let them know about the award.

Oy vey, 7 things about myself... I'm terrible at things like this!  I'm really not that interesting but here goes:

1. I love Dr. Pepper & caramel frappes
2. I blog on my laptop in the living room
3. I'm a night owl- avg. bedtime is 2am
4. I rarely remove my makeup at night (yes, I know it's bad)
5. I have glasses but never wear them (it's not a strong Rx)
6. I hope one day we move back down to GA (or some other warm state)
7. I tend to clean when I'm upset or mad

Ok as hard as that was, now I have to pick a few other bloggers to pass this award onto.  I read a lot of great blogs, but here's just a few that qualify as stylish bloggers:
By Word of Mouth Musings
Carrie with Children
Diary of a Stay at Home Mom
Fairy Good Mommy
Holly's House
Marvelous Mommy
She's Mommafied
Tales from the Motherhood
The Reynolds Mom
Work, Wife, Mom... Life!

Two more Awards... Thank You so Much!

I'm so excited, I received the Versatile Blogger award from Heather at Mommy Only Has Two Hands.  If you've never visited her blog before, you should definitely go check her out.  She writes interesting posts and hosts giveaways as well.




Here are the rules:

1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass the award along to 15  5 (15 is just way too many) other bloggers who you recently discovered and think are fabulous.
4. Contact the bloggers you chose and let them know about the award.

7 things about me:

1. I love wine- my 2 faves are Pinot Grigio (having a glass as I type this) & White Zinfandel
2. In case you didn't know, I have 3 daughters
3. I've been married for 12 years
4. My favorite season is Fall and I love Thanksgiving
5. My favorite shows are Smallville, Chuck, Grey's Anatomy, House, & Supernatural
6. I don't like getting my hands messy while eating (ie. ribs) though I will eat it, I try to use a fork
7. I prefer showers not baths

And the 5 blogs I'm passing this award along to are:
                   




                     

And Kristen from All the Proof I Need was lovely to give me the One Lovely Blog award.  This is actually my 2nd time receiving this so I won't be passing it along this time, but thank you so much Kristen for thinking of me!  :)

Winners and an Award!

I have the winners of the Rock 'N Learn Phonics DVD & the Bronzed Envy Can Tan giveaways!  Congrats to:

     Sarah M.                         &                         Cheapskate4Life

           

Thanks to all who entered!

Prolific Blogger Award

This is the first award I've seen that actually tells you how & where it originated from.  This award was originally created by Advanced Booking and is meant to be passed on to Prolific Bloggers.  A Prolific Blogger is one who is intellectually productive, keeping up an active blog that is filled with enjoyable content. 

This pic is exactly how I feel when I'm up doing late-night blogging... like right now (it is so time for bed).

I received this award from Amy@ Keeping up with the Schultz Family.  Amy's blog is so cute and her daughter is adorable.  She has great posts to read and also does a super fun meme each Friday called Round Robin.  If you've never visited her blog, go check it out!  Thanks so much for the award Amy!

As with all awards, there are also rules to follow and this award is to be passed along to others.
1. Each Prolific Blogger must link to the blog from which he/she has received the award.
2. Every Prolific Blogger must link back to this post, which explains the origins and motivation for the award
3. Every Prolific Blogger must visit this post and add their name in the Mr. Linky, so that we all can get to know the other winners.
4. Every winner of the Prolific Blogger Award has to pass on this award to seven other deserving prolific bloggers.  Spread some love!

Ok, here are the 7 prolific bloggers I'm passing this onto:

• Happily Domestic
• Heather @ I'd Rather be Changing Diapers
• Jenn @ Monkey Butt Junction
• Lindsay @ Just My Blog
• Noelle @ Jumpin Beans
• The Crayon Wrangler @ Coloring Outside the Lines
• The Scoop on Poop

So show some love and visit their blog!

I'm a Blog... with a Cherry on Top!

This blog award is just so adorable... thank you so much to Jennifer @ Life with the Lebedas!

The rules for this award are:

1.  Thank the person who gave this award to you.
2.  Copy the award and put it on your blog.
3.  List three things which you love about yourself.
4.  Post a picture you love.
5.  Tag five people you wish to pass this award on to

Ok, so 3 things I love about myself (ugh, this is hard)...

• That I'm a stay at home mommy of 3 beautiful daughters
• That I have no health problems (knock on wood)
• Umm, I can't think of anything else... oh ok, that I'm a good listener & people feel comfortable around me

Alrighty now that the torture is over with- onto a picture I love (this was a little easier but still tough to choose just 1 out of all the pics of my wonderful family)

I have so many different pictures I love of my girls individually (and ones with the hubby too of course), but decided to go with this one of my 3 cupcakes together at Easter.  

And here's the 5 blogs that I think have that extra 'Cherry on Top' (and I think you will too):

1. Amy @ Keeping up with the Schultz Family
2. Amy @ Marvelous Mommy
3. Casey @ If the Crown Fits
4. Mar @ Obviously MARvelous
5. Tammy @ Tammy's Two Cents

Now go check out all these fabulous blogs and show them some comment love!!  ♥

I'm on a roll- another award & more giveaway wins!!

Ok, so I didn't really do anything to earn this one, but it's still nice to get just the same.  Mrs. Claus over at Like Christmas Every Single Day gave me the One Lovely Blog Award for being one of her newest followers... yay me!  I love visiting her blog- it's so fun & festive!  If you've never been there before, you really should go check it out... after reading this post of course.  Thanks so much for the lovely "present" Mrs. Claus- and tell Mr. Claus I've been a good girl this year. ;)


The rules for this award are as follows-

• Thank and link back to the person that gave you the award
• Share 7 things about yourself
• Pass the award to 7 fellow bloggers that inspire you
• Let them know about the award

7 things about me:

1. I have 1 tattoo- a sun on my lower abdomen, cuz I know you're wondering
2. I don't like getting messy while eating (ie. ribs, wings- I'd much prefer to use a fork)
3. For the reason in #2, I make my dear hubby open tuna cans & drain them for me
4. I love caramel, fave ways to eat it- on apples, ice-cream, & in my coffee
5. I think I've shared this before, but I come from a large family- 5 sisters & 3 brothers
6. I graduated in the top 5 of my high school class (and yes, there were more than 5 students)
7. Some concerts I've seen- Baha Men, Bush, CCR, ICP, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Silverchair- you know you wanna go watch 'em on You Tube, and I know there's more but I can't remember them right now (memories a little foggy from back in the day)!  ;)

Ok, now onto the 7 lovely blogs I'm passing this award on to:

• Heather @ Life with the Stevens
• Jennifer @ Life with the Lebedas
• Jacque @ Stanwood Playschool
• Kady @ Take a Mom's Word For It
• Kim D. @ The Mom Standard
• Molly @ Stilettos and Diapers
• Vicki @ Frugal Mom Knows Best

Oh, and I won two more great giveaways!!  So here's some bloggy love to Rockin' Deals & Gigi @ Kludgy Mom... go check 'em out!  Before you leave though, if you haven't already entered, check out my giveaway for $40 to CSN Stores (ends tomorrow 7/24).

More Awards... for me? You shouldn't have!

I feel all warm and fuzzy... I was given 2 more awards!  The first one is the Sunshine Award, given to me by not 1 but 3 separate bloggers!!  Thank you Heather @ Life with the Stevens, Cari @ This Little Family, and Amy @ A Foodie Fairytale... aw shucks, thanks guys.  All 3 of these blogs are super cute- visit Heather & Cari for lots of great giveaways and check out Amy's blog for mouth-watering recipes.

                              

You're supposed to pass this award along to 12 other blogs, but since it was awarded to me three times I'm thinking it's being passed around a lot right now, so I'm cutting it in half to 6 blogs.  Read these to bring some sunshine into your life:

• Amy @ Coffee Lovin Mom
• Julie Jabbers
• Kelleys Family Jewels
• Kim @ Crazy Life with 4 Girls
• Elizabeth @ Making It Fun
• Linda @ See Mom Smile

Amy @ A Foodie Fairytale also awarded me the Sweet Blog Award (what a sweetheart)!

For this award you're supposed to pass it along to 10 blogs, but again I'm breaking bending the rules, so here are the Sweet Blogs I'm giving this to:

1. Amy @ One Hat, Two Hat, Wife Hat, Mom Hat
2. Beth @ The Willis Family
3. Candy Jar Stories
4. Elizabeth @ Home is where the coffee is
5. Shawna @ My Girls

So there you have it... now go and check out all these great blogs!!

And the Award goes to...

...ME!!  Well me first, and then I get to pass it along to some well deserving blogs.  I'm always so surprised when I get an award from a fellow blogger, because sometimes you just never know if anyone's really reading the posts you're writing.  It's such an honor, and makes me feel all warm & fuzzy... thank you, thank you!!

First I was awarded the 'I LOVE your blog' award by Amy @ Marvelous Mommy.  I love this girl's blog too!  She's super sweet and always has fabulous stuff on her blog- including awesome giveaways!!

Isn't this award adorable?

Now I have to list 10 things that I love and then tag some friends to play along.

1. My beautiful Daughters
2. My Hubby
3. Home
4. Extended Family (usually)  :p
5. Friends
6. Coffee w/ Vanilla Caramel Creamer
7. Fall/Autumn
8. Holidays
9. Ice Cream
10. Smallville, Supernatural, House, & Grey's Anatomy  :D

And here's the lovely blogs that I'm passing this along to...
>29 & Holding
>>Chubby Cheeks Thinks
>>>like Christmas every single day
>>>>Not So Ordinary Girls
>>>>>Sweet Tattletales

I was also honored to receive the 'A Blog with Substance' award from Kim @ Crazy Life with 4 Girls.  I love that Kim has 4 girls and I have 3, so we can totally relate.  And it's also like a sneak peek at what's in store for me, since two of her girls are older than mine.  ;)

The Rules:
•Thank the blogger who awarded it to you.
•Sum up your blogging philosophy, motivation, and experience using five (5) words.
•Pass it on to 10 other blogs which you feel have real substance.

FAMILY  ☀  girls  ❀  CHAOS  ♫  fun  ☻  LOVE  ♥

Other Blogs I feel have Substance:

1. 3 Girls & Our Guy
2. Amundsen House of Chaos
3. Bliss & That
4. Finding Joy
5. Girl in Air
6. Homemaking 101
7. Savvy Little Women
8. The Chatty Mommy
9. The Cupcake Sprinkles in Life
10. The Lucas Zoo

A lot of these blogs could have been listed under either award... but at some point I have to stop torturing myself and just choose already!  So keep the good reads coming ladies, and thanks again to Amy & Kim- you are both fabulous!!

Awesome Mama Blogger Award

Thank you so much to Julie at The Reason for my Insanity for giving me this awesome award... you are AWESOME too!!  I love the fact that Julie and I are the same, and yet different, in the fact that she has 3 boys and I have 3 girls... you're an awesome mama, Julie!!

To show you that Julie was right, and I really am an Awesome Mama Blogger, just check out my very first giveaway that's going on now thru May 31st.  It's for an awesome company called Chocbite that makes gourmet custom chocolate bars... they're awesomely delicious!!

            

Now on to more awesomeness... I am passing this Awesome Mama Blogger Award on to some very awesome mama's (*drumroll please*):

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  My Little Life- 5 kids, 5 crooked halos... welcome to Mama M's little life
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  My Organized Chaos- Tammy is a cool Canadian balancing life with twins +1
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  The Winey Mommy- Chelle, a self-proclaimed 'wine lover & camera whore' among other things

Now it's your turn mama's to share the love with some other Awesome Mama Bloggers... let them know they're awesome too!  I love getting awards (well this is only my 2nd one) but it's sooo tough choosing which blogs to pass it on to, if only I didn't have to choose... you are all awesome!!

I'm honored to accept...

 ...my very 1st blogger award!  Thank you so much Amy from A Foodie Fairytale for presenting me with the "Kreativ Blogger Award".  I am still a newbie, with less than a month under my belt, so this award means a lot to me!  I'm happy others are noticing my new found love for blogging... it's nice to be recognized!

So here are some things you may not know about me- 'Susie B. Homemaker':

1. I'm the 3rd girl in a family of 9 kids (6 girls, 3 boys)
2. I've lived in 6 states (some for as few as a couple mos.)
3. I had a moment of insanity jumped out of an airplane once (I was 18)
4. I don't like to swim underwater (slight phobia maybe, I don't like holding my breath)
5. I had 2 kids with no pain meds & my 3rd, well... she was 9 lbs. (need I say more)
6. My favorite pop (yes, I'm from the north) is Dr. Pepper
7. We don't have pets (we have kids) :p

Ok, so in order to accept this award there are some rules one must abide by...
The Kreativ Blogger Award Rules:

1. Post the award.
2. Thank and mention the person who gave you the award.
3. Pass the award on to seven blogs who you think embody the spirit of the Kreativ Blogger Award.
4. Name seven things about yourself that others don't know.
5. Don't forget to notify your seven Bloggers about their award and post a link to their blog.

When I first read the rules I thought, 'Ugh, I have to pick 7 blogs?!'... and then after looking through all the awesome blog possibilities I thought, 'Ugh, I can only pick 7 blogs?!'.  So there are many more deserving of this award but here are my 7, in no particular order other than alphabetically by name (who me, a neat freak perfectionist), that I think are 'Kreativ' & worth taking a peek at:

• Amy @ Marvelous Mommy
• Jessica @ Mommy to a lil lady{bug}
• Jessica @ The Improbable Housewife
• Joe @ 20 to Life
• Joy @ Girly Girl Giveaways
• Sarah @ Mommy's Minute
• Susan @ Busy Lil Homemaker