And The Award Goes To...

I have been blogging for almost 3 years.

I have sobbed, big, fat tears, as I literally poured out my heart on these pages.

I have laughed at my own jokes.

I have stared at a screen, fingers poised over the keys, waiting for inspiration.

I have rolled my eyes at my own impertinence. "How dare I think I am a Super Woman!"

Yes, I have traveled the gambit of emotions from one end to the other more than once. And yet I have never, not EVER, been given a blog award.

Oh, the pain of rejection!!!! Woe is me!!!

Okay. Fine. Who cares? Who wants a stupid award anyway? I don't need recognition to feel validated! I am a mature, intelligent woman. I am overflowing with self-worth. I have progressed far beyond the need for such trifles....

"Congratulations! You have been nominated for the





This is an award for beloved blogs with under 200 followers. It is awarded by fellow bloggers. A jury of your peers. (It means someone likes you)."




In the words of my roommate, Wo,

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
(Happy Dance, Happy Dance!)

I'm sorry, what was I saying?


Oh, yes...

First a great big THANK YOU! to Kayli at This LDS Military Wife for giving me this award. You Rock!

Now, it is my turn to pass along this honor to 5 other deserving bloggers.

Kristi at Extraordinary Moments In An Ordinary Life
LisAway at Away From It All
Cheryl at Happy Meets Crazy
Kate at My Kids Eat Off The Floor
Ashley at Life In Between


I could add a few more. It really is hard to choose just 5. But these are all blogs that I look forward to reading. I hope you enjoy them, too!

Five Things For Friday, volume 1

1. I am linking up with Women In The Scriptures in her "Five Things For Friday" Post. Just because. So here are 4 more random thoughts from me.

2. My husband is leaving soon for Afghanistan. This is his first deployment in 6 years. My kids barely remember the last time. We are all stressed out. I find myself mentally counting down the days until he leaves, thinking "We have to this before he leaves." or "That can wait until he leaves." It's making me crazy! I am trying to distract myself but it isn't working very well.

3. 5 kids in school now. Wow. I feel like time is going by and I am not even noticing. I tend to be a procrastinator and this is just one more reminder that I can't put things off forever. My dad used to say "Indecision becomes decision with time." I tend to take that route. I wait until the choice is made for me. "I can't go now, I didn't make arrangements." I have to do that today or I won't be able to at all." It isn't the best way to get through life.

4. We ate a tiny little watermelon from our garden yesterday. It had spilt and was going to rot if we left it. It was about the size of a softball. It was really sweet but warm from being in the sun. We are still getting tomatoes, though not as many as before. I took James and Claire to pick the last few Raspberries. James ate them all as fast as I could pick them. Then he picked about six cherry tomatoes and ate those too! It was so cute with tomatoes seeds running down his chin! He's becoming a picky eater so I am glad he eats something fresh once in a while!

5. WARNING! CHOIR RANT! I need to blow off a little steam and I apologize if you get burned!  I have been choir director for about 4 months. I have been having practices every Wednesday night. I have added Sunday before church (we have Sacrament meeting at 12:00). I have consistently had 4 or 5 people attend choir practice. Not all of them every time. I often have just one person. It is very hard to have a choir one person! This week I had 4 Sopranos. They did a great job. But they need the least practice. People keep complaining that they want to sing their parts but they don't show up for practice and they don't practice at home so the choir often sounds like I picked a bunch of people form the congregation and handed them a hymnal. No blending, no dynamics, ...I'll stop. Those who make an effort do a wonderful job. It would be nice if more people were as dedicated.