This blog is a fun outlet for me. At work I nitpick, edit, write, and proofread documents intended for very starched shirt, button up type publications, so this girl just wants to have fun on her blog. I do not strive to address heady political or cultural debates. Nay, verily, I pretty much stick to safe topics such as poop, boobs, and funny things my girls do and say. So imagine my surprise earlier this week when I was nominated twice in one day for a Thinking Blogger Award! One from the lovely Liz at This Full House who is the busiest blogger I know (perhaps even busier than Busy Mom!), and who also has a heck of a lot of laundry and another one from the lovely Mrs. Schmitty, who just celebrated her birthday.
Thank you very much ladies!
I wanted to choose five bloggers who, as far as I know, have not yet received this award.
First of all, there’s Nicole, founder of a wonderful site called The Soccer Mom Vote. And yes I’m totally kissing your blog booty so that you’ll still keep in touch when you move to South Carolina, beotch.
Mrs. Flinger was one of my first blog crushes. Hers was the first so-called mommy blog I read that was really “real” with a unique writing voice. She reminds us all as parents to slow down and appreciate the moment in this post.
The sassy and smart R*Belle at Southern and Sublime always makes me feel at home. I hear she’ll be making sweet tea soon. This post, “Down the old dirt road,” reminded me of the town I grew up in. R*Belle also started News for Women on the Fly, a great news blog.
Pattie at Stolen Moments is another blogger I discovered when I first started blogging a year and a half ago. I enjoy her writing, especially this recent post, “Broken Girl.”
Julie at Mothergoosemouse is a thinking blogger to the core and although I know she’s not big on awards, I had to nominate her for her always thought provoking blog. Take this recent post, for instance.
Congratulations!
Aww…shucks, Jamie, thank you so much! You are so thoughtful…
I did actually have this honor bestowed upon me from a few other bloggers, but I neglected to post the button on my sidebar. Shame on me!
Anyway, thanks again. And Congrats to yours as well! It is well deserved
congrats!! very cool!
Awww, THANKS! You are a deserving recipient! And thanks for nominating me. Not sure I deserve it, especially after a couple of drinks
You are welcome in our Charleston guest room, anytime.
Wow, thanks! I’m totally blushing!
Great choices, Jamie – um…by the way…I just wanna have fun, watching you have fun, on your blog – gotta run…our weather’s finally turned warm, the kids don’t have ANY of their summery clothes out of storage, yet and Mini-Me’s sick.
Is it Friday, yet?
And did I say how much it means coming from YOU? One of MY blog crushes? HRM?!
I just about nominated you myself- had I not stopped over here to copy and paste your url out of my own laziness, I would have already done so! You deserve it!!
A man is trying a very unusual way to propose to his girlfriend. He wants people to forward an email to as many people as possible and he hopes that it will eventually get to his girlfriend. Details here: http://www.proposal-to-mary.com
Here is what he wants people to send by email:
You could help me a lot to spread my proposal to Mary – it is important that it is distributed as widely as possible so that it eventually reaches Mary. If you would like to support my proposal to Mary, please send the following text by email to a lot of people
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WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS, PLEASE HELP TO DISTRIBUTE IT TO OTHER PEOPLE!
For a long time I have tried to find a special way to propose marriage to my girlfriend Mary, whom I know for five years now. I wanted it very special, romantic and memorable, something our grandchildren would still remember.
And here is my idea: I will send out the proposal to Mary to 50 complete strangers, people I don’t know – hoping, that they will forward my proposal to as many people as possible, which in turn forward it etc. And some day, I hope, it will reach Mary, after it has travelled a very long way. I know, it will take a long time and I am quite nervous…
From the poem MY Mary will know immediately that the proposal is for her.
I have created a homepage ( http://www.proposal-to-mary.com ) where you can find the current status of my quest. You can use the homepage to check if the proposal has already reached Mary (in that case it is not necessary anymore to forward the mail).
Once the proposal has reached Mary, I will put a note on these pages. Also I will publish there how many people have read the proposal so that everybody can see how far it has spread and that it is getting closer to Mary.
And of course you will find there what I am waiting for most: Mary’s answer! I can’t tell you, how nervous I am… Will she accept my proposal? Will she like the unusual way how she got it, through the hands of thousands of messengers all over the world?
Please cross your fingers for me! And please – help me by sending the mail to as many people as possible, to help it spread, so that it eventually reaches Mary.
And here is my proposal:
Mary, please forgive me, as you know English is not my native language. And I am not a poet. But I mean it from my heart.
My angel,
Five years ago, I will always remember the day When fate made us meet, blissful Alaskan moments in May Earth spun around us and a journey began Love, warmth, happiness, enough the years to span.
The longer it lasts the more grows our bond And with 80 still – of you I will be fond Whatever happens, I will stay at your side Through good and bad, together let us stride
No second with you was ever wasted
You are the sweetest I have ever tasted
We have spent so many years – why not a life?
Mary, will you marry me – and become my wife?
Mary, if you have received that and have recognized me, then give me a sign so that I can continue with the romantic part of my proposal…
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