I'm
feeling really, really great today. Lots of reasons, and of course
knowing me, you know I'm not going to be quiet about them...
On
Sunday, I had the privilege of being the driver/cheerleader for The
Swede as he participated in “Walking the Walk” for Parkinson's at
one of our local parks. He did the longest loop available, and in
HALF the time he had predicted. Yes, he has Parkinson's, but in no
way is he letting it slow him down. He walks, hikes, bikes,
snowshoes, cross-country skis and is driving to Maryland this summer.
Go Dad!
I've
also gotten some awards lately. Wow, people, I'm feeling so blessed!
You'll see more awards posts in the coming weeks, but today it's:
The
amazing Jo, of Jo on Food, My Travels and a Scent of Chocolate
gifted me with the Sisterhood of the World Bloggers award.
If you've
never visited Jo, you gotta go see her. She writes honestly and
openly and is the only person I've met with an equal fondness for
asparagus ;-) Yes, you get a recipe in each post. No, they're not
ALL asparagus. Go say hi!
I'm
to pass this on to 10-12 LADY blogger friends. You know, the whole
sisterhood thing? Sorry guys.
I've
met some amazing new bloggers on my road trip this year, reading
reflections posts (yes Gary, I said the R word again...)and wandering
around that large list of alphabet lovers. If you haven't met these
lovely ladies yet, please go introduce yourself. If you know them,
you know why I picked 'em.
Hilary
of Positive Letters...inspirational stories... I love this
lady. She feeds my history buff side, my culinary enthusiast side,
and she is one DAMN good minion. She doesn't do awards though, so
it's especially fun to give her one ;-). Again.
Carol
Kilgore of Under the Tiki Hut, author of Solomon's Compass, which
I can't wait to read, but it's BuNoWriMo and I've invited the world
to kick me in the keister for not following through...so I will have to exercise DISCIPLINE and not read it yet. Don't let that stop YOU, though.
Jenn
of Jeneral Insanity (wear depends before you go...she will seriously
crack you up)
M.J
Joachim who has more blogs than you can count...and did the
Challenge with them all, and is the queen of crochet (I'm sending you
to the crochet blog...you'll find the rest from there)
Melissa of Melissa's Imaginarium. Ok, I did know her before this year, but
we reconnected. She's an inspiration in her personal achievements,
and her books are delicious. Adults only :-)
The
rest go to my amazing co-host sisters:
Shannon
at The Warrior Muse. Third challenge and counting. INVENTOR of the Road Trip buddy and all-around amazing gal. Another place where I get
my history-buff fix.
L.Diane
Wolfe of Spunk on a Stick. Let me tell ya', she's one spunky
lady. Her book of publishing tips is AMAZING. Go buy it. It will
make you want to finish that WIP.
Nicole
of The Madlab Post. Movie maker AND writer AND blogger, AND able
to leap tall deadlines in a single bound without internet, on her Smartphone. She rocks.
Damyanti
of Amlokiblogs. Perseveres through tragedy and an inspiration to
us all. Still praying for you.
Konstanz
Silverbow of No Thought 2 Small. Great, supportive buddy and
is publishing her first novel! Go K! And if you need weapons
advice, she's your girl. Like if you want to maim a teenager or
anything...not that I do right now...
Livia
Petersen of Leave it to Livia. It was such a crazy year we
didn't really get a chance to get to know each other, but she loves
movies, and now that that we're done with the craziness of April, and
the hangover of May, maybe we'll get a chance to chat.
Hoping so anyway :-)
So
yeah. Dad is doing great and people like me. They really like me.
(Name the quote for 10 extra points) (not that anyone is counting)
(because I'm not competitive or anything) (ok, say goodnight, Gracie)
(you could name that one too...)
~Tina
