Tag! I'm It!

I have been tagged and this honor was bestowed upon me by Kavyn from Reading Between Pages.

Questions, questions..


1) If you could go back in time and relive one moment, what would it be?

The first time I heard Caden cry. I had an emergency c-section due to preeclampsia, he weighed a whole 3lbs 15oz, so he was really teeny tiny--and so were his lungs!


2) If you could go back in time and change one thing, what would it be?

My high school years. 'Nuff said.


3) What movie/TV character do you most resemble in personality?

I am totally Wendy from Peter Pan. A tomboy, playful, great imagination and I have a soft spot for all things magical.


4) If you could push one person off a cliff and get away with it, who would it be?

There is no one in real life I would consider. But there are a few fictional characters I might consider!


5) Name one habit you would like to change in yourself.

I wish I had an inclination to clean more. My house is always tidy (don't get me wrong), but I'm a slouch and grumble incessantly when I have to dust or vacuum.


6) Describe yourself in one word.

Mother.


7) Describe the person who named you in this meme in one word.

Friendly.


8) Why do you blog?

I love reading. I love books. What better way to share my love?


Now that I’ve answered the questions I have to pick three bloggers to tag in return. So here I go:

Kari of A Good Addiction
Linds of bibliophile brouhaha
Stella of Ex Libris

Stylish Blogger Award

I have to thank Zakiya LadyWings from Butterfly Feet Walking on Life for awarding me the Stylish Blogger Award!


So, when you receive this award, you're supposed to do the following things:

1) Thank the person who gave you the award, and link back to them in your post.
2) Tell us seven (7) things about yourself.
3) Award 15 super-stylish bloggers this award :D
4) Contact those bloggers and let them know they have won.


Hmm...Seven things about me:

1. I have a terrible compulsion to bring a book home EVERYTIME I am at the bookstore (wouldn't be so bad if I didn't own around 1000 and have a HUGE TBR pile!)

2. I like Mini-Wheats Little Bites.

3. I am sooo ecstatic that Cadbury Creme Eggs are back (why can't they be here year round?)

4. I hate wearing socks, but refuse to wear shoes without them.

5. I prefer summer to winter.

6. I swear I am going deaf because my youngest son sounds like a velociraptor when he screams!

7. I don't know why, but when it comes to these things I have a really hard time thinking up things about me!






15 People I am passing this on to (in no particular order):

1. Jessica Rabbit's Corner
2. Girls Without A Bookshelf
3. All Things Urban Fantasy
4. Parajunkee's View
5. Cari's Book Blogs
6. Smexy Books
7. Good Choice Reading
8. Blkosiner's Book Blog
9. A Great Book is the Cheapest Vacation
10. The Bibliophilic Book Blog
11. Cem's Book Hideout
12. Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories
13. Writing From the Tub...
14. Book Chick City
15. Tynga's Reviews

Versatile Blogger Award

This week I received The Versatile Blogger Award from both Nanny at Getting Naughty Between the Stacks and from Uniquely Moi Books, thank you!


Here's the rules:

1. Share 7 things about yourself
2. Pass The Award to 15 bloggers recently discovered.
3. Notify the blogger recipients
4. Link the blogger who gave the award.




Ok, so here are 7 things about me:

1. I work at Mary Brown’s Famous Chicken and Taters!
2. I prefer werewolves to vampires (but I still enjoy a good vampire book!)
3. I have a cat I like to call "Princess Fatty Pants"
4. I thoroughly dislike blinking Christmas lights
5. My favorite color is green
6. My favorite scent is lilac
7. I wish I lived close to the ocean




And here are the bloggers I am forwarding this to:
1. La Femme Readers
2. A Good Addiction
3. Book-Savvy
4. Flipping Pages For All Ages
5. Intense Whisperer
6. Just Your Typical Book Blog
7. Love 2 Read For Fun
8. LovLivLife Reviews
9. My Ever Expanding Library
10. Not-Really-Southern Vamp Chick
11. The Bodacious Pen
12. The Book Swarm
13. Writing From the Tub - My Life as a Writer in Bath
14. YA Addict
15. WORD For Teens

Want to play? TAG you're it!

Thank you Jackie from Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories for tagging me!


Rules of the game:
1) Accept the tag and link to the tagger at the beginning of your post.
2) Answer the questions honestly in your post by listing four things.
3) Pass on the love by picking four other people to tag and listing them at the bottom of your post. Notify them that you tagged them.


4 Things That Are In My Handbag: (when I carry one I always take)
1. Lip balm
2. My wallet
3. Random pieces of paper I have written book titles on
4. My keys


4 Favorite Things In My Bedroom:
1. My bookshelves
2. The wall art above my bed
3. My cat, she keeps my feet warm
4. My hubby


4 Things On My Desk:
1. The computer
2. A Christmas candle (it smells like a freshly cut Christmas tree!)
3. A decorative vase
4. The speakers


4 Things I've Always Wanted To Do:
1. Visit Ireland
2. Win the lottery
3. Snowboarding
4. Attend Mardi Gras in New Orleans


4 Things I Enjoy Very Much At The Moment:
1. When my kids laugh
2. My new washing machine
3. Reading (kind of a given)
4. Snow (I’ll be sick of it by the end of December)

4 Songs I Can't Get Out Of My Head:
1. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
2. Gimme All Your Lovin’ by ZZ Top
3. Gotta Be Somebody by Nickleback
4. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse t.v. show theme song


4 Things You Don't Know About Me:
1. I love to dip my McDonald’s fries in honey
2. My favorite female music artist is Tori Amos
3. I love watching Disney movies
4. I collect holiday Beanie Babies and *gasp* I take the tags off


4 Bloggers I Am Tagging:
1. Blkosiner’s Book Blog
2. Welcome to Larissa’s Bookish Life
3. The Naughty Book Kitties
4. The Bibliophilic Book Blog

Life Is Good Award

I’d like to thank Bella from Beguile Thy Sorrow... for passing this lovely award on to me!


Here is what they've asked after receiving this Award:

1. Thank and Link back to the person that gave this award.
2. Answer the survey questions mentioned below.
3. Pass it on to another 15 Blogs that are fairly new and interesting to you.
4. Contact the bloggers so they know they've been chosen.

This is a great refreshing idea that will be useful and fun for blogs mentioned and blogs just beginning. The questions are a neat way to find out more about fellow blogs and discover their likes and dislikes. So without further adieu, let's continue the ongoing extravaganza!


1. If you blog anonymously are you happy doing it that way? If you are not anonymous do you wish you had started out anonymously so you could be anonymous now?

No, I like the way my blog is. I find it more personal when I am reaching out to other Bloggers.


2. Describe one incident that shows your inner stubborn side:

Umm…I am major-league stubborn. It might be easier to ask me to describe an incident when I WASN’T stubborn!


3. What do you see when you really look at yourself in the mirror?

A mom.


4. What is your favorite summer cold drink?

Iced Green Tea.


5. When you take time for yourself, what do you do?


6. Is there something you still want to accomplish in your life? What is it?

Yes, I would like to see one of my photographs in National Geographic (so NOT going to happen, but I can keep dreaming!).


7. When you attended school, were you the class clown, the overachiever, the shy person, or always ditching?

I was DEFINITELY the shy person!


8. If you close your eyes and want to visualize a very poignant moment of your life what would you see?

The birth of my first son. We had to do an emergency C-Section and he was born 6 weeks early, 3 lbs 15oz. Luckily he was perfectly healthy and just needed to gain some weight before we could bring him home.


9. Is it easy for you to share your true self in your blog or are you more comfortable writing posts about other people or events?

I don’t very often blog about myself, so I guess I’m more comfortable with the latter.


And in no particular order, I’m passing this award on to:

Crissi's Blog
YA Urban
Not Your Fairy Tale
Ms. Martin Teaches Media
Maybe Tomorrow?
Intense Whisperer...
Just Your Typical Book Blog
JoJo's Book Corner
Book Faery
Bibliophile Brouhaha
A Great Book Is The Cheapest Vacation
Jessica Rabbit's Corner
Tynga's Reviews
The Book Vixen
Ashley's Bookshelf

Blogger Award

I have to thank Literati's Literary Library for choosing me as one of her seven blogs to award this Prolific Blogger Award! And now it is my honor to pass it along to another seven bloggers!

"A prolific blogger is one who is intellectually productive, keeping up an active blog with enjoyable content. After accepting this award, recipients are asked to pass it forward to seven other deserving blogs."

Here we go (in no particular order):

1. Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories
2. Not Your Fairy Tale
3. YA Urban
4. Tynga's Reviews
5. Reading with Tequila
6. Not-Really-Southern Vamp Chick
7. Maybe Tomorrow?


I wish I could choose everyone, but rules are rules!

A Blog Award

Ok, admittedly this is not my first award, but I kinda forgot to pass the last one on, 'cause ya...I really don't have an excuse! But Here we go I might be late with this one, but I didn't forget!!!

Here's how the Versatile Blogger Award works:

* Thank and link back to the award giver.
* List 7 things about yourself.
* Pass the award on to 15 other bloggers you've recently discovered, and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason.
* Notify the bloggers and let them know they've been awarded!

7 Things About Me:
I guess it would be kinda nonsensical for me to say that I am a book lover, right?
1. I am secretly in love with the actor who plays Toby on The Listener (Craig Olejnik). Come on have you seen his eyes?

2. I love Sherrilyn Kenyon and her Dark-Hunters!
3. I have a serious case of arachnophobia (even the little guys can send me screaming!)
4. I am a really bad amateur cake decorator (see picture)

5. I live in Canada (no I don't own my own dog sled team - lol!)
6. I don't have an appendix
7. I own over 600+ books






I Am Passing This Award Along To:
1. Writings of A Wicked Book Addict
2. Welcome to Larissa's Bookish Life
3. The Book Vixen
4. Rex Robot Reviews
5. Paranormal Fantasies
6. Life After Jane
7. Fiction Vixen Book Reviews
8. JoJo's Book Corner
9. Jessica Rabbit's Corner
10. Book Faery
11. Crissi's Blog
12. Cari's Book Blog
13. Coffee Table Press
14. Confessions of A Bookaholic
15. Demon Lover's Book Reviews & More