Better Late Than Never On The Shout Outs

I have some "thank yous" and promised acknowledgements that are way long over due and so I'm finally taking the time to do this quickie post to acknowlege wonderful bloggers who have sent love my way recently.

First the awards:

I want to thank Pam for this one. I was so, so flattered and honored she selected me for this one. She has so many blog friends, and I'm just one of her hanger-ons, so being selected for this is awesome.

Pam writes at McEwens. She is one of those rare kind of people who makes you forget what a rotten day you're having and instead celebrate life and your blessings. She is a giggle therapist, and if you want to know what that is go check her out.

I pass this award on to ALL MY BLOG GAL PALS that are on my "Follow Me" List. So grab the button if you are my blog friend.

This next award is from CJ The Purple Diva:

What can I possibly say about The Diva except that she is one of a kind! She has the coolest blog with the coolest buttons, and she spits out posts like an automatic weapon (hey, did that almost rhyme or what?!). What a fun lady! What you see is what you get with her, and I love it. So check her out HERE.

This award incidentally requires that I post 6 things about me, so here goes:

#1 I don't eat popcorn at the movies. Ever. I prefer mini pretzels or nachos. I hate how popcorn gets caught in the weirdest corners of my mouth and teeth.
#2 A visit to a ball game or a theme park is NOT complete without cotton candy. I have to have cotton candy or it feels like the ball game/theme park is fake.
#3 I cannot sleep without a quilt/comforter even in the summer so we keep the air conditioning going. My husband hates the $400+ monthly energy bill during hot months, but he knows I need my sleep.
#4 I was scripture chase champion during my seminary days. Ha-ha-ha! I know it's hard to tell nowadays that I grew up to be a heathen the quiet, backrow Mormon type. But I'm more than happy to just let everyone else in Sunday School show off what scripture scholars they are.
#5 I have naturally curly hair (thanks to the curly haired Spaniard also known as my Great Grandma). I grew up in the Philippines where most girls have straight hair so I got teased a lot. I hated my hair until the 80's when big poufy permed hair was the rage. Then I was glad I don't have straight hair. Ha! When I moved to Utah my hair went flat. It was really weird. Eventually my curls came back.
#6 I didn't wear make up until I was 18 and foundation until I was 30. Seriously! I had such good skin I didn't need to. Everywhere I went people would ask me what product I was using, and I'd say soap and water. And they're, like "Yeah, right!" Then age hit and my skin looks like poop when I don't wear makeup or products. The joys of being mature :-)

I pass this award on to:

Lesley - my awesome sister in law who posted the very first comment on my very first post!
Lilian- my other sister in law who encouraged me to blog. She's amazing because she is successfully running a household full of boys. 'Nuff said.
Margie- okay, she's another sister in law, and this is sounding like nepotism, but the very best people I know are in my family, so I can't help it. Margie deserves this.
Mom-my wonderful mother mother in law and I hope this makes up for the fact that October 26 was Mother In Law day and I forgot :-(

AND NOW a BIG THANK YOU AND HUGS to my blog friend Lisa Loo in Montana who writes at "Is That A Garage Door On My Ceiling?". She sent me a big box of yummy chocolate that I won at her blog giveaway. Can you believe she managed to mail out boxes of Give Away prizes the week her daughter was having surgery? She is an amazing person! The box she sent was full of fun candy with funny names. This is my father in law getting a kick out of the PMS chocolate bar included in Lisa's box.

And before I log off, if you live in Utah I just have to tell you to go see this concert, WE ALSO SING. It's going to be in the Tabernacle on Temple Square on Saturday, November 1, 2008, at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.Tickets are still available. Click on the icon below for more information:

I'm talking about this concert because my sister in law Lesley is on the choir. I heard they are amazing, so if you have nothing to do Saturday go see the concert.

Okay, --- I think my to-do box is now empty. Yay! See, I'm not such a crappy friend/sister afterall :-)