ON FUN ~ Much Appreciated...

So here we are on the verge of vacation. Thought this might be a nice time to acknowledge some awards we've received and dole them out to those who will be filling in for us next week:

Sandy @ You've GOTTA Read This!

Christine @ Romantic Crush Junkies

Patty @ This Desert Life {in photos}

You see, we could pick them up one of those "So and So went to Such and
Such and all I got out of it was this crummy T-Shirt" gifts, but instead we'll pass along these little blog jewels instead:

We received this from Caspette @ The Narrative Causality (book reviews, good laughs, movies, and whatever else she feels like sharing) and it's got Sandy's name all over it...
"The Humane Award is to honor certain bloggers that I feel are kindhearted individuals. They regularly take part in my blog and always leave the sweetest comments. If it wasn't for them, my site would just be an ordinary book review blog. Their blogs are also amazing and are tastefully done on a daily basis. I thank them and look forward to our growing friendships through the blog world."

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We received this one from Chris @ The Mommy Journey (all things parenting hosting a terrific weekly series called Mommy Moments) and are handing it off to Christine...Rules:
1. Copy the badge and put it on your blog.
2. Link back the person who passed you this award.
3. Spread the love to at least 10 or more bloggers.

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We received this Tulip Award from Boliyou @ Endomental (short posts providing tips, humor, fun facts and observations) which asks us to answer a few questions and tag six others - we have a hard enough time catching one person in a game of tag, much less six - so we tag Patty...

YOUR NICKNAME = Andy is Bumble, Molly is Mrs. Bumble, Mol, Mo - among many other incarnations of famous Mollys (i.e. McButter, Ringwald, Hatchet - you get the idea)

YOU ARE = incredibly lucky in life (knock on wood)

YOUR MOST SPECIAL PERSON = each other, along with our lifelong friends

YOUR FAVORITE SONG = Blue Sky, Allman Bros. Band

YOUR FAVORITE FOOD/DISH = Mexican (though Andy is also partial to Italian subs)

THINGS THAT MAKE YOU STRESS = Massive amounts of e-mail

YOUR FAVORITE COLOR = Blue

THINGS THAT YOU MUST HAVE IN YOUR BAG = Have camera, will travel

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED = Happy (i.e. touching) family occassions

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And finally, Siteseer @ Where The Road Takes Us (who has great pride for her grandbabies and her garden) included us in a link chain that we don't really understand how to do so we thought we'd just give her a little shout-out here while we're at it!