knock, knock....housekeeping

Hello all my bloggy friends!!

First I want to thank everyone for their well-wishes on my leg!! Its still as gross as ever..in case anyone wondered! Blech....

Anyways...

I have been tagged on a few things and have also been given a few awards and since its more than I can ( or want) to put in one post ...I am going to split it up into two. Pure genius, I know!

So if you think I forgot your tag or award..I didn't! Sheesh, get off my back already. Don't ya know I'm gravely wounded!

On to the festivities!!!!

My first award today is from The Optimistic Pessimist !

She used to be known as Marathoner81 but since her blog has evolved and its no longer JUST about the NYC marathon ( which by the way, how cool is that?!) she updated her name.

Great blog, go check it out!

...I actually got it some time ago but I was waiting for a time like this when I could put a couple together and make it one ( or two) big events!!!

I got the "Your Blog is Fucking Fabulous"

Any award that has the F word in it is pretty fucking fabulous! Yeah I'm 12, I know!

Here are the rules:

List 5 of your current obsessions and then pass it on to 5 more fucking fabulous blogs

1) I am obsessed with Bath and Body work's Reed Diffusers!!

They are truly amazing! I bought a cinnamon scent reed diffuser at Christmas time - it was even 50% off and it is STILL smelling strong! I just went and bought a bunch more. It lasted for 6 months straight and is still as potent as when I first bought it. C'mon.....

2) I am in love with my Roomba and am pretty obsessed with it!

I use it every day...sometimes twice.

It is pretty f'ing fantastic and we have three animals and this little cutie patootie vacuum picks up everything! I just press the "clean" button with my toe and away she goes, while I sit back in the chair and give my self a slap on the back for working so hard keeping the house clean.

3) Avocados....what can I say? I love them!

4) My iphone. Yep, still. I know I did a post about how much I loved it and that love has not faded!

5) Reading blogs...sheesh! Thank god I'm on summer break:)

So here are my five blogs that I am passing this award to!! Give it a good home girls...

Kellie at Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder
Fidgeting Gidget
Cavy
PunkyBean
Mean Girl Garage

Next is a picture tag from Amber at Life As We Know It

( she is adorable...you will see what I mean when you go stop by her blog after this...hint)

The rules are:

1. Open your first photo folder

2. Scroll to the 10th picture

3. Post that photo and story on your blog

4. Tag 5 other blogger friends to do the same


What a weird pic for my 10th picture to be!!

Back story to pic...

this was a couple of years ago and it was our last day of school. Our principal ( who no one liked and since has been fired) had an End of the Year party at his house. It was kind of a mandated thing so we all brought a bunch of alcohol and became snockered!! ( my mom uses this word...I thought I would give it a test run)

Several people at the party went out on the boat later in the evening but about 5 of us stayed back. For some reason we thought stealing a lawn ornament from our principals neighbor's yard would be hilarious ( and actually it was!)

So we came up with a stealth plan for our mission and this picture is two of my awesome girlfriends doing the army crawl into the neighbors yard to steal the ugly gnome!



Mission Accomplished!

And yes, these people teach your kids...

The five blogs I tag for this are **drum roll**

Sassy B
Hotpants
My Wooden Heart
Gina
Jen-TSK

I also received this awesome award from Fidgeting Gidget!!

She just had her one-year anniversary... so go tell her congratulations!!

This came with no rules...so I am just going to keep it all to myself ( at least for right now)

I'm whipped..off to bed I go!

Part two will be coming in a couple of days... Don't get all crazy on me

THE LADY JANE

Awards, awards, and a little tagging

I have a few Awards to hand out and a tag that I was well...tagged on. So why not put them all together for one FANTASTIC, OUT OF THIS WORLD post ( and very long.....)

First up is the "8 things tagging game" from Gina. She was very first "bloggy friend" and we have a ridiculous amount of things in common. Her blog is uber - cute!

8 Things I look forward to:

Summer vacation ( hell ya...who wouldn't? Really....)

Going to see my best friend in Florida

Visiting my other BFF in Connecticut

BFF in Connecticut having her baby

Losing the weight I put on after surgery ( give me some damn will power, will ya??)

Getting some color on white skin ( like its almost see through)

Being able to spend more time with the Duke

Highland Festival with my old school friends ( beer tent, Mmmm)

8 things I did yesterday

Found Duke passed out on bedroom floor ( see previous post)

Went to the Michigan Special Olympics to see a couple of my students

Worked on getting info my “Parents of Autism night”

Read blogs….

Talk to one of my friends on the phone while running errands

Made a cream cheese dip ( low fat) for my triscuits

Spent time with the Duke since we haven’t seen much of each other all week

Cleaned the house

8 things I wish for:

I wish I could wear high heels with out pain ( I wish this so bad!)

I wish I could pay off my credit card debt

I wish that I could “fix” the kids I work with

I wish I could be a runner

I wish I could eat whatever I wanted and not think twice about it

I wish I could make the The Duke’s back feel better

I wish I could make a living in doing something creative

I wish I could be more spontaneous like I used to be

8 shows I watch

LOST

American Idol

The office

TLC’s What not to Wear

Re-runs of King of queens

Entourage

Re-runs of Sex and the city

Desperate Housewives

Now on to the Awards Ceremony.... hosted by yours truly The Great Lady Jane ( now blowing you all a kiss while looking gorgeous...)

First up the " The Honest Scrap" award.....

I was deemed worthy of this great award by Jen ( The secret keeper). She has recently switched from blogspot to wordpress...so if you haven't switched over yet...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???? She got some good s*%& going on over there!!!

Description/Rules:

The Honest Scrap award comes with a caveat or two. First, you have to tell your readers 10 things about you they may not know. Secondly you have to tag 10 people with the award.

Oh boy...here we go...

1) I'm a Cancer

2) I have blonde hair

3) I love Pad Thai

4) I have 2 dogs..JJ and Alexis..my loves

5) I have mad crushes on comedians..Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Rogan...*swoon*

6) Obviously being funny is a turn on

7) I collect things that mean "good luck"

8) I have two tattoos

9) Fav Drink: Redbull and Vodka

10) The Duke and I built a house....its awesome:)

Now for the 10 bloggers that I am going to pass on this Outstanding award!!

Fearless in Toronto

Sassy Britches

Gina at Namaste by Day

Just Playing Pretend ( the one and only JPP)

The Dutchess of Kickball

The High- Heel Diaries

Mandy at Just a small town girl

The Vegetable Assassin

LiLu

So unto my next award that was given to me by the AWESOME Sassy Britches!!! Love her!!

* Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.

* Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

Who came up with 15??? Why not 5 or something easy? Anyways here we go..and truly they are all deserving

Kellie at Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

Kathleen at Enough about you...

Chardonnay at High Tide Low tide

Amber at Life as we know it

Christina at Men in England would love you

Life with Attitude

Brunhilda at Look..I'll pay you for it

Ashley at Polka Dots and Paisley

Kelly at PunkyBean

Cool as Folk at Sweet Nothings

Kim at The Antisdel Abstract

Jess at The Pure and Simple Truth

Former Fat Chick at Forever at fat girl inside

Hotpants at Handbags and Handguns

Confessions of an Impulsive Addict

Phew.....that was by far the hardest post!! Ya know with all that copying and pasting!!! I just want to thank all of the above bloggers for the comments and the fact that they even give a shit about this blogger and take the time to comment!!

If you comment and you don't see your blog..trust me I got ya on my next award tribute! I am getting more awards right????

THE LADY JANE

I'd like to thank the academy...

Happy 2 week anniversary to me!!! Happy 2 week anniversary to me!!

6 posts, 9 followers, 1 award ( yep you read it right – yay!) later - I am really liking this whole blog thing!! Down side – I have spent an incredible amount of time on the Internet reading other people’s blogs, thinking about my blog, reading more of other people’s blogs!!! AAhhhhh the insanity of it all !!!!! I am seriously behind on my work, laundry, errands, hygiene ( ya know showering on the weekend) etc… the blogosphere is a very dangerous place.

Before starting my own blog – I only really read one other blog and I loved it so much that it inspired me to start my own. So it wasn’t until after I created my own blog that I started perusing other blogs that I realized what an actual real community blogging is. Even though I have only been doing this for 2 short weeks – you can really feel the love out there in the bloggy world. In a way it has truly made me view my day to day life through a different lens. Instead of just getting through the day – I am pausing and thinking about my day and the little things that usually pass me by. I like it - its refreshing, affirming, and I feel like it has recharged my life.
So thank you all – that have stopped by my blog and cared enough to comment and to also sign up as someone who wants to “follow”. Truly - I love it! It makes me so happy ( I actually do a little happy dance) when I see that there is a new comment or better yet a "follower"! Also, thank you to all you bloggers out there..I love your stories.

NOW I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK !!!

Just one more thing…well the whole reason for this post….THANK YOU GINA!!! Gina at http://namastebyday.blogspot.com/ gave me an award! Gina is someone that I just connected with through the blogs and its unreal how much we have in common!!

Now seriously...I need to get back..these reports won't write themselves!!!!!

The Lady Jane