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

Finally....

As promised pics of me since I have now hit my 100 followers mark!!! Did you think i forgot, or just plain forgot about this blog??!! I didn't!! Just finishing up school...3 days!!

Anyways on with the show...

I always love seeing pics of other people, so why not do it myself. I already told ya , i am not photogenic. I did add some prom/homecoming pics because i loved it when other people have lately, in honor of prom season! And you know to liven it up instead of seeing just a crappy old pic of me. I didn't have much here...most is it my parent house and they live three hours away. best I could do...deal with it!

To start us off...how about a hoop skirt?! Ah yes people I wore a hoop skirt. It was 1989 and I was the freshman representative on the Homecoming court ( hence the tiara) and we had to wear a hoop formal dress. it was an unwritten rule ( which I broke later...read on) I look like little BO-peep but I swear it was cool then!!

My mom always forgot to take pictures of just me before the dance. It was really because of two reasons a) i always ran late and was never ready when my date showed up and b) we were the house where everybody came to get their pics taken. my mom doted over everyone...which is why there was always more pics of other people then me and my date. But it was fun

This picture was actually taken like two weeks after the dance on a random Saturday. Mom felt bad that there wasn't any pics of just me so she made me put on my dress to take pictures... which is the reason for the bad hair!

NEXT UP..

Sophomore homecoming, 1990. I loved this dress. it was midnight blue velvet with a completely open back. True to form my mom didn't get pics of just me before the dance, so this picture was taken after i came home. Which is why I look a little drunk, tired, whatevs and I am holding my wrist corsage. What do you think of the owl pics in the background?? awesome, huh?

This is my senior year homecoming. Circa 1992 . Yes, I am wearing Tiara again...homecoming court. What?? You laughing at my fake diamond encrusted tiara?? I rocked them, what can i say. This is a rare time that my mom actually took a pic of just me before the dance. You can't see it, but this dress was NOT floor length. This was a first for someone being on the court. It was actually higher in front and lower in back. Scandal I tell you, I was the talk of the town!!


This is from my senior prom. 1993, baby!! We had just been crowned the King and Queen. ( what can i say, they liked me, really liked me!! aka Sally field...nevermind )

This is my ex- we were together for MANY years. I will think up a suitable name for him...later. This is the only pic of us with our king and queen stuff on....together at least. I wanted to use this pic, because it was the only pic where you could see my shoes. i LOVED those shoes. Silver with sequency mirrory type things on it. Maybe a little slutty, maybe a little fashionable. I was going for fashionable, but whatever!

I've realized I have inherited my mom's picture taking skills. Not only do I never have pics of just me, but I take lousy pictures. What I mean is not only am I not photogenic ( this is not a statement so you will comment that I am photogenic) but my actual picture taking skills are crap. I never time it right, they are crooked, bad lighting, whatever..... anyways...this is me (now). I was in Key West. luv that place

This is a pic of the Duke and I at a beer festival. Hmmm... go figure. I realized that neither the Duke or I are photogenic, at least not in the same pic! We also don't have a lot of pics of just the two of us...we are always snapping of other people.

Well here they are pics of me...your weekend is now complete;)

BTW...this was the HARDEST, most TIME-CONSUMING post. What with all the scanning, enlarging, finding the damn photos, spacing..it was a nightmare!!! NIGHTMARE! You better enjoy the F***** thing:) Smiles

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

Stolen..so what...it works

I stole the 25 random things about me from Facebook - you have to admit its a good way of telling people about yourself:))

1. I have an awful memory and that is putting it mildly.

2. I have a "dressing room". It is a room dedicated to make-up, hair, and clothes...I love it.

3. I love to organize and be organized but rarely am. I will spend an entire day organizing and have it ruined by the weekend.

4. I love books. If I can't actually read a book then I will listen to one on CD. I always have two books going at once. ( Tell me your favorite book!!!)

5. I have a very addictive personality. Ex. I will eat one food morn, noon and night until I am just plain sick of it.

6. I love "making things". Jewelry, pottery, random craft things. I love having a project. I will have a hard time focusing on anything else (see #5). My man made the basement into a makeshift studio for me - I will tell you what he is doing with his half in another post - priceless!)

.7. I do not like my birthday or celebrating it. It just reminds me I am getting older. However..birthday wishes still warm my heart.

8. I have severe obsession/addiction to all things ETSY...and have plans on opening my own shop....well..when I have enough stuff made which at this rate will be like 10 years... (**slight exaggeration**)

9. I am scared to death of sna...I can't even write it!

10. I do not like answering the phone or opening my mail...which usually gets me into some pretty bad messes.

11. In High School I was on this "all-star" dance team and we were invited to be part of Big Bill's first inauguration. We opened the inauguration ceremonies. I like to say " I have performed for Bill Clinton". Hee - get it?!

12. I wish I had a better vocabulary.

13. I am scared to have kids. I can't carry one of my own so we have to do surrogacy ( when we are ready!)

14. I get up in the morning a hour to an hour 1/2 earlier then I have to ( meaning 4am ) to have quiet time to myself. If I don't - it really throws me off.

15. I'm not a very good sleeper - I average about 4 hours a night. Maybe it is because I go to sleep with headphones on - listening to my book on CD..hhmmm...

16. Humor is my armor against life.

17. I hate the sound of knuckles cracking.

18. I have the most amazing man in my life - however- he is my complete opposite. He is everything I never knew I was looking for. ( I have to think of a codename for him - ya know to protect the innocent)

19. I am a school social worker and work in a program for severely emotionally impaired high school boys..sound fun? Whats fun is the padded room that we have for them...not kidding:)

20. I was the high school prom queen.. memories......however, I did attend a small high school but whatev's!

21. I am obsessed with Clinton and Stacy from TLC's "What Not to Wear". I just want to go shopping with them so badly...but no one answers my e-mails.

22. I am known to have "bad luck". On any given day I will have a story about a crazy thing that happened to me. Try me...

23. I love to grocery shop( well shopping in general..) and obsessively look at cookbooks.

24. My dreams in life are to have a job that I can control my hours and what days I work , take a long vacation in Europe and pay off my debt.

25. My heart has been broken for about 3 years now. That is when I finally came to terms that I can no longer wear high heels. *sigh* Reason why...will save for another post !!!

The Lady Jane..