It's a Major Award

I couldn't help but quote Ralphie's dad on this one..."It's a MAJOR AWARD!" Only this aint no leg lamp folks, this is my first blog award. I am super stoked.

My "In Real Life" and Bloggy friend Ramee gave me this award. I just love her blog. She is such an eloquent writer, everyday I can't wait to see what she has written. She talks about her family, the chaos & joy of raising almost Irish twin redheads. And she talks about her love of Jesus which always inspires me & makes me want to be a better person. You should all check out her blog Raising Redheads.

Ok, so here are the rules of this blog award:

• Must thank the person who gave you the award and link to their blog.
• Share 10 HONEST things about yourself
• Present this award to 7 others whose blog you find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have inspired you.
• Tell those 7 people they have been awarded HONEST SCRAP and inform them of these guidelines in receiving this award.
  
  Ten Honest Things About Me:

1. I love my daughters more than anything in the entire world. Seeing their smiles everyday make my life worth living. And I know that is a little cheesey to say, but I don't care because it is absolutely true.
2. I am honest to a fault, some may call it blunt or rude. And that's ok, I get it from my Grandma.
3. I have grown to be completely obsessed with blogging & facebook. It's a complete obsession. I know this because, I check both several times a day. And usually that is the last thing I do before I go to bed every night.
4. I love to be crafty. But if I am being completely honest, I have several un-finished projects lying around my house because I tend to be a scatterbrain & may have a slight case of ADD. Just a little bit though.
5. I recently dyed my hair back to brown, & I think it's my natural color. Although, I haven't seen my natural hair color since 1998. HA! But this is probably pretty close.
6. My heart breaks a little everyone morning when I watch Olivia get onto the bus. I keep wondering when that is going to stop. I know she is safe & needs to go to school; and I go to work everyday. But it breaks a little just the same.
7. I am unbelievably clumsy. My husband is always telling me I could get hurt walking a straight line. And its true.
8. I am completely obsessed with reality TV. I cannot get enough! With the exception of The Office & Roseanne, I watch all reality TV. My favorites are: The Biggest Loser, Project Runway, Real World/Road Rules Challenges, King of the Crown, & Say Yes to the Dress.
9. I have said this before, but warm change absolutely repulses me. I seriously gag & I cannot stand it.
10. I aspire to be a good cook. But 9 out of 10 times I fail miserably. I have cooked many meals that have never made it to plates but go straight to the garbage. I want to learn to cook & bake, all of that Suzy Home-Maker jazz. I just lack the skill & talent. And I hate that my husband is a better cook than me. It irks me to no end.

The 7 blogs I am giving the Honest Scrap award to are:

• Laura, my very bestest bestie. I ♥ her. I love her blog about her life & her little boy Keller. You should all show her some love too. I have her to thank for my blogging obsession. Visit her blog And Baby Makes Three...
• Thrift Decor Chick. I don't know her personally, but I love her blog just the same. She is so talented & inspires me to be so crafty. If you haven't seen her blog, you should check it out Thrifty Decor Chick. I stinkin love all of the cute ideas she comes up with. My husband, not so much, he says my obsession with her blog is costing him money because I want to change my entire house. What does he know anyway...
• Jess, my new in real life friend who I met by stalking on the blog circuit. I love to read about her little boy Eli, and her new life as a stay at home mama. You should see for yourself, The Zehrs.
• Blair at The Heir to Blair. Her blog is about her pregnancy & now her life with new baby Harrison. She is hysterically funny because she is a very "call-it-like-it-is" person. Which I love because that is how I am.
• Ashley & Whitney at Shanty 2 Chic. These girls are unbelievably crafty too. I have "borrowed" several of their little ideas. I love seeing what they come up with in each post. Although, my husband might not be too thrilled with my recent obsession with this blog either, I love it.
• Rebecca at Older and Wisor. I have totally been stalking this blog for quite some time. She has 5 kids & a love for decorating. I enjoy seeing her ideas as well.
• Last but not least...my sister Sarah at The Brownies. Her blog is all about her crazy kids (aka - my gorgeous niece, 2 funny nephews, and my new little niece soon to arrive in December). Laura & I sort of guilted her into starting a blog. And I am so happy she did. The Nathan quotes at the end of each post bring a smile to my face every single time. I love my sis & even though she may not pass this award on, I am giving it to her anyway.
  
  There you have it...that was a lot more time consuming than I thought it was going to be. I plan on visiting each blog & commenting to let you all know you are the big winners of this award too. WOOT WOOT!

Thanks again, Ramee.