I’m honored to have received some WONDERFUL awards during the last month since I received and passed on the Outstanding Blogger Award. I’m SO grateful to have received the Sunshine Award, Versatile Blogger Award, and Wild about Your Blog Award!
For the Sunshine Award and Versatile Blogger Award, I’m supposed to say thanks to the person who gave me the award, share 7 things about myself, and pass on the award to 10-20 bloggers who I have recently discovered and think are fantastic! I’ll pass the Wild about Your Blog Award on to blogs I discovered more than a month ago. I’m going to tell just 7 things total so you’re still awake when I pass on the awards.
First, the 7 things about myself.
1. I’m a book addict! I haven’t been able to part with a lot of the books from raising/homeschooling my children – so I’m ready when grandchildren come along!
2. I have monovision. (I see distance out of my right eye and read with my left eye.) I had laser surgery to correct the extreme nearsightedness in my right eye. My left eye is still extremely nearsighted but works well for reading.
3. I LOVE motivational quotes and enjoy creating digital word art. I also enjoy digital scrapbooking but don’t do it nearly as often as I’d like.
4. I’m like the family paparazzi! I carry a camera in my purse so I’m always ready to take photos.
5. Tuesday night is my favorite night of the week because it’s date night!
6. My husband and I had a sunrise wedding 35 years ago in our best friends’ backyard. It was magical. Their neighbor’s cat agreed (it was there).
7. Both my children received their bachelor’s degrees in the same year and were married within 8 months of each other.
Now, for the thank yous and passing on of the awards!!
I’m going to focus on Montessori/homeschooling/parenting/education blogs today. Even so, I’m only able to award a fraction of the blogs I love. That’s the hard part.
Thank you SO much, Sunrise Learning Lab!
I’m passing on the Sunshine Award to 10 FANTASTIC blogs I’ve discovered in the last month or so (as alphabetized by my computer)
Thank you SO much, The Work Plan and Olives and Pickles!
I’m passing on the Versatile Blogger Award to 10 FANTASTIC blogs I’ve discovered in the last month or so (in alphabetical order):
Waddlee-ah-chaa
Thank you SO much, Leptir!
I’m passing on the Wild about Your Blog Award to 25 blogs I’m WILD ABOUT that I’ve been following for awhile. I think I could go on and on naming blogs I’m wild about … but since I’m not allowed to go on forever … here are 25 of my favorites:
Code Name: Mama
My Home in the Smokies
The Gruneisen Family News
The Homeschool Chick
And always, to my WONDERFUL readers, I pass on to you:
Thank you so much for this wonderful honor!
You’re welcome, Sam! I love your weekly challenges for Lego-loving kids! I saw that your latest is to construct a bridge out of Legos – great stuff!
What a wonderful surprise! Thank you so much Deb! And thank you for your encouragement!!
You’re welcome, Joy! And thank you for the help and encouragement you give to families everywhere!
Thank you so much for the award!!! I am going to post it on my site 🙂
You’re very welcome, Jennifer! I love your blog and the great work you do helping parents of boys!
Deb, You are such a sweetheart and I am so honored that you would share one of your much deserved blog awards with me!!! You are truly a shining light in the bloggy world. Thank you so much!
Blessings,
Sue
The Homeschool Chick
That is so kind of you, Sue – you are SO sweet! I loved giving you the Wild about Your Blog Award because I AM wild about your blog and I love the way you spread light and encouragement throughout the blogosphere!
Wow, you’ve been receiving a lot of awards lately (and for GOOD reason)! Thanks for thinking about me with the Wild About Your Blog award! ♥ Michelle
Thanks, Michelle!! I love your blog and the goodness you spread around the blogosphere! Your birthday giveaways are great, by the way! HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK!
Thank you so much for the award. That was so kind of you.
Blessings
Honey
You’re welcome, Honey! Thank you for the kindness and encouragement you give to homeschoolers everywhere!
Thank you Deb, that is super cool, I’m glad to accept the Wild about Your Blog Award! 😀 Now I’m feeling I should blog a bit more about the Montessori aspects of our life.
I’m honored you thought of me.
Thanks again,
kelly
I love what you blog about already, Kelly! And I’d love it if you added more about the Montessori aspects of your life. It would be wonderful to hear about your family’s Montessori experiences!
Thank you, Deb, for this lovely award! I love that Montessorians and homeschoolers have so many awesome resources!
I loved giving you the award, Lori! You have an amazing site and have helped Montessori homeschoolers in SO many ways!
I think it is going to take me all day to go through all the terrific blogs you have mentioned. Thank you for the award. It was so thoughtful of you to think of me:)
You’re welcome, Deborah, and thank you for all the wonderful ideas you share! I love the way you share great ideas of your own as well as ideas from all around the blogosphere!
Thank you so much for the award!I really appreciate it!
You’re welcome, Theresa! And thank you for sharing the wonderful things you do in your homeschool!
You rock, Deb. Thank you so much for including me, I am honored! 🙂
And re: your #4 – as much as I *love love love* our new Nikon (well, almost 2 yrs old new), I don’t love that it’s so BIG. I used to be the paparazzi, but it’s a little difficult when the camera is as big as the purse!
I’m so happy to include you and your awesome blog, Dionna! I know what you mean about the camera size. I normally carry a smaller camera, but on family trips I actually carry around a big Canon camera in a very big purse that I pad with a bubble wrap envelope!
Deb,
Thank you so much for the award! I had not seen your blog. I can’t wait to explore it as well as the skating one. My children just got into skating and I was considering putting them in ice skating lessons this semester. I personally LOVED and still love to skate so it would be fun for all of us!
Gigi
I was very happy to give you the award, Gigi – you have a wonderful blog! I love the way you’re using Montessori in your homeschool!
Figure skating is definitely a beautiful sport. You might want to check out the blog of my son and his wife as well. They’re skating coaches in San Diego, and their blog is very informative for figure skaters. It’s at http://ChitwoodSkating.com.
Thank you SO much! Made my day! I’ll put your link on my awards page.
Love your blog!!!
You’re very welcome! And thanks for all the great activities you share!
Hi Deb,
I was just visiting your blog again and noticed that you gave me the Versatile Blog Award. I want to thank you for that. I am honored and flattered to be in such good company.
I think I have mentioned to you before that I am really happy to have found your blog. I can’t believe the parallel path we walk in so many ways. My mother introduced me to Montessori because there was no organized preschool in our town when I was young. My two kid went to Montessori schools and are now homeschooled. I am not raising figure skaters, but a ballerina and pianist.
I still recommend Montessori to everyone who asks my opinion and I just love that you have devoted your blog to sharing insights and information about Montessori to others.
Thanks again,
Kim
http://www.confabulicious.com
Thanks so much for visiting, Kim! Your comment had disappeared into the wrong folder, so I didn’t see it until after I went to your blog to let you know about the award. The similarity of our paths is amazing, isn’t it?! I’m happy to pass the award on to you. I think your blog is wonderful!
Thank you so much for the sunshine Award and for helping me discover your blog through it. when i read your “about me” section, I smiled and thanked God, knowing that He answered another prayer of mine. Just yesterday, I was thinking more about doing Montessori with my kids: about how to do a fair job of it at home with no formal in-person Montessori training, about how to implement Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and so many other things, about who I might look to as a mentor and guide in all this… I think connecting with you and your blog could really help… Thank you!
Thanks so much, Martianne – and thanks for spreading sunshine in the blogosphere! I love your story and will be happy to help however I can!
Thank you so much for the award.
You’re very welcome, Julie! I love what you’re doing with your blog. You share great activities!
Thanks for the award! You are so sweet to think of me. I love the wild about award honor.
Happy to pass it on to you, Michelle! I always love visiting your blog to discover the latest great books!
Thanks so much for the award! It really made my afternoon! I am also a total bookworm. I saved all of my childhood books, and have them sitting in Georgia’s shelf for when she’s ready. What a money saver to keep the classics!
You’re welcome, Laura! I always love following your blog and your sweet family. I thought I might just have been procrastinating selling our books, but now both my children are already married. So, I’m excited to be ready for grandchildren. What fun it will be to share a love of books with them!
Thanks so much for the award!
Also, congrats on your awards, you deserve it 🙂
Thanks so much! And I was very happy to give you an award. You have a great blog! And with your Google translator widget, it’s easy to read all your wonderful information!
Congratulations on your awards – much deserved!!
Your backyard wedding sounds lovely and I know just what you mean about being the family paparazzi! 🙂
Warmly,
Mari-Ann
Counting Coconuts
Thanks so much, Mari-Ann! You’re always so sweet! I was thinking about you – and hoping everyone follows my Outstanding Blogger Award link to find your WONDERFUL blog!