Time Out…For Awards!
posted on Feb. 25, 2010
Well, it’s the last Thursday of the month already, and that means that it’s once again time for Time Out With Theta Mom Thursday! I really didn’t have high hopes for actually being able to get a post up today. I mean, I am still just so behind from the WordPress move and from being in Florida for a week, and then to top it all off, the cleaning lady came today so instead of dropping my son off at preschool and then rushing home to get some good blog time at the computer in like I normally do, I wound up dropping him off, and then heading over to Babies R Us (a.k.a. The “we have everything you could possibly need for a baby but trust us, you won’t be able to find one damn thing on that registry in stock” store) to pick up a gift for a baby shower I’m attending on Saturday. I know, I know…I totally waited till the last minute to get a gift. Shame on me. No wait a minute, that’s pretty typical behavior for me, so I have no shame.
Ok, back to today and back to Theta Mom Thursday! I had big plans to take my son out for lunch and a possible haircut after picking him up from preschool, but it is raining cats and dogs out there today and I really just didn’t feel like running around all over the place, so I picked him up a happy meal and we are hunkered down at home for the afternoon. And right now he is happily occupied by an episode of Caillou and his chicken nuggets and the chocolate chip cookie that I gave him as a consolation prize because the fine folks working at the McDonald’s drive-thru forgot to include the toy in his happy meal bag. And I’m hoping I can manage to get this post done before he forgets about the cookie and starts thinking about his non existent toy again.
The day may be half over, but I’m still finding time to link up for Theta Mom Thursday, and you can too! All you have to do is head over and grab her button here, and then write your own post about an hour you spent during the month without the kiddos and did something for yourself!
I am totally bending the rules today for Theta Mom Thursday, but she’s always so supportive and I know she will understand. I’m just having the worst time trying to juggle everything on my plate this week! That being said, since my kiddo is occupied right now, I’m using THIS hour as my time out, even though I know that it doesn’t officially count because he’s still in the house with me. I am just WAY overdue for posting some lovely awards given to me by my awesome blog buddies, and it is about time that I properly thanked them!
The first award I received was the Beautiful Blogger Award.
I was given this award by these four other beautiful blogs:
This, That and The Other Thing
Atlanta Mom’s Guide to Fun, Fellowship, and Sanity
I really appreciate all of them thinking of me and making me a recipient of this beautiful award! I am so sorry that it has taken me so long to accept it!
I was also so happy to receive the Happy 101 award from my friend Rebecca over at The Blessings of Modern Domestication. She just had a beautiful baby boy, so make sure to stop by and congratulate her!
With all the rain that we’ve had the past couple days, I could sure use some sunshine! Guess I’m a very lucky girl because I received the Sunshine Award from Heather at Two Little Monkeys Plus Hubby. It came just in time!
I was also more than thrilled to receive the Best Blog Award from Busy Lil’ Monkey. I am humbled that she would choose me to fit into that category in any way, shape, or form!
Lastly, my friend Shane at Calgary Daddy went one step further with the whole award thing and actually created his own award for some of us mommy bloggers who he’s gotten to know and enjoys reading! He is awesome and his new baby boy, Kyron, is just the cutest thing ever. If you haven’t visited him yet, please do today!
WHEW! I feel so much better now that I’ve acknowledged all of these wonderful bloggers and thanked them for acknowledging me. I do want to add that I was given another award from SingedWing Angel, but I could not access her profile from the comment she left me, and I googled that name and had no luck finding her blog so that I could accept my award! I tried to figure out who it was from my Google Reader too, but I can’t seem to pin her down! If she is reading this, or if anyone has her blog address, please let me know so that I can properly thank her and let her know that the award did not go unnoticed!
I know that as far as blog awards go, it is customary to pass them on to other great bloggers out there! I swore I’d never do this, but I’m going to go ahead and just offer these awards to any of my wonderful readers who would like to accept them. I don’t know that I could go through and try and single any one out this week, and I think that all of the blogs I visit are deserving of these awards, so please feel free to grab any one of them (or all of them) if you’d like!
There you have it folks! There’s my time out for today. I’d like to add that my son devoured his happy meal, and that cookie I gave him in place of his happy meal toy, and now he is devouring the little dish of M&Ms I gave him so that he’d go back into the family room and play with his pirate ship toy and let me finish this post.
I think I’ll make a mental note to take a REAL time out in March!
You will have time out in March: Bloggy Boot Camp!!!!
Are you as excited as I am????
I feel like people are going to be shushing us b/c we won’t be able to shut up during the whole thing!
You’ve been so busy that you definitely need a time out. At least you got a little time to yourself.
Congrats on your awards.
What? No toy in the Happy Meal? That is not a happy thing. I think I’d complain next time I was there:)
Congrats on you awards! I kind of take the same approach w/ passing them on anymore b/c I get all stressed trying to pick and choose amongst all these wonderful blogs.
Congrats on your awards and I so wish I could meet you at Bootcamp. I’m going to BlogHer and can’t wait for that.
Thanks for linking up and you know I am supportive!
found you from shell — congrats on the awards! they are the divil to keep up with, no? and time out? what’s a timeout?
Ahhhh… Caillou! My 3 yr old loves Caillou and we watch him everyday – several times a day.
Congrats on your awards! I personally love Caillou ha ha
Congrats on your awards! Having time out to write and blog should definitely count, and I know that Heather is supportive.
Congrats on the awards. Angel’s blog site is http://singedwingangel.blogspot.com/.
So many awards! You’re one lucky lady! Boo his about the ‘no toy’ situation – I think your son has been very patient! If they left mine out of my happy meal I’d be playing merry hell with them!
Your blog looks fab by the way!
So many awards and so little time. Hopefully you can catch up a little this weekend. Vacations are nice, but I always feel like I come home and play catch up.
Congrats.. I am a new follower..
I always have the same problem at Babies R Us! And then I just stand in the middle of the store thinking I want to have another baby! Then I come to my senses!
What’s up with McD’s?? Leaving a toy out? Shame on them!
Jumped over here from Shell’s sight…had to meet her bloggysister! Love your blog, I can’t believe I haven’t seen you before now. I am your newest follower! Stop by if you get a chance and say hi.
I say that your time is YOUR time and if it’s what you wanted to do with your hour, then I think that’s the point, right?
Stopping by from Theta Mom…hope your day is great!
I am so bad about the awards too– way too behind! But good for you for mutlitasking girl! I am so jealous that y’all get to go to Baltimore, I wish I could! I’m going to try to get to Philly though
Happy Thursday!
i agree with you about babies’r'us. Its a nightmare trying to find what you need and the two I go to have different layouts. CONFUSING. You deserve the awards, you make me laugh.
Your awards are all wonderful! So happy you finally got a second to sit down and write a post! Hope you get to take some time out for yourself this weekend!
Okay, I just saw the title of the post underneath this one and I am laughing hysterically again! Hahaha! I know, I am SUCH a dork!
You are way better than the awards than I am. I always thank the person but I never post them. I am a horrible bloggy friend
Congrats on your awards–way to go girlfriend!
xo
Congratulations on your awards! Very great blogging community you have found!
Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I love having new readers. Congrats on all of your awards. I’m new to the blogging world, but hope to get some awards in the future!
Hey using your time out for blogging is just fine, as long as you ENJOY it!! At least thats my philosophy! Came over via Theta mom!
Congrats on your beautiful awards! The Sunshine is my favorite! I am long overdue for an awards post myself.
Great job getting it done.
Congrats on your awards – very well deserved!
Congrats on your awards! So well deserved!
Congrats on all your awards! I know it is so hard to keep up with everything. But you do great!
I so wish I can go to bloggy boot camp. It would be fun to meet all of you and hang out. Maybe next year!
Congrats on your awards!!! Love you blog too!!
New follower as well!!
Have a great weekend!
~ Jennifer
Hey there! Your’re going to Bloggy Boot Camp? I’m jealous. I wanted to go to BlogHer this year but how the heck do you get spnosors?? Anyway, it’s snowing here really bad so I’ll be home all day snuggling with my hubby and baby. I hate the snow but I love days like this.
Congrats on all your awards. You have a rock star blog. And you deserve all of them + more! BTW I hate it when they forget the toy i the happy meal too. What could be more tragic? Like for reals???
I’m glad to read about the cookie and M&Ms…sometimes I wonder how my daughter has avoided becoming obese. I’m thinking of hanging a sign on her: Will Work For Sweets.
Congratulations, of course, on well-deserved awards and having completed this post about them.
I’m a new follower. I love mommy blogs they’re so much fun! Congrats on your awards!
Congrats on all of your awards.
And, I don’t think I’ve had an hour of my own time, yet. I’m working on that…there are still two days left, right?
Dang girl you are busy!
Congrats on all of the awards.
Happy Timeout thursday which it is totally friday I know but I am running behind.. This blogging sure takes alot time LMAO
Peace out
Grissell
Congrats! You deserve them…especially the one I gave you!
I know you’re incredibly busy and you just won these awards, but I gave you one too…just because I think you’re so cool! No need to re-post (unless you wanna) just wanted to show you some love! =)It’s on my blog…
~Mandy
Congrats on the awards!
I tagged you on my blog go to this entryhttp://www.ambitiousgurl.com/2010/02/10-yrs-from-nowwhere-would-i-like-to-be.html to see what it is about.
Aww thanks for mentioning my blog. Love the new look. I’m semi back to the blog world. I’ll have to catch up reading your postings in my “spare time” which usually is in between feedings.
You deserve every award mentioned!
Cheers to you!