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A Blog Award

I love awards, and it made my day to receive a nomination from one of my new blogger friends, Cafe Casey. I have a whole lot of respect for Casey because she teaches high school students and seems to do it with humor!

There are some rules that go with the nomination:

Thank the blogger who nominated you with a link to the site. (see above)
Write seven things about yourself that other bloggers don’t know.
Nominate fifteen other deserving blogs.

Seven things about myself:

I learned to sew just so I could make a Jedi robe for my son that I saw on Pinterest.
I love party dips of any kind and am happy to treat them like a meal.
Even though I like cooking, snacks, etc., I do not like to pack school lunches.
I think everything looks better with a monogram on it.
I only do laundry on Sundays.
I have a subscription to US magazine and am disappointed when it is not in my mailbox on Thursdays.
I spend months thinking about my Christmas cards. Receiving Christmas cards (with family photos) is my favorite part of the holidays.

15 Blog Nominations

New favorites:

365 Daybook — A year in book titles

Second Career Teacher — Adventures of a first year teacher at age 40 something

Pillows a la Mode — Inspiration for sewing projects

The Renegade Seamstress — More ideas for a sewing newbie

Keeping it Real — Mom stories and other reflections

Life in the 50’s and Beyond — Love her 6-word Saturday posts!

An Education in Books — Must-read books for kids

The Deployment Diatribes — Written by a grade school friend about the life of a military wife.

Old Favorites:

Oh Yes They Did! — Hilarious. I always laugh when reading this and LOVE this blogger’s writing style.

Nerdy Book Club — Great source for juvenile book ideas.

Popcorntheblog — Tips and inspiration about writing.

The Joy of Teaching — Good comments about education.

Running in Mommyland — Written by a friend from my 8th grade class about life as a mom and trying to keep up with it all. This blog semi-inspired me to get my blog going.

Village Connection — Keeps me updated on new and fun things in my neighborhood.

Hot Mess Mom — If you feel down about your parenting skills, read this.

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I am an educator. I am a little crafty; I like to make cupcakes, and I love projects. As my husband will tell you, these interests can quickly grow out of control when working on teacher gifts and class activities.

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Pillows A-La-Mode says:

October 21, 2012 at 3:18 pm

Congratulations!!! And thank you for the shout out, too! :) Best, Katherine
keepingitreal says:

October 21, 2012 at 8:02 pm

Congratulations Caitlin! Well deserved recognition for your blog. Also, many kinds thanks for your nomination. Super sweet of you! :)
21stcenturyrenaissancegirl says:

October 22, 2012 at 12:50 pm

Congratulations on the award, and thanks for the great recommendations!
Life in the 50's and beyond... says:

October 22, 2012 at 12:51 pm

Thank you very much! And congratulations.... I love reading your blog... it ALMOST makes me want to be a teacher again.... (Almost) Keep up the good work!
Oh Yes They Did! says:

October 22, 2012 at 4:24 pm

Thanks so much for the award!!! You know that I love your blog too! BTW, I feel the same way about packing lunch for school. However, the food we have there is pretty atrocious so it's literally the only thing that lights a fire under my butt to do it! Keep up the good work, and I promise to check out the blogs you listed. I trust your taste in bloggers. ;)