Two Awards and Nominations

I know I've been a little MIA with the blogging...I'm one of those 'I need to be in the mood' people, so getting motivated and inspired to post has been difficult for me!


Hopefully though, with my summer vacation only two weeks in, I can find some inspiration :o)


In the meantime, Olivia at Classroom Craft has awarded me two awards...

Thank you Olivia!! I really appreciate receiving these two awards :o)

Here are the rules for the 'One Lovely Blog Award':
1. Follow the person who gave you the award.
2. Link back to the person who gave you the award.
3. Share the love! Pass the award onto 15 new bloggers!

Rules for "The Versatile Blogger" Award:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you.

2. Include a link to their site.

3. Include the award image in your post.

4. Give 7 random facts about yourself.

5. Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award.

6. When nominating, include a link to their site.

7. Let other bloggers know they've been nominated.

7 Random Facts about myself:

1.  My hubby and I picked out strong names for our twins with nicknames of Luke and Leia (from Star Wars!). (yes, we have a boy and a girl!)

2. I love shopping at the Gap--and if it's an Outlet Store with a kid's section, it gets very dangerous!

3. I have over 20 subscriptions to magazines! It's bad...really it is!

4. I love journals and pens--I have a collection of journals that I haven't used yet. My reason...they're just too pretty! 

5. I've started knitting about 5 different projects and have finished none of them!


6. I was on a bowling league with my hubby and BFF (usually there's 4 people on a team, we had 3) and during our second year on the league, we came in third place! I went from an average of 110 to well over 150 and had bowled two games over 200!! I was just getting good and we had to stop bowling because of the babies, but hopefully we'll join again!


7. I was named after my great grandma (first name) and my grandma (middle name).


Here's the 15 blogs I'm nominating for both awards...
--Lisa at Fourth and Ten
--Donna at Math Coach's Corner
--Mandy at Mandy's Tips For Teachers
--Lauren at Life in Middle School
--Lana at 4 the love of teaching
--Amanda at The Teaching Thief
--Marcia at Learning in Bliss
--Nicole at Colorful Teaching
--Leea at Set This Circus Down
--Mary at Pitner's Potpourri
--Becca at Simply Second Resources
--Amanda at Mrs. McDonald's 4th Grade
--Colleen at Fantastically Fun and Fresh Fourth Grade Ideas
--Emily at In My Classroom: The Forest and the Trees
--Katie at Teaching: The Art of Possibility