WOW! An award.

Thanks to Three Channels! I've earned on of my very first blog awards. Awww...*sniff* I feel all warm and fuzzy and loved.



As the rules were specified, I am just going to award it to a few friends!

Sharon
Cheri
Julie
Lindsey's mom
Tam

and to Erin, who is patiently waiting for approval to go to Vietnam to get her little one. Soon...very soon!

Bloggy Awards

I actually got this one two times! WOW!!! I'm shocked as I don't necessarily think of my blog as Brilliant, but THANKS!

This was given to me by Nik and Amber



So evidently the rules of the nomination are this:
1) Add the logo of the award to your blog
2) Add a link to the person who awarded it to you
3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs
4) Add links to those blogs on your blog
5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs


I've seen this one multiple times, and I think everyone already has it! So, if you get it a 2nd time, I'm sorry! :)

I award this one to:

Cheri
Carla L
Carla
Liz
Denise
Char
LucisMomma

Now, for the 3rd award...I think this one is cute. I love the idea that someone loves my blog. *sniff* Thanks Beth...I love your blog too!


The rules of this award are:
1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the people you’ve nominated

Oh boy, this will be fun! :) I nominate:
ReaganRu-ler!
02BNAZ
Julie
Tonggumomma
Fliss
Jill

OH I can't pick just ONE more. So, if your blog is linked over there on the right...YOU ARE GIVEN this award because I read ALL of those, just about daily. :)

Tears of Joy

Someone actually gave me an award! ME! little ol' me. :) Made my day (especially after surviving without internet for so incredibly long...)

Tonggumomma at Our Little Tongginator gave me this award. Hard to believe that a comment from Lia's Mom about this great person who emailed her which led me to read her blog...which OH MY WORD you've got to read her posts. :) Her posts resonate with me. Tongginator and my kids would get along oh so very well.

In the spirit of the award - Given to people whose blogs make you smile, I'm passing this along to so many people.

Journey to the HotTub
Loving Lia
Fliss
Carla
and Carla

and really just about everyone listed on my right over there. I wanted to list everyone...but I don't think I'm supposed to.

An Award?!

Carla (at Baseballs and Ballerinas) nominated me, and I got this huge warm fuzzy feeling. I've never gotten an award here. *all together say awwwww*

But really, do I have a purpose here? This blog was created as a way to write about our journey to China to get Katie. It was a way to share photos easily with all our family members. It was a way to write out my feelings as we waited for each piece of paperwork. So, to me, it does serve a purpose. It's a personal one. It's not a purpose others would see easily. I hope people enjoy reading about our family, I hope that someone reading this blog might think about adopting a child, I hope that our extended family gets plenty of good information and the all important photos of the kids. ;)


Here are the guidelines -

AWARD GUIDELINES:
1. Awarded parties must nominate five people who have not received the award.
2. The blogs that receive the award must serve some purpose.
3. In their post about the award they need to link back to the original entry.
4. Awarded parties must post the award banner on their site. The banner must remain linked to site.
Eric Novak's

Here are my nominations:

umm...I dislike nominating people. So, if your link is on the right hand side over there? You HAVE a purpose!!! You enrich my life, you share your lives with little old me, and you give me something to read or see on the days I need contact with the outside world.

I nominate you, that is if you were not already nominated! ;)