Playing Catch Up!

Over the past several weeks I have received lots of awards and/or tags, so I thought I would just take a few minutes and catch up on everything!! Here we go:

I received this award from Tara over at Inking on the Edge, thanks so much Tara, I think the same thing about your blog, awesome!!

This next one I received from 2 fabulous gals, Karin at Scrap Everything & Lacey at Hand Stamped By Lacey who both have amazing blogs themselves, go on over and check out their fantastic creations!! I love your blogs as well ladies, they are among my favs!!

Now, I am totally going to be a party pooper on this one from Carole at Stardust Gems & Ribbons & Debbie at Debbie's Doodles....I have been tagged twice before , so I will refer to these 2 posts: here and here cause I really don't think I can think of anything else interesting or totally random about myself!!

I just received this award the other day from my lovely SBS sister Lisa at Blessed Beyond Measure, thank you so much Lisa, your comments absolutely made my day!!

I've been tagged by my freind Nikki at Bunny-Zoes...a wee bit different one and I have never been tagged on this one, so here it goes:

Things I Love

1. My husband, children, family & friends.
2. Making anything crafty...Crafty Kelly is what my sister Kim calls me HA HA!!
3. Music, country for the most part, but sometimes, my ears pick up some other funky tunes!!
4. My DVR that records my fav shows like Grey's, Private Practice, Brothers & Sisters, etc that I have so many recorded that I'll need a couple weeks to catch up on them all!!
5. Taking pictures, although I am a total rookie and I take way too many of anything really, but I just got a Canon Rebel for my birthday and I am really hoping to learn some great photo tips to take better pictures!

Things I Don't Love

1. Onions
2. Peas, I like Sweet Peas from the garden, but that's it...oh yes and I'll eat peas in Fried Rice, but that's it, no other peas in any other format!!
3. When my kids are not getting along and their ears seem to be oblivious to me trying to get them to stop!
4. When my husband eats leftovers cold...he'll eat anything cold: lasagna, spaghetti, whatever, he'll eat it before heating it up and it drives me nutty!
5. Weird foods, I am absolutely not adventurous when it comes to food, I like tried and true yummy eats, nothing weird...sushi is included! My hubby loves it!!

Songs on your i-Pod-My favs right this minute would be-

1. Best Days of Your Life-Kellie Pickler/Taylor Swift
2. Start a Band-Brad Paisley/Keith Urban
3. Do You Feel My Sunshine-Johnny Reid
4. Feel That Fire-Dierks Bentley
5. Don't Think I Don't Think About It-Darius Rucker

Favorite Food /Drinks

1. Pepsi or Dr.Pepper
2. Chicken Asparagus Lasagna...oh so fattening, but so yummy
3. Maple Walnut Ice Cream
4. Heaven Chocolate bar my SBS Sister Lainey sent me for my b-day
5. Popcorn

Hmmm, well that seems to be all for right now!! Although I don't always get to them right away, I am so very grateful for each and every award/tag, etc that I receive. I have a little notebook by my computer and right it all down so I don' forget!

Thank you to each and every one of you that visit me on a regular basis and to those that visit and don't comment, love you too!!

We are taking the kids swimming this afternoon to work on a few things with Kirsten as she only has 3 lessons left, and to just have a fun family day together!!

Hope you've had a great weekend!

~Kelly

An award and.....I've been tagged!!

I received this fun award from Nikki and Jeanette! Thank you ladies both so much, you make me smile!!

I would like to pass this fun award onto everyone that visits me and leaves such wonderful comments...even those lurkers that don't comment too...come on, pop by and say hello!! Also to Jenna

Veronica

Nicole

Jennifer

Claudia

Kimmie

back to Nikki and Jeanette

Zoe

Dawn

Tammi

Karin

Kristina

Rach

Chelle

Carole

and pretty much all of the blogs I have listed on my blog roll because they all make me smile!!

Tag, I'm It!!

Here are the rules:

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.

2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.

3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

First off, I have been tagged by: Lacey, Lynn, Jeanette & Karin, thanks ladies, here it goes!!

1. I LOVE anything maple...maple syrup, maple doughnuts, especially Canadian Maple doughnuts from Tim Horton's, maple cookies, etc...maple is wonderful!

2. I really love music. I can not sing and I can not play an instrument, but I love all country music. As of lately I have recently downloaded some fun tunes from iTunes that I wouldn't normally listen to, but Claudia and Jenna have some funky music on their blogs and I really liked it!

3. It drive me batty when my husband always asks "what do you mean"...well I generally mean what I say like...can you make sure the kids are in bed by 8:30... means just that!!LOL!! I think he does it out of habit, but it still drives me bonkers!!

4. I love the colors blue and white (for clothing)...for a while there I think my Mom and sisters thought those were the only colors that existed my world..while I still gravitate towards them both, I will branch out a wee bit and buy something other than those 2 colors.

5. My SBS sister Lainy sent me the most wonderful chocolate bar in the entire world, I love it and while I wanted to stash it away and not let anyone have any, I did share and my hubby and kids loved it just as much. It's called Heaven...no kidding.. and I think it's made by Nestle..anyway she sent it to me for my birthday all the way from Scotland and all I have to say is I gotta get me some more!!

6. I seriously spend too much time on the computer browsing other people's blogs....but it's great fun, you get a ton of great inspiration and my kids are fed and watered for the most part..he he!!, so we're doing ok.

7. I really can't think of anything else totally random, so that's all for me!!

Now I am going to be a party pooper and not tag anyone for this because I've seen it floating around for a bit and love every one's tidbits already!!

Have a wonderful evening!!

~Kelly

Awards & Such

I must admit that I am not much of a sport when it comes to being tagged and passing on blogging awards. I really, really appreciate the blogging awards more than you know, I just never can decide who to pass it onto and usually eveyone already has them or has had them before by the time I get around to it! I only started my blog back in March not really sure what to expect and now with over 7000 hits in just 4 months, that makes me feel pretty good...at least a few poeple like what I have to share...probably my sisters for about 6900 hits, but that works too:-) Anyway, I wanted to take a few minutes and acknowledge all of my fantastic blogging friends for the following awards and such...



First off, here is a survey Jenna tagged me with kind of...once you get to #35, you'll see what I mean...(she put my name in there, so I take that as being tagged) here we go:


You can only use ONE WORD to answer!

1. Where is your cell phone?
purse
2. Your significant other?
sleeping
3. Your hair?
ponytail
4. Your mother?
awesome
5. Your father?
amazing
6. Your favorite thing?
family
7. Your dream last night?
none
8. Your favorite drink?
Pepsi
9. Your dream/goal?
inspiration
10. The room you're in?
craft
11. Your hobby?
Papercrafting
12. Your fear?
Loneliness
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years?
Happy
14. Where were you last night?
Home
15. What you're not?
Quiet
16. Muffins?
Bran
17. One of your wish list items?
Copics
18. Where you grew up?
Okotoks
19. The last thing you did?
colored
20. What are you wearing?
jammies
21. Your TV?
Off
22. Your pets?
none
23. Your computer?
ok
24. Your life?
Awesome
25. Your mood?
tired
27. Your car?
driveway
28. Something you're not wearing?
socks
29. Favorite store?
craft
30. Your summer?
great
31. Like someone?
sisters
32. Your favorite color?
Blue
33. When is the last time you laughed?
today
34. Last time you cried?
?
35. Who will do this?
Someone



Now, my fantastic SBS 15 sisters Sammi & Nany gave me this wonderful blogging award, thank you so much, I feel so honored that you chose me:-)

I received this wonderful "Circle of Friends" from my great blogging friend Nikki, thanks so much Nikki, I love these gals!!

Ok, so on to the next one...see I told you I really have been lacking in the tagging/award department of the blogging world....Debbie from Debbie's Doodles and Chelle from The Many Adventures of A Painter Girl tagged me with 7 random and/or weird things, so here it goes

1. I LOVE to sing...I am absolutely terrible and will not be moving to Nashville anytime soon, but I love to sing along to songs that I love on the radio, my iPod or wherever fun tunes are playing!!

2. I really can't think of 7 things, why is this so hard??

3. I am the oldest of 3 girls and all of our names start with K, Kelly, Kristy & Kimberley!!

4. I love spending time with my family...not just my husband and children, but hanging out with my Mom and Dad and sisters is one of my favorite things to do....I would imagine there are a ton of close families out there, but it seems lately when I mention to people that we go on holidays with my family or the kids and I were over visiting, they kinda look at me like I'm nuts, but I love, love, love the fact we are so close...and actually like each other!

5. I absolutely hate onions....but every once in a while I will eat onion rings...but only from Dairy Queen and they have to be crisp not barley cooked like the last time I had them...that almost makes me not want them at all anymore!!

6. I used to play softball and was in synchronized swimming for a couple years.

7. My name starts with a K and so does my daughters and my husband's name starts with a L and so does my son's...not that it was planned that way though:-)

And last, but certainly not least, I have been honored yet again by my friend Nikki . She has an absolutely fabulous blog as does her 8 year old daughter Zoe, so please go and check them both out:-)

Now I have decided that I would like to pass this onto any of my fellow blogger and/or readers if you so choose!! I have so many inspiring blogs...speaking of which, I really need to update my bloglist, so I can't imagine picking just a few, you're all great!! Please take a moment to check out the blogs of all the fabulous gals that tagged me , they're all awesome!!

Have a great evening!!

Kelly