I want to thank the academy...

okay, so maybe not the academy -

but, I do thank my dear friend Alyson for this award!

I met Alyson 5 1/2 years ago

when she was Brady's 5th grade teacher!

An instant friendship was made!

2 years later Kenzie was blessed to have

Alyson as her 5th grade teacher!

After that year,

Alyson left our school and decided to

be a substitute teacher.

We were so sad!

But...

Last year,  Conner's 4th grade year -

 his teacher was on maternity leave for the first 6 weeks of school

- guess who was Conner's teacher for 6 weeks!

Needless to say...

We love Alyson!

I am honored to have received this award from her,

as she is an inspiration to me!

She is always such a positive person!

Always has a smile and a kind word for whoever

comes near her!

With this award I am supposed to tell you

 7 things about myself

(maybe that you don't already know!)

and then share the award with 7 other bloggers!

(This will be a hard 7 to choose!)

Here are 7 random things about me...

1)  If I had my way I would go to sleep when the sun goes down and

get up before it rises!

I love quiet mornings!  I get up at 5am every day.

2)  My big, ole' puppy and I have an understanding that he can get

up on the bed, as long as Daddy isn't around.

3)  Though I don't think I am OCD, I love to be organized!

Seems the more our family grows - the more organized I need to be!

4)  I love Facebook!

I love hearing from old friends!

5)  I can't stand when my bed is not made in the morning!

6)  I wish I had more time to read books rather then blogs.

Unfortunately, I need silence to concentrate on a book.

7)  I miss my Colorado mountains!

And wish I had a cabin in the mountains and could take

the kids fishing, hiking, or just enjoying the smell of the Evergreen trees.

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The 7 people that I award as Beautiful Bloggers...

(I guess I can't give an award to Alyson)

Christina

John and Cara

Jennifer

Shonni

April

Sharon

Jillian