2009 LEMONADE AWARD

I have been awarded the When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade Award for this blog by Author and Publisher Joy Delgado. She is an independent children's publisher of Laughing Zebra Children's Books.

Her blog is at http://goingbeyondreading.blogspot.com/

It is exciting to know there are readers who read, enjoy, and learn from this blog.

In turn, I must nominate 10 blogs which I find useful and a great resource. If I nominate someone who has already been awarded the prize, it only reinforces the fact that your blog is awesome.

I will in turn, nominate 1o blogs. Here are my picks in no particular order....

1. http://coloradowriter.blogspot.com - Writer Stephanie Blake

2. http://inthepages.blogspot.com - Youth Services Librarian

3. http://crazy4kidsbooks.blogspot.com - Annie Galvin Teich - New Day Publishing

4. http://thehappynappybookseller.blogspot.com - Doret Bookseller

5. http://www.write4kids.com/blog/ - Jon from Children's Book Insider - Publisher

6. http://abbylibrarian.blogspot.com - Abby the Librarian

7. http://professorowl.typepad.com - Writer Sylvia McGrath

8. http://www.robinfalls.com - April Robins - Writer

9. http://kimsponaugle.blogspot.com - Kim Sponaugle - Illustrator

10. http://Kit-Grady.blogspot.com - Kit Grady - Writer, Illustrator

The Gift of THE HONEST SCRAP AWARD

HONEST SCRAP AWARD 2008

Children's Writer, Carma Dutra, has awarded me with the Honest Scrap Award. I've been challenged to reveal ten honest to goodness deep dark secrets about myself. I'm afraid this maybe too much information for one to reveal! If you promise NOT to use this AGAINST ME at a later date, LOL.

Here are the Rules:

List 10 honest things about yourself (make it interesting, even if you have to dig deep!)

Pass this award on to 7 bloggers.

1- One day there was a News Reporter at the Lake who took pictures of my family fishing in the cold. But, instead of their photo being on the front page, I was, eating the head off the minnow, at age 2 or 3 caged in by a gate.

2- I competed in Roller Skating, in Elementary and Jr High, and even had the Dorothy Hamill hair style, Yuck.

3- In high school I jumped off the high dive at a busy pool. I'm sure you can guess the outcome! I lost my bakennie top and treded water until I was given a towel. It was weeks before I went back to the pool.

4- I struggle with weight loss after my two children, it's like a roller coaster 75 lbs off and then 75 lbs on and then some.

5- I was a 4.0 in College on the Dean's List earning my Bachelors Degree, and in High School I barely reached 3.0. I was too busy socializing, what can I say.

6- Most of my dreams are colorful. Even vision characters/ backgrounds to illustrate.

7- Yes, I was the little girl on the dance stage who wasn't shy about picking up the dancer next to her and placing her in the correct spot. Also, insisted on being the last one off the stage.

8- I have an Atlas Map of all the states. There's a pink highlighted mark on every place I've visited. I have this obsession to travel.

9- Sometimes, Characters and backgrounds I illustrate develops the stories I write.

10- I don't like to admit when I'm lost. I've drove around for hours before locating my destination or asking for help.

Okay, you've learned all about me, and hope you got a good laugh.

Now, it's your turn to confess.

Terri Forehand

Kim Wheedleton

Stephanie Blake

Tina Clark

Barbara O'Connor

Margot Finke

Simon Rose

BRILLANTE WEBLOG PREMIO-2008 Award

Awesome! I'm pleased to share with you that Donna Mc Dine- Children's Author has awarded me the honor of the Brillante Weblog Premio- 2008 Award.

Donna has provided such guidance, inspiration, and words of wisdom to myself as an illustrator inspired to write as a member of the Working Writers Coaching Club. She has been gifted with such a talent as an editor and writer.

Please be sure to view her profile at http://donna-mcdine.blogspot.com.

Thanks so much for your support.

Without further ado I nominate the following:

Kim Sponaugle - http://kimsponaugle.blogspot.com

Teri Forehand - http://heartfeltwords4kids.blogspot.com

Margot Finke - http://margotfinke.blogspot.com

Kevin Collier - http://kevinscottcollierhomepage.blogspot.com

Here are the rules for the next recipients of the Brillante Weblog Premio 2008 Award, established in 2005:

1. The award may be displayed on a winner's blog.

2. Add a link to the person who you received the award from.

3. Nominate up to seven other blogs.

4. Then add their links to your blog.

5. Add a message to each person that you have passed the award on to in the comments section of their blog.