An Award?? Who...Me??

 Wow!  What a great surprise I got last week when I opened an email from Lark at http://larkscountryheart.blogspot.com/

saying she had chosen me to receive The Versatile Blogger award.  How nice of her to think of me!  I have truly loved stumbling across her site and I look forward to reading all of her posts.  I think that we probably have a lot in common and if she lived closer we would have a good time together!

Please visit her site...you will love her weekly "Made it on a Monday" feature.  A few of my recipes have been on there as well!

 Thank you , Lark!

The rules are that I pay it forward so to speak by sending this along to more bloggers that I like so I will do that.  Here are the ones that I will be sending this award to:

1. Food and Whine: http://www.foodwhine.com/

2.More Thyme than Dough : http://morethymethandough.com/

3. Mommy D's Kitchen: http://mommydskitchen.com/

4. Becca's Perspective: http://www.beccasperspective.com/

5. Henry Happened: http://henryhappened.blogspot.com/

6. Money Saving Michelle: http://www.moneysavingmichele.com/

7. Burgers2Broccoli : http://burgers2broccoli.blogspot.com/2011/05/marriage.html

8. Isabelle at Home: http://isabelleathome.wordpress.com/

9. Carolina Heartstrings: http://www.carolinaheartstrings.com/?tag=blog

10. Big, Bold Beautiful Food: http://bigboldbeautifulfood.blogspot.com/

There are SO many more that I love...these were just the first 10 I could quickly get on here!  Check them out!

I almost forgot to add the 7 things about me part!!  Thank you, Lark for reminding me!

1.  I am very insecure about my writing.  I have been keeping a journal for years and I am just now making an attempt to get it all online and letting "outsiders" see it.  Kind of scary...
2.  I love, LOVE to sleep.  If I don't get at least 8 hours I simply can't think straight.  That must be why I am so forgetful lately :)
3. I have breast cancer.  Rather, I HAD it.  I have been cancer free for 4 months and I feel like every bump, lump, bruise, temperature, sniffle means I am getting sick again.  I am lucky, though.  It was small and my treatment was simple.  Doesn't mean I am not scared, though.
4. I love to travel but rarely do it.  I would love to take a weekend road trip with friends or go on a culinary road trip soon.  I just need to get out and I am LONG overdue!
5. I am not very crafty.  My mother is...I guess I just didn't get that gene!
6. I am not good in a crowd of people I don't know.  How I managed to speak to over 200 strangers last week at the cooking show, I will never know.
7. I love my job and I love, LOVE the kids I work with but deep down I REALLY want to be a writer.  I would love to have a regular, paying, feature in a few more newspapers or a local magazine.  I am working on it!
8. and one more...a bonus...I am so grateful for all of the new friends I have made since I started basilmomma.  I get more feedback daily than I ever thought possible and I wouldn't be able to continue to do this without your support.  Thank you Mom, Matt, Katie, Katie, Nancy, Isabelle, Dinelle, Becca, LARK, Suzanne, Penny, Anne, Ann, Debbie, Rhonda,Maureen,Michelle, Andy, Ninnette.....I could go on and on.  Thank you.  I am touched that so many of you read my stuff on a daily basis.

Have a good night!!