And the winner is ...

I got a couple of awards and I am so flattered! First is the Lemonade Award from Misty at Book Rat. Stop by and check out her wonderful review blog (and don’t miss her Zombie Haiku post – a personal favorite of mine).

So, since the Lemonade Award is for blogs that show great attitude, I’d like to pass it along to a few great blogs I’ve run across:

Nancy @ If Evolution Really Works
Rosie @ Books and Bakes
Melissa @ Betty and Boo’s Mommy

I also was awarded the Blog Lovin' Award by Cindy at Media Medley. Cindy is an artist who documents her art and artistic techniques in her blog; she also paints wonderful, custom oil portraits from photographs. I have one for each of my children currently adorning my entryway and what a showstopper!

The Blog Lovin' Award criteria seems to be a bit flexible, but the award was given to me for "for impacting my life in a positive way through their works." It is generally awarded to five blogs at a time. So on that basis, I would like to give the award to the following bloggers:

Allyson @ 2 L’s and a Y
Rachel @ Bookworm Wannabe
Marie @ The Boston Bibliophile
Rachy @ Parajunkee
Glory Von Hathor @ Ghosts in the Pantry

Thanks and congratulations, everyone!