Xxtraordinary Blogger Award!

A couple of weeks ago, I had the happy surprise of being awarded the XXtraordinary Blogger Award from the wonderful Gina of Hott Books! Thank you, Gina!!! I think you and your blog are pretty extraordinary, too! :) Sorry for the delay in acknowledging the award here!

Gina and I first "met" when she joined the In Death Reading Challenge that I host here on my blog and I've enjoyed getting to know her over the last several months. Gina started blogging last October and has done a wonderful job of blogging regularly about the books she reads--mostly crime fiction, mystery and romance--, about the blogs she discovers via a weekly blog hop event, and every now and then about herself and her family. She's one of those bloggers who never cease to impress me with her combined supermom and superblogger powers. She's incredibly busy taking care of her husband and three kids; driving all over to timbuktu and back for her kids' soccer practices and school events; volunteering at her kids' schools; keeping up with household chores AND she works full time, too! Yet she still manages to find time to read, blog AND blog hop regularly. How does she do it?!!? We exchanged a few emails recently in which she shared some tips with me, but she still made it sound so easy! I'm thinking I need in on the secret super powers. Maybe if I start wearing a superhero cape.... ;o)

The bottom line is that I'm very flattered to have received this xxtraordinary blogger award from someone so xxtraordinary herself! Now it's my turn to pay it forward.

The Award Criteria:
This award is awarded to those bloggers who:
1~post almost every day, if not every
2~reply to every comment that's posted
3~just down right LOVE blogging!

The Award Rules:
Share one extraordinary thing that's happened to you then pass this award to 5 Xxtraordinarly bloggers.

My Extraordinary Thing:
The most extraordinary thing that's happened to me is by far having made a life of love and happiness with my husband and making a family of our own with our two wonderful daughters. That is pretty extraordinary in itself to me, but it's even more extraordinary to me that after having spent all my young life of twenty-two years under the influence of a narcissistic and controlling parent essentially following orders without question, not standing up for myself with my voice or actions, or even making my own decisions... I finally had a reason ...a reason whom I married a few years later... and found the strength to follow my heart and do what was best for ME. Now that's a happily ever after. :)

5 Bloggers I believe are Extraordinary:
I happen to follow a ton of extraordinary bloggers, but today I'm going to acknowledge the bloggers who possess those supermom-superblogger powers. You take care of children, adult family, chores, jobs, and yet you always manage to find time to read, blog, blog hop and probably have other personal hobbies, too! You know who you are! I'm calling you out....

Hilcia, Leslie, Brandy, Mariana, Lori, Angie, Kenda, Michelle, Phyl, Renee, Tracy, Holly, Jessica, Jill D., Rowena, Patti, Lisa, Mandi....

.... wow there are so many of you!

And to anyone else I may have left out.... consider yourselves tagged with the Xxtraordinary Blogger Award. You all rock!

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend.

Any fun plans in store for you?

My weekend is going to involve bike rides, swimming at the pool, hopefully logging some solid hours reading, maybe making some cherry jam and playing my vuvuzela because I'll most definitely be ... watching the World Cup!!! GO USA!!!

Got an iPhone? Download the vuvuzela app and show your world cup spirit! ... or annoy the heck out of your friends and family. LOL. I happen to love it.

I have the one with the icon shown here. Fun stuff! ^_^

The Happy, Over the Top, Superior Scribbler Awards!

I have had the honor of receiving some blogging awards from two blogging friends recently and now it's my turn to spread the blogging love. And oh my goodness, it has taken me distraction and interruption filled days to put this post together. Days!

Most of us blog because we have fun doing it and we continue to do so because we enjoy the interaction we have with our readers. Why not let your favorite bloggers know that you love what they have to share by sending one of these fine awards their way?

Over The Top Award:

Michelle of The RedHeaded Book Child blog awarded me not one, but TWO blogging awards back in November. Okay, I admit that's not really so recent. The first is the Over The Top Award and is given to blogging friends whose blogs you consider over the top, in a complimentary way, of course. As in, they are "far more than usual or expected; extraordinary." Thanks, Michelle! :)

Before passing on the award, there is a fun survey I am supposed to do using single word answers only. I tried my best, but couldn't answer them all with single words.

Your cell phone? iPhone, lifeline <--pathetic, but true.
Your hair? curly
Your mother?
Your father?
Your favorite food? desserts
Your dream last night? forgotten
Your favorite drink? coffee
Your dream/goal? to be love and be loved forever
What room are you in? family room
Your hobby? reading
Your fear? losing my husband and kids
Where do you want to be in 6 years? anywhere my husband is (awww...)
Where were you last night? home
Something that you aren't? even tempered
Muffins? yes, please.
Wish list item? new wardrobe
Where did you grow up? New Jersey, USA
Last thing you did? made coffee
What are you wearing? jeans, a comfy long sleeved t-shirt, (fake) fur lined scuffs
Your TV? home theater
Your pets? 4 cats
Friends? diverse
Your life? memoir-worthy
Your mood? roller coaster
Missing someone? my mom
Vehicle? minivan
Something you're not wearing? makeup
Your favorite store? bookstore
Your favorite color? blue ... No, red! ... I mean, green? Definitely pink. Although, lavender is nice, too ... ;)
When was the last time you laughed? today
Last time you cried? today
Your best friend? supportive
One place that you go to over and over? grocery store
Facebook? rarely
Favorite place to eat? local asian fusion place

I'm passing the Over the Top Award to the following bloggers whom I think have blogs that are over the top in an extraordinary way:

1. J. Kaye of J. Kaye's Book Blog
For all the amazing and wonderful events and giveaways she offers the book blogging community. In fact, this week I was supposed to join her and another book blogger on Twitter as we did an online read along to Megan Hart's novel Deeper. Unfortunately, I didn't get around to reading the book on time, but if you've read the book and are on twitter, check out the tagline #DEEPER and join in on the discussion.

2. Kwana of Kwana Writes
Because she always has something interesting and thought worthy to share. She's smart, sassy, very creative and makes me think and sometimes laugh.

3. KIKA of KIKA.LA
Because she's sweet, upbeat and she writes such honest and passionate reviews and other posts about books. Her exuberance is contagious!

4. Tracy of Tracy's Place, the DIK (Desert Island Keeper) blog, AND Book Binge
Yes, she really does blog at all three of these blogs. Tracy's capacity to read so much, so fast and then write book reviews for both her blog and Book Binge is way over the top to me! And she's even recruited her mom into the world of book blogging and reviewing. How cool is that?

5. Jill D. of Romance Rookie.
Because Jill consistently writes succinct, informative, reviews for almost every single book she reads. And she reads a lot. Plus she's got great taste in romance novels.

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Superior Scribbler Award:

The second award that Michelle so kindly awarded me is the Superior Scribbler Award. Thanks, Michelle!

The rules are as follows:
Post the award on your blog, linking back to the blogger who gave it to you. Pass the award onto 5 of your blogging friends who you consider superior scribblers.

I'm passing this award to the following bloggers who are superior scribblers. They have a natural way with words that is informative and smart, but also fun and friendly.

1. Brandy of Book Mom
I don't know if Brandy is going to like me putting her and her blog in the spotlight here as she's quite shy, but she's definitely a superior scribbler in my book, so I couldn't not award her this fun award. Truthfully, I only know Brandy is panic attack shy because she tells me she is, but you'd never know that by visiting her blog. She's so friendly, warm, and so kind. Brandy posts daily on her blog that she keeps like a daily journal, as she shares the goings on in her world... her cats, her family, homeschooling her kids, daily little ups and downs, what she's reading, where she shopped, what she (or her husband) made for dinner, that sort of thing. I feel like I'm a real life friend with Brandy after just a few short months of following her blog and like a friend, I come back again and again to find out what she's up to and how she's been.

2. orannia of Walkabout.
orannia is another friendly blogger who posts mostly about bookish things on her blog. She always has something interesting to discuss and she's very smart, articulate and insightful. I love when bloggers make me think.

3. Shawn of doodle thoughts
Shawn is a new blogging friend who is a superior scribbler for REAL. She scribbles and doodles for a living creating really cool graphics. But that's not how we met. Shawn and I are relatively new blogging friends brought together by our mutual new found passion for running. Her posts on running are both fun and inspiring.

4. Angie of Angieville.
Another friendly blogger (like there's any other kind?) whose book reviews constantly expand my TBR and book wish list. Angie reads young adult fiction, fantasy fiction, general fiction as well as many classics. Every now and then she even reads romance! Angie's reviews are well written informative, but are splashed with her personal voice that I never tire of hearing. Even her rare posts about her personal world and her family are well written and have this ... flourish that I love to read.

5. Carolyn Crane of The ThrillionthPage
Carolyn is smart, sassy, very creative and has a great sense of humor. She's one of the first bloggers I ever started to follow way back in early 2007 and now I'd follow her anywhere. She has a debut urban fantasy novel coming out in March 2010! Go, Carolyn!

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Happy 101 Award:

The last and most recent award I received is the Happy 101 Award from Tracy at Sugarcrafter blog. Thank you, Tracy!!!

If you haven't visited her blog before, you HAVE GOT to pop over and visit Tracy at her blog. She has the most amazing food blog, where as you might have guessed from her blog name, her blog focus is on sweet stuff! Gorgeous photos, clear instructions, delicious recipes--everything she does is so inspiring. If only we were neighbors, I would so be one of her official taste testers. And then have to run an extra 10 miles every day, for sure! ;)

I lurked at Tracy's blog for a couple of months last year and found myself visiting more and more frequently. I didn't really think about it at the time, but now I wonder if I was a lurker because I felt I came from the book blogging world and Tracy and her visitors are almost all from the food blogging world and I felt out of my league or something. Eventually, though, I couldn't resist commenting on her mouth watering, creative recipes and so I started commenting. Now Tracy's blog is a regular stop for me. I guess that's how Tracy started visiting me. It turns out she likes me and my blog, too! :)

The rules for the Happy 101 Award are:

Copy the award image into a post.
List 10 things that make you happy.
Tag 10 bloggers who brighten your day.
Put in a link to their blogs.
Notify the award receivers.
Recipients should link back to the sender’s blog.

Ten things that make me happy:
1. My husband
2. Our children
3. Our four cats <-- when they're not throwing up somewhere or missing the litter box or trying to bolt out the door. *sigh*

4. Being healthy.

5. Having a comfortable, welcoming home.

6. Reading!

7. Running <-- I know. I can't believe it, either.

8. Growing things. <--Children, flowers, vegetables... Not mold in the bathroom.

9. Creating things. <--cooking, baking, photography, crafts, etc...

10. Visiting National Parks <--Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Yosemite, Arches, Bryce, Zion, Grand Canyon...

This is crazy hard to do, because I subscribe to upwards of 150 blogs via RSS feeds and visiting each and every one of you is special and makes me happy. Just want to make that clear. ;)

I'm passing this award to the following bloggers whose blogs I probably visit most frequently these days. In no particular order,

1. Leslie of Leslie's Psyche
She reads a lot of the same books I'm interested in, writes honest reviews, occasionally throws in a personal post here and there, and she has actually tried one of my recipes that I posted on my blog! And no one in her family got sick. Well, at least she didn't tell me they did. LOL.

2. Hilcia of Impressions of a Reader
Hilcia had been a regular commenter in romance book blogging for a while, and finally started her own blog last year. Yay! She's reads books across several very diverse genres (not just romance) and blogs about them.

3. nath of Books, Books and more Books
Nath is a sweetheart. Always upbeat, even when she's ranting--gotta love that-- and I love the way she almost always includes a smattering of tidbits from her personal life in her posts. I like getting to know my fellow book bloggers like that.

4. Lori of Living in the House of Testosterone
With a blog title like that, you know you're going to be entertained, right? Lori blogs about living with her three boys (including husband) and her male dog! Poor Lori. LOL. Lots of funny anecdotes from her family life that will make you laugh and sometimes go "awwww..."!

5. Amy of Romance Bookwyrm
Amy has eased up on the frequency of her blog posts and even her blog hopping and commenting in recent months, but I'm always happy when I see she has posted on her blog. Amy's an avid fan of romance and fantasy fiction, and you can't help but 'catch' her passion and enthusiasm for the books she reads.

6. Lisa of Books, Lists, Life
I think Lisa and I found each other's blogs way back when we were both participating in Keishon's 2008 TBR Challenge, exchanging an occasional comment here and there. Then last fall, I don't know, we just started paying closer attention to each other. Now I visit Lisa's blog a few times a week and sometimes chat via email.

7. Natalie of Reading 2 Learn
Natalie started her blog just a few short weeks ago, inspired to do so upon joining the In Death Reading Challenge. She has already read the first few In Death books and has written some very insightful posts about the series. Stop by her blog and say hello to this enthusiastic newcomer to the book blogging world.

8. Michelle of Read Headed Book Child
Michelle commented on my blog one day last fall, we clicked and the rest, they say, is history. We're both love books, organic fruits and vegetables and the Spellman series by Lisa Lutz. LOL That's the foundation of our friendship, but we just clicked in a way like we've been friends for a long time.

9. azteclady of Karen Knows Best
When I see the an email from azteclady in my Inbox, it makes me happy. If it's an email notification for comment she's left on my blog, it makes me happy. If it's a personal email? Ecstatic. She's smart, kind, funny, and so supportive. She's a kind friend who always seems to know exactly what to say to make me smile, encourage me, or feel good about something.

10. Lea of Closetwriter
Not only does Lea write some of the best romance reviews out there (especially for paranormal, romantic suspense and erotic romance genres), but she is definitely one of the kindest and most generous bloggers I know. Generous with her time to help bloggers with their html code, generous with her time leaving comments on posts even if the topic is not her cup of tea, and generous with sharing books through giveaways. She's also one of the first ones likely to send me an email just to say "Hi, how are you," if (when) I drop out of the blogosphere for a spell. She's a sweetheart.

I could seriously keep listing bloggers who deserve the Happy 101 Award, but this post will turn into the post that never ends if I do that, so ....

The end. :)

A Bestowal of Blog Awards

I've been honored with the gift of some blogging awards recently. I'm both flattered and delighted that other bloggers enjoy my blog and my blogging presence enough to give me these awards. I thank the very kind and generous bloggers who awarded me. :)

One Lovely Blog Award from Desert Rose of Desert Rose Booklogue.

Desert Rose awarded me with this cute award in June, given to new blogs and blogging friends discovered. Thank you so much, Desert Rose. I'm glad to be blogging friends with you, too!

I pass this Lovely Blog Award to some of the newer-to-me blogs I've been visiting lately:

Donna (Fantasy Dreamer) of Fantasy Dreamers Ramblings

Mishel of Mis(h)takes

Michelle G. of Michelle's Book Blog.

nath of Books, Books, and More Books 

nath's blog isn't exactly a new-to-me blog, but have been visiting her more regularly these days. ;)

As always, please do not feel obligated to acknowledge this award on your blog or to pass it on to anyone else. It's yours to do with as you wish. :)

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E blog award for Excellence from Sarai at the Thoughts of an Aspiring Writer blog, given to me last week! Thanks, Sarai. You're so sweet. :)

I pass the E blog award to the following bloggers, whose most excellent blogs I read almost every day for the best book reviews and book talk.

Angie of Angieville
Ana & Thea of The Book Smugglers
KMont of Lurv a la Mode
Amy of Romance BookWyrm

As always, please do not feel obligated to acknowledge this award on your blog or to pass this award on to anyone else. It's yours to do with as you wish. :)

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Kreativ Blogger Award from Kati of Katidom, Amy of Romance BookWyrm, Anna of Anna's Book Blog. Thank you so very much.

I'm passing this award to a handful of bloggers who have a unique, smart, and "kreativ" blogging style and or voice that makes them and their blogs really shine. These three bloggers could write a post on just about anything and it would be witty, informative and engaging.

CarolynCrane of The Thrillionth Page
Jessica of Racy Romance Reviews
Angie of Angieville

As always, please do not feel obligated to acknowledge this award on your blog or to pass this award on to anyone else. It's yours to do with as you wish. :)

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Friendly Blogger Award from Mishel of Mis(h)takes back in July.

This award pretty much speaks for itself and is given to friendly bloggers. Thanks, Mishel. :)

This is a really tough one for me to pass on, because just about everyone I've "met" through blogging is friendly. I would be happy passing this award to everyone, but I suppose that would be a little much. I'm going to single out a few bloggers whom I've noticed always seem to make the extra special effort to leave friendly, upbeat comments on my blog and on book blogs all over.

Tracy of Tracy's Place
Lea of ClosetWriter
Kate a.k.a. Katiebabs of Babbling About Books, and More

azteclady who posts regularly at Karen Knows Best

As always, please do not feel obligated to acknowledge this award on your blog or to pass this award on to anyone else. It's yours to do with as you wish. :)

That about wraps up the latest blog award ceremony here at the happily ever after. 

The Premio Zombie Friends Fabulous Fried Chicken Blog Award

What? It's a new award! Okay, not really-- it's a conglomerate of five really cool awards that have been bestowed upon me by some really fantastic and kind hearted bloggers recently over the last few weeks over the last few months. I just threw "fried" in there, because really, who doesn't love fried chicken? Aside from vegetarians, I suppose.

Premio Dardas Award

Your Blog is Fabulous Award

Zombie Chicken Award

Let's Be Friends...Award

It's about time I spread the Blog Award Love.

The Premio Dardas Award
Given to me by Lea of Closetwriter, Anna of Anna's Book Blog, and Tracy of Tracy's Place. This award,

"Acknowledges the values that every blogger shows in his or her effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary and personal values every day."

This award is chockfull of serious stuff. Cultural, ethical, literary and personal values? Wow. I'm humbled that Lea, Anna and Tracy feel I deserve this very cool award. Either that or they ran out of people to give it to seeing as the original rules state that you should award it to 15 other bloggers. ;) Seriously, though, I contemplated the meaning of this award--although not so thoroughly as the super sleuths Carolyn Jean of The Thrillionth Page and Ana of The Booksmugglers-- and have come up with the following bloggers whose blog truly reflects those values on a regular basis:

1. Katie(babs) of Babbling About Books and More. Kate blogs about stuff from all over the spectrum, often with a great sense of humor, but also with great sensitivity and awareness to simply being a kind, open minded person to ALL people.

2. Jace of Jace Scribbles and Jace Makes. Jace blogs now and then about holidays in Malaysia, books, and her passion for crafts.

3. Ciara of Ciara Stewart. An aspiring author, Ciara's blog is perfectly balanced personally and professionally. Her topics extend from posts about her writing, reading, and worldly travel experiences and anything to do with literature in general.

4. Author Ann Aguirre; blog and website.
5. Author Nalini Singh; blog and website.

I have a lot of respect for both Ann and Nalini. Not only do I love their writing, but I also admire the way they present themselves on their blogs: sharing insights to their writing, sharing bits about themselves and their little corner of the world (Mexico and New Zealand, respectively), the way they interact with their readers, and how both always take the time to talk so highly about and promote other writers' works.

The rules to follow are:

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person that has granted the award and his or her blog link.

2) Pass the award to other 15 blogs that are worthy of this acknowledgment. Remember to contact each of them to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

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Your Blog is Fabulous Award
Given to me by Lea of Closetwriter and Jace of Jace Scribbles. Thanks, ladies. I think your blogs are quite fabulous, too! *muah*

Rules: List five things you are addicted to and nominate five other blogs to pass this award on to.

Five things I am Addicted to:

In no particular order:
1. Books! Particularly romance, urban fantasy and young adult fiction. No surprise there. But I could probably get lost in almost any section of the bookstore or library just browsing titles and topics. I love cookbooks, too! :)

2. Blogging. I love to visit other blogs. I can just hop along all day really reading what everyone else is talking about, and I don't just mean book blogs. I love cooking blogs, craft blogs, photography blogs, personal blogs, ... not so much political blogs, though. With regard to my own blog, I love to talk about books, books, and more books, and basically I love having a creative outlet for writing about things that interest me and make me happy!

3. Coffee. Even if I wasn't addicted to drinking coffee, I think I'd still LOVE the smell of a coffee shop. The smell of coffee and a bookstore together? Heaven.

4. Trader Joe's Kettle Corn. I have to buy two bags at a time. One for instant consumption and one to resist opening until I can't take it any longer. Once it's open... nom nom nom!

5. My iPhone. I got it as a hand me down from my husband when he upgraded to the 3G last July. I accepted it, but didn't think I'd use it for more than anything other than a phone. What was I thinking???!? This phone is genius and I use it for everything all the time. Constantly. I probably use about 14 of the applications every day. I'd now be lost without it. Literally. That maps app is so helpful. ;p

I'm awarding the Your Blog is Fabulous Award to:
1. Amy of the Romance Book Wrym for consistently finding, posting about, reading, and reviewing books that are a bit off the beaten path. Yes, she reads a lot of the books everyone else is reading, but she's got this uncanny knack for finding some fantastic hidden treasures.
2. Orannia of Walkabout for writing wonderfully insightful posts about herself and the books she reads. She's fairly new at writing book reviews, but you'd never know. Her reviews are intelligently written and thought provoking.
3. Brie of Musings of a Bibliophile for having similar tastes in books as me (including YA lit!) and very often giving them the same grades as me. I think that's a valid enough reason for thinking her blog is fabulous, don't you? ;) Seriously, though, I love the selection of books Brie reads and reviews. Some of them are the popular books everyone seems to be waiting on and some are books she chooses that are a bit more unheard of. She also started a Contemporary Romance Challenge this year that I joined.
4. Angie of Angieville for her eclectic selection (to me, anyway) of reading material including YA, fantasy, urban fantasy, and romance. Angie's reviews are concisely written, always providing the reader with just the right amount of detail or emotion to raise interest in the book.
5. Kmont of Lurv à la Mode because she rates her books by scoops of ice cream and who doesn't love ice cream?! Seriously, Kmont's blog is busy busy busy! She reviews a lot of ARCs so her blog is one of my favorites for the first word on latest releases. She reads mostly urban fantasy, fantasy, and paranormal romance, but every once in a while she throws in an historical romance and steampunk! She's smart and sassy and very sweet. Her blog isn't named Lurv a la Mode for nothing. ;)

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The Zombie Chicken Award
Thanks to Kimberly of Darque Reviews blog and the nifty new Darque Reviews website for awarding me this award!

The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken - excellence, grace and persistence in all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving pack of zombie chickens just to be able to read their inspiring words. As a recipient of this world-renowned award, you now have the task of passing it on to at least 5 other worthy bloggers. Do not risk the wrath of the zombie chickens by choosing unwisely or not choosing at all...

These are the first five bloggers who come to mind immediately after hearing the words Zombie Chicken. I love these bloggers and they'd keep blogging right through an invasion of zombie chickens, for sure!

1. CJ of The Thrillionth Page
2. Ana & Thea of The Book Smugglers
3. Kmont of Lurv à la Mode
4. Ravenous Reader at Tales of a Ravenous Reader
5. Kimberly of Darque Reviews blog and Darque Reviews website. (I know she gave it to me... but I'm throwing it right back at her!).

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Let's Be Friends... Award.
I received this charming award from Kimberly Swan of Darque Reviews blog and Darque Reviews website. Thanks, Kimberly! :)

"The Let's be Friends Awards stands for this: These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers." What? Only eight??!!? I'm going to cheat... ;) 

These are the bloggers who visit my blog regularly even when I neglect coming to theirs. LOL Now, I know it's not about keeping 'score' like that. Our little world of book blogging friends know better than that. We all get busy with our jobs, families, friends, travel, whatever... and sometimes life puts us through the wringer, you know? But these eight bloggers just keep visiting (or emailing me!) regardless of my lack of presence on their blog. Or my own! I cherish your blogging friendships! Thanks, guys! :)

I can only give this award to eight bloggers??!
1. Amy of The Romance Book Wrym
2. Katie(babs) Babbling About Books and More.
3.Taja of Books and Games
4. Renee of Renee's Book Addiction
5. Lea of Closetwriter
6. Tracy of Tracys' Spot
7. Azteclady at Karen Knows Best
7 1/4. Kmont of Lurv à la Mode
7 1/2. Ana & Thea of The Book Smugglers
7 3/4. Brie of Musings of a Bibliophile

7 97/100. dd03 of Thoughts of a Daydreamer.

7 98/100. Orannia of Walkabout

7 99/100. Carolyn Jean of The Thrillionth Page
8. Kimberly of Darque Reviews. (Again, right backatcha, babe.)