Thank you Ro!

Ok, I'm overwhelmed with gratitude . . thank you Ro from Soft Winds & Roses for the blog award . . this is my very first one that I have received.  I've have met some really nice people in blog world, it has done more for me personally in my life . . it makes me happy to chat with people all over the world and just touch base with them daily with maybe just a simple word or two.  It's definitely a "life lifter"!  Ro, I've tried to leave a comment on your blog . . but it won't accept it, it's probably me doing something incorrectly.  I hope you get a chance to read this post and thanks again!  Oh, don't forget to hug "Deezer & Bella" for me,  those are some real cuties . . .

Part of this award is to share 10 things about me  . . this is a big one for me, where do I start?

1.  God is my best friend  . . my whole life is centered around my faith.
2.  I'm nuts about my kids (grown kids), best thing I ever did in my life :O)
3.  Married my high school sweetheart . . Dave aka "Mr. Grumpy"
4.  Love to sew and create whimsical things . . child like.
5.  I'm a neat freak . . almost over-board to the point of irritating my family,  I can't think unless everything is in order . . sort of weird isn't it?
6.  I dream of living by the beach one day again . . best childhood memories.
7.  Still can get so excited over the little things . . . gratitude works for me.
8.  I teach a family bible study with my Mom, sisters and cousins once a week.
9.  Crashed my sister Debbie's first car, the very first time I drove it . . she never really got mad at me . . Thanks for the memory Deb!
10. I have an addiction to home decor magazines, but yet my house decor never changes, go figure.

In addition to the above, I have to pass this award to 10 blogs that I recently discovered and are fantastic, well here they are - Enjoy!

WHOSYERGURL - Mutterings from a midwest gal
Pamela Holderman
Hummadeedledee
Funky Junk Sisters (FJS Show)
The Vintage Rose
roxanne the artist!
Luluz
Bloom
Jane and the happy crow
BrOwN EyEd fOx