A Cherry on Top

Oh my goodness!  What a wonderful blog award to receive!  This is from my good friend - and a sweetheart of a gal - Dawn at Dawn's Craft Place.  Be sure to stop by and visit here.  She is filled with inspiration and you will absolutely love her artwork!

The rules for this award:
1. Thank the person who gave this award to you
2. Copy the award and put it on your blog.
3. List three things which you love about yourself.
4. Post a picture you love.
5. Tag five people you wish to pass this award on to.

The things I love about myself and a favorite picture:

1. I think I am a pretty good mom.  Oh yes, there have bumps and snags in the road, but all in all I think that I shared loads of love and all things good with Shane.  In turn, I have learned so much from this kiddo of mine and every day I cherish the bond we have.
2. I also think I'm a pretty good wife.  There is nothing in this world that gives me more pleasure than making my husband happy!  Last night he taught me to bait cast.  It took a little time for me to learn the concept (I've always been a bobber and worm fisherwoman), but when I reeled in a 15" northern, I think he was happy as can be!  I'm a pretty good cook, too, so he is always pretty happy about that!
3. I love that God gave me the ability to teach people in paper crafting.  I am basically a pretty shy person (really - I am), but when it comes to teaching, something inside me comes alive! 

This is one of my favorite pictures!  It was taken in Tuscany at a very old vineyard.  We were about to leave (after a FABULOUS traditional Tuscan meal - and loads of different wines and grappa) and my CTMH friend, Sara, grabbed our camera and took this.  It's a bit out of focus, but that adds perfectly to the charm of the photo and the region.

Passing it on:

1. I would toss this right back to Dawn.  She is supportive, inspiring, and such a fabulous person!  Thank you, Dawn for sharing yourself with me - I appreciate you!
2. Kim at Memories in Thyme is amazing!  She is tender, sensitive, and such a genuine person.  She believes in me as a mom, wife, teacher, and individual.  Thanks so much, Kim!
3. Laurel at Seabrook Designs is incredibly talented.  She doesn't know this, but I have grown as a paper crafter because of her!  Have you seen her work?  Stop by because she will knock your socks off!
4. Jamie at A Happy Scrappy Place is just awesome!  I have admired her work for so long!  As I've watched her work on different company's design teams, I have picked up so many tips to help me be a better teacher!
5. Karen  also deserves this award.  She is so sweet and has the most fabulous smile!  I love her CTMH artwork - and she has given me an enormous amount of encouragement over the last couple of years!  One or two words can make such a difference and Karen knows just what words to choose to offer encouragement.  I also admire that she added another business - Must be Charmed,  Check it out because it's really fun!!