After the trauma of the past few days, I am only too delighted to have, and am hugely appreciative of, the love and support of fellow bloggers - and I need to spread the goodwill because frankly the last few days have been beyond shitty. To say that I have been stressed out of my skull since the attack on my mother, would be the understatement of the year. So, now it's time for some levity.
The awards have been flowing and frankly, I'm not even sure how I'm going to pass them on. The lists are long. Please ensure you're wearing your party clothes and sipping champagne!
From Bonnie at Bonnie's Books comes the You Make My Day Award.
And I duly pass this award on to some of you who constantly make my day.
Reya
Kimy
Minx
Sameera
Rambler
Baino
Verilion
Kyklops
From Verilion, I've received another Roar for Powerful Words. This means I will undoubtedly be roaring at double crescendo in future! Be warned!
I've already dished out some Roars for Powerful Words, but I'll dish out some more - and again! The words written by the bloggers below are all very different, some produce more seasoned words than others, but every one of them has something valid and powerful to say in their own way be it through stories, thoughts, poetry, wisdom, insight, compassion, wit or, a combination of all.
Pisces Iscariot
DBA Lehane
Rambler
Jefferson
Steph
Minx
Vapours
John, the Carver
Witnessing I am
From Kimy, Minx and Sameera, I've received the The E for Excellent Blog Award.
The description of the award is:
"I love being a part of the blogging community and part of all the friendships that I've formed so I wanted to give a blog award for all of you out there that have Excellent Blogs. By accepting this Excellent Blog Award, you have to award it to 10 more people whose blogs you find Excellent Award worthy. You can give it to as many people as you want but please award at least 10. (And yes, okay, so some of you already have the award... )"Shameless
Verilion
Jefferson
Taffiny
Marie
Debi
Reya
Baino
Laquet
Gaye
David
Steve
Vesper
Bonnie
And then from Sameera, I also received:
The You Are Totally Awesome Award
The Best Blogging Buddies Award for Global Communities
The Friendly Site Award
and
The Biggest Heart Award
Frankly, I'm not sure how to pass these on since you are all totally awesome, you are all my blogging buddies and you all have friendly sites! And so, I pass on to you - yes, that's you - really, I do mean you, yes, yes, YOU! the Totally Awesome Award, the Best Blogging Buddies Award for Global Communities and the Friendly Site Award.
I am, however, out of this bunch I am going to pick out the Biggest Heart Award to award to some people who are very special me - and who I know to have huge hearts.
They are:
Kimy
Verilion
Sameera
Reya
Bonnie
Debi
Jefferson
Kat
Vesper
Baino
Rambler
Now can we please have a loud and prolonged round of applause for everyone reading this blog! Yes, go on, clap for yourself too! ;-)
37 comments:
Hey, thanks for this E award, AV. That makes two, from Minx as well. :-)
I'm "roaring" loudly with delight, AV! Thank you so much! As they say in Ireland, "I'm excira and delira!" with your award.
I have to add that I also treasure the comments you leave on my site. They always touch a chord and leave me glowing!
Now, where's that's bubbly?
Steph x
Can I be very rock n roll, gob on the floor and not turn up to receive the award? ;)
Instead I will head off to a blog equivalent of penthouse suite with a high class escort in tow, yelling "I'm not in it for the awards...I'm only in it for the sex and drugs" as I throw my laptop through a window into the swimming pool below.
(Actuallu I think this is the first blogging type award I've ever been awarded...so I better do it with stlye and sneer whilst I give the bird also!)
;)
Awww OK Sweet Cheeks if it cheers you up. Thanks a godzillian. I like the blogging community too and it makes the sidebar look pretty. Chin up, don't stress pet! We're all behind you!
My heart ached to read about your mother. I hope that your family is recovering from the incident.
THank you for thinking of me, thank you so much!!
I'm thinking of YOU, sending love, warmth and heartfelt wishes for healing straight to you! What a week! I'm so sorry you have had to endure it.
Take good care. Wrap yourself in protective white light or something! Wish I could make you a cup of tea or pour you a glass of wine or make dinner for you. Gosh.
I am so sorry to read about what happened to your poor mom. I'd have been very upset and stressed too. You must be well loved and I agree that awards should be fun and in good spirit. I look forward to visiting your sites listed! Congrats on so many goodies...some of those were downright cute.
hey thank you so much Vanilla, you truly deserve all these awards..
I think you should be very proud of your awards, and it's not silly to write about them at all, especially since you are awarding others, too.
You are too sweet, Vanilla. Thanks for adding color to my sidebar ... lol. I have passed along not only the awards, as expected, but the red carpet and awards night ... hey, you get another evening of partying!
So come on over to Bonnie’s Books (http://bonniesbooks.blogspot.com/2008/02/awards-ceremony-dress-appropriately.html). Dress up because I’m having an awards ceremony complete with gala. And do bring along your acceptance speech, though the producers are asking that each person receiving an award please limit your speech to five minutes ... save your longer comments for your own blog, when you pass along the award(s).
Can, too. I absolutely invoke my right to pass along the awards, even occasionally back to the one who presented it to me. Therefore, go grab your award and put an EXTRA picture of it in the sidebar. Nah, you don't have to give out more awards for more people ... it really does take time to put on such an extravaganza, doesn't it?
Love,
~~~ Bonnie
Aww...Thank you very...very much, Vanilla. :) Your friendship means more to me than any award could ever provide. :) You are a blessing to us all. :)
Thanks again...
I so dont deserve any kind of award being the most lax of lax bloggers on laxday ... BUT I thankyou for not noticing my laxness and I accept with sticky mitts ;o)
Aw shucks [blushes]. You've just made my day!
Be safe, please!
It's well-deserved, Shameless - :-)
So glad you're roaring with delight, Steph, yours is a very remarkable blog and you're a very special and remarkable woman!
I would be disappointed if you did otherwise, Lehane! ;-)
Thanks, Baino, you're a good mate, and you know that! ;-)
Thanks, Silver, my mom's doing remarkably well, all things considering - I think it's me who's doing most of the stressing!
It's my pleasure Reya - and thank you for your constant warmth and for being my blog-kin. I'll have some hot chocolate please! ;-)
Thanks, Deana - yes, do go and check some of the links - there are some very special blogs out there. :-)
Thanks - and you truly deserve the awards given to you, Rambler!
Ah, Bonnie, you're a sweetheart of the first order! :-) My poor old sidebar is overflowing with goodies! But I'm all up for more partying - partying with blogging buddies is good! ;-)
Aw, Jefferson, you're a sweetie, thank you.
Your laxness is much appreciated, Laquet! ;-)
You? Blushing? Kyklops, this is something I have to see! ;-)
Wow - many well deserved blogging awards! Applause all around!!
Thank you for the award, Vanilla. Hope your mum's OK.
Congratulations!
Such wonderful blogs out there, Sam - I always want to give all the awards to everyone - I hate having to pick out just a few - doesn't seem fair! :-)
It's my pleasure, Marie - and thanks, yes, my mum's doing okay - I think I'm more stressed out by it all than she is!
Thank you, Ropi - I hope you grabbed some of those awards for yourself!
Sending kisses to join the hugs already sent. xxx
Oh wow Vanilla, I don't know what to say. Well, I'll start with Thank you very much. I'm all choked up. And I really hope you can start to get over your trauma and that your Mom and housekeeper are also beginning to get over it. Thinking of you, even if I am more than a little absent at times.
Oh Goddess, now I have to dust!
Umm, thanks, then.
Ooh, hugs and kisses! Thanks, Debi.
It's my pleasure, Miss V - don't get too choked up though, you might spit on your keyboard! ;-)
And thanks, sweetie, we're all starting to drag our way out of the stress and mess that this whole thing has generated.
But I thought you loved dusting, Minx ;-)
I think blog awards are fun and why shouldn't people feel good about themselves. Congrats to all your winners.
E for Excellent? For me? I'll just hire a tux and a limo and get to the red carpet as quick as I can.
Levity aside, thank you so much ....
E for Excellent? For me? I'll just hire a tux and a limo and get to the red carpet as quick as I can.
Levity aside, thank you so much ....
(Sorry, that was me on the earlier comment!!)
I agree, Princess Haiku, blog awards are fun.
I do so hope you're feeling better?
You go get into that tux and limo, David! And it's my pleasure to pass the award on to you, you're doing some very special things in the blogosphere!
Congratulations all!
Thank you so much AV! What a nice surprise when I opened my e-mail. I will display it proudly.
You and your Mom are in my prayers. Sometimes this is a hideous world.
Vanilla, you are such a wonderful friend! Thank you so much for the awards! And know that there's no one who deserves them more than you... :-)
xoxoxo
As far as I'm concerned everyone on my blogroll deserves all the awards, Puresunshine - so consider yourself awarded too!
It's my pleasure, Kat - and thanks for your kind words and thoughts.
Ah, it's my pleasure Vesper, you are a such a deserving recipient.
And thank you for your words. xxx
Wow, I just posted a Roll out the Red Carpet award post from the last time you passed out a myriad of awards!
(I'm a little late)...
You're going to need to add a trophy/award page (room) to accomodate all of these, but you know what? You absolutely should have every one of them and display them proudly, yours is one of my favorite blogs to go because it is one of the best out there - just wish school wasn't a time vacuum so that I could be here daily.
Scarlett & Viaggiatore
Coming from you, I am honored. A very humbly humbly thank you. And I mean that.
Scarlett!!! You're back!!! You've been missed. I thought maybe you'd given up on blogosphere. So good to see you again. ;-)
And thank you for your kind awards - you're a sweetie!
Witnessing, it is my absolute pleasure to have passed on the award to you - your blog is one of the very special places I go to in blogosphere.
Love DBA Lehane's work. He is very deserving of your award.
Congrats & thanks dearie!
Love & Hugs :)
You Deserve these more than anyone! especially "Roar for Powerful Words" i think. Thats a wonderful award for you, and so are the rest. But that one should be #1 for you!
Cheers,
Shona
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