I am overcome with emotion over everyone’s kindness and consideration in thinking of me when nominating blogs for awards. I am tickled pink that you think my blog is worthy of an award. I am combining these last few, but I’ll try to make sure I have all the rules and such as they should be. I’m enjoying discovering new blogs as I research wordpress for recipients. A special thanks to http://randomuzings.wordpress.com/ for nominating me! You are a doll!

The first two awards have similiar requirements.

nominated by randomuzings

The Shine On Award requires you to Nominate other blogs To Enjoy Posting this Award on Their Own Blogs( list of 15 is below) and suggest other blogs that tickle my fancy.

Honorable Mention list is below:

• thebottomofthebottle: it sounded like you were burned out with awards for the year. If I’m wrong, please forgive me.
• melanielynngriffin
• uwana
• Sheryl
• heartflow2012

Your blogs are inspiring, witty, motivational and well put together. I enjoy reading each one. You all deserve awards! I’m wearing out and need to get some sleep, otherwise I’d have a huge list of nominees.

nominated by randomuzings

The rules of this award are as follows:

Thank the person who nominated you and add The One Lovely Blog Award…suggest other blogs that tickle your fancy.

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These are the rules for the followowing awards:

• Display the Award Certificate on your website
• Announce your win with a post and link to whoever presented your award
• Present 15 awards to deserving bloggers
• Drop them a comment to tip them off after you`ve linked them in the post
• Post 7 interesting thing

Thanks to randomuzings, I can add a second star!

The ‘rules’ for this award are simple:

1. Select the blog(s) you think deserve the ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award

2. Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award

**This list is for all three awards. Enjoy! Congratulations!! My nominations go to the following blogs! Happy New Year!! **

• http://beatingcowdens.com/: very inspirational and loving.
• http://hopeforheather.wordpress.com/: very direct and informative. You can get another star, Heather!
• http://lorischulz.wordpress.com: sweet blog
• http://ignellect.wordpress.com: interesting topics
• http://The Broke Girl’s To Do List: interesting blog
• http://alluglyboysdo.wordpress.com: interesting blog
• http://gooseyanne.wordpress.com : delightfully witty blog. You can get another star,  Goosey
• http://kneelkanth.wordpress.com: interesting blog
• http://refusingtopanic.wordpress.com/: inspirational blog
• http://hownottokillyourparents.wordpress.com/: I can relate to this blog, my mother lives with me,
• http://hopethehappyhugger.wordpress.com/: very sweet
• http://didiearnasmile.wordpress.com/: very encouraging and courageous
• http://lethargicsmiles.com/: very courageous lady
• http://thekatandthefallingleaves.wordpress.com/: very sweet
• http://vivsspecialthoughts.wordpress.com/: very sweet

3. Please include a link back to this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award – http://thethoughtpalette.co.uk/our-awards/blog-of-the-year-2012-award/   and include these ‘rules’ in your post (please don’t alter the rules or the badges!)

4 Let the blog(s) you have chosen know that you have given them this award and share the ‘rules’ with them

5 You can now also join our Facebook group – click ‘like’ on this page ‘Blog of the Year 2012’ Award Facebook group and then you can share your blog with an even wider audience

6 As a winner of the award – please add a link back to the blog that presented you with the award – and then proudly display the award on your blog and sidebar … and start collecting stars…

7. Write a blog post and tell us about the blog(s) you have chosen – there’s no minimum or maximum number of blogs required – and ‘present’ them with their award.

nominated by Gooseyanne and randomuzings

I am using the list above for all awards. Everyone is deserving, and I wish I had time to read more blogs. These are the few I get to regularly and comment, so graciously, on my blog. Thanks to everyone for the wonderful support!

These are the rules fot the Versatile Blogger Award as follows:

• Display the Award Certificate on your website
• Announce your win with a post and link to whoever presented your award
• Present 15 awards to deserving bloggers
• Drop them a comment to tip them off after you`ve linked them in the post
• Post 7 interesting things about yourself

Now to the last thing, seven interesting things about myself, this is a requirement for the last two awards. More to read about my hohum life. I’m just a plain, simple Georgia Girl. Probably a redneck at heart!:

1. I have a boxer, named Maggie, who is my dogchild!

2. I love auctions.

3. I recently had a fight over a purse at TJ Maxx.

4. I love to cook.

5. I am currently in a serious argument with my older sister.

6. My husband picked out my new glasses and now that he has had a stroke, he constantly tells me I wear ‘geeky glasses’.

7. If you tell me I can’t do something, I’ll do everything in my power to show you I can!

Thank you again. Muzer! Your blog is a pleasure to read.