Butterflies are Free - A Cute Award

This is a real nice one that I got from Mike Golch, who has bestowed this award upon Grandy.

The rules:

1) post the award to your site andLink back to the person who gave it to you.

2) give it to 10 of you friends,and let them know you gave it to them.

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Well I had missed Mike awarding this to me right around the time I did my last award post, that I thought it was only right that he get his own post.

Thank you, Mike Golch, as this is a lovely award indeed. I like butterflies. I think I can often relate to them because they flitter about and seem easily distracted...Just like me.

So, rather than give it to just 10 bloggers. I'm going to pull a typical Grandy-ism and bestow it upon everyone who's ever commented on my site. I do try to come see you all too. I know you understand that sometimes life and liquid crack can get in the way of my usual visits, but you are all never far from my stalking tendencies pure heart.

Well, what are you waiting for?

Snag the award and let me know when you've posted it! My fellow NaBlo peeps will need a post inspiration anyway. See?!? It's a win WIN for all involved.

Help yourself...and Grandy will see you tomorrow.

Feelin' Some Bloggy Lovin'

Grandy has been pre-posting for a little while, as she recovers and comes over to post something when the crack wears off she feels worthy to come before you readers.

While I have been checking in, and commenting like a fiend over here at Mariuca's place, I have been remiss in fully engaging with my own readers.

During my absence, I have been graciously awarded some lovely Bloggy Bling. I've also been tagged for a couple more meme's, and promise to get to those soon. But today, I'm feelin' all warm and fuzzy with some bloggy love bling and I'm here to share it with you all.

Brillante Weblog has been bestowed upon me by the lovely MP with her I'm Brillante but You Knew That. MP is the kid of blogger that makes you giggle. She's obsessed with all things American Idol, and pretty much with TV in general. Thank you, MP, for the tag.

Here are the rules:
1. The winner can (and should, really) put the logo on his/her blog. - Done
2. The winner must link to the person from whom they received their award. - Done
3. The winner must nominate at least 7 other blogs for an award. - Seven?? Alright
4. The winner must place links to those blogs on their own blog. - Getting to that....
5. The winner must leave a message on the blogs of the people they’ve nominated. - SOON

I'm sharing this award with to:

1. Mariuca - Who has a knack for making her blog more of a community
2. Katydidnot - Have secretly luv'd her blog for some time, and only recently braved comments on it.
3. Pink Asparagus- Her Blog Action Day 2008 was AMAZING.
4. Trav's Thoughts - Because I can never miss a recap of DWTS without him.
5. wrekehavoc - She sometimes speaks to just me ya know? I don't know if she knows it, but yeah huh...it's just me.
6. Wat da Wat - He is an amazing blogger, father, and bloggy friend.
7. SHOUT - This lady will make you think...whether you want to or not.


My next award is from Confoozled. This award, bestowed upon me by the lovely HelloKit.

How very cool of her to say these nice things about me:
Functional Schmunctional
Grandy's blog is just fun. She's real and she's funny. Her semi-third-person writing style always makes me giggle, and reading her blog always puts a smile on my face.

Does Grandy really write in a semi-third-person? Kewl!!

Well this says I have to bestow this on 7 other blogs... Really? 7 More (trying not to sound lazy or ungrateful but I just lost the 7 I had linked this too and my technical obstacles are pissing me off). Here goes...In no particular order:

1. Wisdom Hypnosis - This woman is so generous of her time, her thoughts, and her heart.
2. Meltwater, Torrents, Meanderings, Delta - It's a mouthful of a title, but well worth the read.
3. Thursday Drive - Jennifer Harvey ROCKS with her writing.
4. On The Curb - Because I wouldn't be the blogger I am without Dee.
5. Momisodes - There is some serious photo and haiku skills there.
6. Dirty Laundry Diva - Because I love what this b!tch has to say...when she says it.
7. Derfwad Manor - Well DUH!!!

I'm absolutely floored and honored by the following award. It comes to me by way of The Natural State Hawg - ramblings from an Arkie. I was introduced to his spirited blog from another lovely Arkie, A Bumpy Path's Theresa Komor. Well, together with a team of other fellow Arkies, they have the All Arkie Army. I was selected with a couple of blogs I don't know, but can't wait to get to know.



Here's what this award means:
Yes, those bloggers are hereby named honorary Captains of the All Arkie Army. Why? Because we like them and want to send over a small token of our appreciation for making the blogosphere a better place to be.

:::Awwww....Shucks:::

And finally...I received the following:

This was bestowed upon my by the lovely Mariuca who has more blogging generosity than most bloggers I know. Thank goodness there were no rules with this one, so I'm throwing this out there to every blog I've been commenting on lately. Let's face it, although I've not been smart enough to write a post, I've been following some of you pretty religiously.

You know who you are...you know I follow you...and I want you to know you are super!! I can't possibly name all of you who make a difference in my bloggy world. Please...Please take this award from me:

treesflowersbirds , Suzanne , HelloKit , Mike Golch , xup, phd in yogurtry, bonoriau , EastCoastLife , Mrs. F , LadyJava , phatelara , rizal , storyteller, Kelly O , Amy Derby , Vixen, MP, Theresa , Jean Chia aka Ms.Yummy~licious...and everyone else in my blogroll that I just can't link to any further.

I <3 you all...and very much appreciate your patience while Grandy's been a bit absent.

It will all be better very soon.

Thanks to everyone for all the bloggy bling, the bloggy hugs...and the lovin' in general.

I can't tell you what it's done to my recovery process. :) More updates to follow...

A Grandy-ose Contest

Hear Ye Hear Ye!!!!!

Come one!! Come All!!!

Grandy is having her first CONTEST EVER!!!

Why???

Grandy has posted 185 posts (well technically this one is 186 but Grandy is always flippin' late fore everything).

So...what does this mean??

It means I am holding a contest for your ideas. Yep...YOUR ideas.

Do any of you remember my 100th Post with 100 Linky Lovin craziness? I found and commented on 100 blog posts and linked back to all 100 here. That was a tough one but I was introduced to a lot of pretty good blogs.

Grandy has a lot of lofty ideas but I tend to struggle a bit with my focus. What...you're surprised?

I am holding a contest for what you all think Grandy should do for her 200th post.

200 POSTS!!

Oh yeah, this is coming up here soon and I'm trying to plan ahead.

And Grandy wants all her readers and followers (do I have any stalkers out there?) to be a part of it. I want this to be a bloggy event that you all can enjoy.

So...what should Grandy do with her 200th post?

Post your ideas in the comment section and I will pick my favorite. You didn't think this would be random did you?? Heck no!!

The prize??

You will have a choice of...

500 EntreCard Credits. No, you don't have to subscribe, or post my link on your blog, or go write about it on your blog...unless you want to.

...OR...(because so few of my commenters are members of EntreCard)

...AND...

Some linky love...

...AND...

My UNDYING gratitude and affection.

What more could a blogging friend ask for??

Kickin' "it" in the Comments

Last night I finally lost my mind. I've been teetering on the edge for a while, but good grief.

I posted a comment while nodding off at the computer. It's a good thing I did it on my blog, and not another, or that blogger would think I was smoking some "stink weed".

Here's how it went down:

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...
When did people become so rude?!

Grandy said...
Jenn~ I don't know, I'll bite. Close your eyeeesssssssssssssssssssssssss.

Whoawhohuh???

Now...I know what I meant to say was, "I don't know, I'll bite, when? (Sorry Jenn)

But no...my brain typed something else and full on clicked post. I thought about deleting my comment and fixing it, but then...well why bother? I can laugh at myself and my readers know that I normally make relative comments in response to my readers. Hopefully other bloggers know that I try to leave relevant comments on their sites too.

In fact, I have been bestowed another Kick Ass award! The lovely Dirty Laundry Diva has selected Grandy as an honoree of this award in Kick ass comments love (first edition). How exciting that I get to say ASS two weeks in a row? (Really reader, I say it all the time, but just don't do it here...this is truly a treat for me.)

Anyway, Diva bestowed it on me because in I am a Kick Ass Blogger and Oops, the AmyOops Award! she started her post with:

Opps, I accidentally wrote Lick Ass Blogger- that is NOT the same thing huh? Oh well, I caught the mistake just in time to laugh about it here!

Then she gave us a blah blah about how she kicks ass (which she truly does).

My winning comment?
Grandy Said:
Congrats Diva!! You do lick ass…er…I mean kick ass! You deserve these.

Thank you, Diva, for the award. Only you would create a picture of a llama (or is that an alpaca?) and link it to comments. Is it the spitting? The spitting wit??

Now, don't get all crazy. There were other comments that won her award, but you have to go there to see them because...well lets face it...tonight, it's all about the Grandy.

Now I'm going to bed before I make the same mistake again.

Kickin' It Grandy Style

Normally Grandy tries to limit the swearing she shows on her blog. I don't verbally limit it, mind you. Oh no...I could only be so lucky.

Well...Today Grandy is proud to say she "KICKS ASS". Yep...I said ASS on my blog. Quick! Someone come help me find out what search terms someone uses to find that one. (Secretly, I feel bad because I have had 3 very sweet bloggers try to explain this to me...and...I still don't get it.)

Wait...I'm digressing again. I feel so liberated! Like I could slip the word ASS anywhere throughout this post. Wait! (ASS) I think I will!!

Theresa Komor over at A Bumpy Path earned a most righteous award, that originated with Mamma Dawg (she made it herself).

In the risk of sounding like I'm now signing a (ASS) yearbook, Theresa is a real cool chick I met in math class Entrecard. No really, she's bright and funny, and I'm (ASS) thrilled to have found her.

What did she say about Grandy??? Functional Shmunctional Grandy has a way of turning the mundane into so much more!

Really? RIGHT ON Theresa...Ditto!! Have a great summer! K.I.T. (wait...back to the yearbook thing again, huh?)

Now I get to pass this on. Mamma Dawg set this up right, I just have to make sure I do this (ASS) right. I MUST do it justice.

Her rules are simple enough..."LOVE ON 'EM"

***Choose 5 bloggers that you feel are "Kick Ass Bloggers"
***Let 'em know in your post or via email, twitter or blog comments that they've received an award
***Share the love and link back to both the person who awarded you and back to Mamma Dawg
***Hop on back to the Kick Ass Blogger Club HQ to sign Mr. Linky then pass it on!

What a kickin' award!!

I now bestow it on to some KICK ASS blogs I'm not afraid to swear at:

Trees Flowers Birds - Girl...you slay me!
See Hear Speak No Evil - My b!tches over there ROCK!
Firecracker Momma!! - Oh the new Dr. Ruth is Kickin' Ass and taking names in the process.
Thoughts In My Tumultuous Brain - She's a cutie patootie...and kicks it with her new hubs.
XUP - I loved this lady when she was just a pretty pair of boots, and now she's back and she's BRILLIANT!!!

There are so many of you that I want to bestow this (ASS)on...and I'm sorry I could only pick 5. I think you should go check MammaDawg out yourself and get it. :) Some of you already have this (ASS).

I think it's safe to say that Grandy is not inclined to KISS ASS, but oh yeah...she has been known to KICK ASS!! (Can you tell Grandy is working on confidence issues?)