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What a Day... and/or DAYS !!

First off, I am so excited to have been nominated for a blogger award. I think I've seen blog awards... from a distance...I've certainly never had one of my own ! How fun !! My scrapbooking friend, Alecia from the MB at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking has nominated me for a Arte y Pico award. This award celebrates creativity, design, interesting materials and contributions to the blogging community, no matter the language. Thank you Alecia !! I am nominating Desi (Juicy Creations), Lia (Omg! Lia?), Kristin (Goldstar Designs), Xue (Xue Originals) who already has an award but her creativity is amazing and worth another !, and Ellen (Down the Street Creations)... all truly amazing artists and so unique in their own ways.

Second, in my busy life-of-late (LOL) my daughter is running for student council at her school. Anyone who has had a child run for school office understands the posters, flyers, promos, speeches, handouts, etc. that must be done. She had to make a video for campaigning and since her slogan is "make our school a more colorful place" she decided to do one of those upside down faces, very colorfully of course, and lip-sync to the gummy bear song. She looked so goofy and cute.

And lastly, the same daughter won first place in self-defense at her karate tournament today. Proud mommy moment ! Which, by the way, was held at the same high school that David Archuleta of American Idol fame attends... my daughter thought that was sooooo awesome, of course what 13 year old wouldn't. :) We also took a minute to walk on the foot bridge that crosses a very busy street and where I snapped the photo pictured last. When I was a kid I adored walking on foot bridges... especially ones that crossed the freeway. I felt so free and on top of the world up above the cars like that. Hooray for childhood memories !!

Enjoy the last of your weekend !

xoxoxoxoxox

~Wendy

Comments

Tonya said…
Okay I have no clue on the awards, but congrats anyway. LOL

Also congrats to your daughter for her award. That's awesome! I've been wanting to take some classes, is 30 to old to start?
Alecia Wolfford said…
LOVE the campaign video and huge congrats to your daughter for the karate championship!! VERY cool bridge pic too!!
XUE said…
Congratulations of your Award & thank you for mine! It's an honour to know that you feel I deserved another! It's great to have a daughter who can kick...err..bottoms. I can feel your pride as a mother.
Unknown said…
thanks for nominating me! If I had time I'd nominate other people but I'm swamped :(
wendipooh13 said…
congrats to your DD for all her great accomplishemnts!!! love the freeway photo!!!
Anonymous said…
Hi there! Thank you so much for your sweet comment on my blog! You are so sweet! Congrats to your lucky winner!

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