I have been remiss in my thank you’s. My mother would be so disappointed. She DID teach me better.
So…
Thank you to Pediascribe and Temporarily me for the I heart your blog award. And a long overdue thank you to Canape, What works for us, Twist & Skewer, and the Zen of Motherhood for the Nice Matters award. To Running with Books for the Inspirational Blogger Award, to Meanwhile… for the Creative Blogger Award, and Like a Star for Rockin’ Girl Blogger award.
I hope hope HOPE I didn’t miss anyone. If I did, I most humbly apologize.
NOW… all these awards got me thinking.
First, there’s a whole lot of really nice people out there reading my blog. But I already knew that.
The thing is, I’m supposed to pass along these awards to other deserving blogs.
BUT rule-breaker extraordinaire and Photoshop junky that I am, I decided to do things a little bit differently.
I decided to create my OWN awards. So… here they come… I hope you like ‘em…
(drumroll)
(trumpets)
(red carpet)
Introducing…
The BIG FAT WET KISS award.
For blogs you love so much you just want to plant a wet one on ‘em.
I hereby bestow upon…
Arkie Mama, Monkeys and Marbles, Smiling Mom, Blooming Marvelous, Oh, the Joys, Polliwog’s Pond, Crazy Bloggin’ Canuck, Creature Bug, Twist & Skewer, Poot and Cubby, Tulip Mom, Believer in Balance, Here in Idaho, Pediascribe, Good Enough, Like a Star, Up in the Night, I’d rather be blogging, Pinks and Blues Girls, Summer’s Nook, Temporary? Insanity, Magnolia Mama, A bushel and a peck, Mom of 3 girls, And then there were two, Four by 40, Formula Fed and Flexible Parenting, Moving Mama
To bling out your blog with your new award, use this code:
<a href=”http://www.absolutelybananas.com/2007/09/blog-award-party.html” target=”blank” > <img border= “0″ src=”http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1034/1355521323_6e4b9aed99_m.jpg” alt=”For blogs you love so much you just want to plant a wet one on ‘em.”/> </a> 
The THIS BLOG KICKS DONKEY BUTT award.
For blogs that rock your world. Hard.
I hereby bestow upon…
Pass the Chocolate, Mrs. Flinger, Slacker Mom, Velveteen Mind, Don’t Take the Repeats, This Full House, and the Pursuit of Happiness, Mother at Large, Assertagirl, Moodswinging Mommy, Problem Girl, Nola Notes, Running with Books, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Adventures in Motherhood, Mommy from the Midwest, It’s a Schmitty Life, Cheeze Whiz and Mustard, Of course its random it’s my brain, My minivan is faster than yours, Because I must blog
To bling out your blog with your new award, use this code:
<a href=”http://www.absolutelybananas.com/2007/09/blog-award-party.html” target=”blank”> <img border=”0″ src=”http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1081/1355521359_0b9fcf6541_m.jpg” alt=”For blogs that rock your world. Hard.”/> </a>
The “This blog is Absolutely Bananas approved” award.
For blogs that meet my rather strict and exacting criteria for fun, fantastic, flippant, fierce, fresh, ferocious, fab, funny, and fantabulous.
I hereby bestow upon…
Jo Beaufoix, Mamma Loves,
The Queen of Shake Shake, Playgroups are No Place for Children, Moosh in Indy, Serendipity Mine, Twas Brillig, Bucolic Scribblings, Don’t Try this at Home, Suburban Oblivion, Meanwhile…, midwesternmommy, The Berry Patch
To bling out your blog with your new award, use this code:
<a href=”http://www.absolutelybananas.com/2007/09/blog-award-party.html” target=”blank”> <img border=“0” src=”http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1142/1356412854_350b5de3f5_m.jpg” alt=”For blogs that meet the rather strict and exacting criteria for fun, fantastic, flippant, fierce, fresh, ferocious, fab, funny, and fantabulous.”/> </a>
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September 10, 2007 at 11:32 am
Ahhh thanks sweetie.
I’d like to thank my gerbil.
mwah mwah, drinks after the show dahling.
August 22, 2008 at 1:14 am
Congratulations on your award. You deserve it. Your blog is wonderful. Good Luck on your next one.
Love you,
Big Mama
September 10, 2007 at 11:34 am
Oooo forgot to say. How fabulous are you with all the code and cool designs?
:-)
September 10, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Oh how fun!! I’m off to visit the winners!
September 10, 2007 at 12:47 pm
All right! Thanks for the bling, bananas!
Jane, Pinks & Blues Girls
September 10, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Ooooh, Momma likes – and I sooo love a good donkey butt-kicking – thanks, Sweetie!
September 10, 2007 at 2:14 pm
You like me, you really like me !
(hey you knew someone was going to do it right ?)
I love that you are a rule breaker!
I’m pretty sure this is the coolest award ever!
And you kick some pretty big donkey butt yourself there, bananas.
August 22, 2008 at 1:15 am
We all like you. You deserve many more for the work you do here.
Love you,
Big Mama
September 10, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Oooooo, I love it. Will be posting soon :)
September 10, 2007 at 3:24 pm
I’m all verklempt.
*sniff*
September 10, 2007 at 3:50 pm
You have a knack for creating cool bloggy buttons … I might have to steal them :) !!
September 10, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Thanks for the bling! Very fun awards!
September 10, 2007 at 4:13 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Why am I always laughing when I come in here? I LOVE my big fat kiss award. Love it!
September 10, 2007 at 4:33 pm
Thank you!! I am in awe of your skilz with the buttons and the linkies and the whatevers! Right back atcha!
September 10, 2007 at 4:48 pm
I’d like to be here congratulating myself, but as a newbie to blogging world, I’ll consider myself in contention for the next award season.
I can hope and dream… At least now I have a goal in life.
Congrats to all the wieners!
http://awholelotofnothing.net
September 10, 2007 at 4:51 pm
I loves me some blog awards! And if I had a choice, I would have chosen the Donkey Butt award! So excited!
September 10, 2007 at 5:02 pm
Loving the new bling! You rawk!
I will be sharing the love soon :P
September 10, 2007 at 5:14 pm
Oh that’s too cool – thanks, I’m lovin’ it! :)
September 10, 2007 at 5:36 pm
THank you so much!!! MUUUUAH!!
September 10, 2007 at 6:54 pm
I’m pretty sure there is no better award out there!!
Smooches dahhhhling. See you at the Vanity Fair party.
September 10, 2007 at 7:18 pm
I have been practicing my acceptance speech for the Academy Awards since I was about 12…can I try it out now?
I’d like to thank the Academy, and Jen who makes the best bloggy buttons ever.
Thanks! Coolest award I ever received!
September 10, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Oh, I’m so excited….my first award for my new blog!
Ooooh….so pretty….so shiny!
Thanks!
September 10, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Awwww, thanks! I love it!
September 10, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Best awards ever! Those are hilarious. Thanks.
September 10, 2007 at 9:16 pm
I love it!!! Thank you! This is going to look so snazzy…
September 11, 2007 at 3:44 am
you crack me up. Off to read all the blogs you linked too….I don’t have time for all these goodies! ;)
September 11, 2007 at 4:52 am
Why thank you!! You are aware then, of my love for all things blog bling?!
September 11, 2007 at 4:55 am
An award?! I’m thrilled! Thanks!
September 11, 2007 at 8:59 am
Look at you being creative and generous! I’m still struggling with uploading photos! Anyway, thank you so much for the smooch award, right back at you!
September 11, 2007 at 9:01 am
Aw, shucks. Big fat wet kiss right back at you!!
September 11, 2007 at 9:11 am
Those are some cool Banana awards!
Thanks so much. I lurve mine!
(I’m so behind on my thank yous too. Glad to know I’m not alone!)
September 11, 2007 at 9:36 am
Thanks! For the award, and the laugh :)
September 11, 2007 at 10:07 am
*swoons* what awards! one day I want to collect them all! (what a task! original blog award collecting! weee!)
September 11, 2007 at 10:08 am
I heart you! And I love your buttons. You have serious photoshop skillz!
September 11, 2007 at 10:20 am
Thanks! You’re so darn good at those buttons, I’m jealous!
September 11, 2007 at 12:48 pm
I’m feeling pretty cool now. Thanks!
September 11, 2007 at 2:47 pm
I love them! You are way too cool!
September 11, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Wow! Thanks! I’ve been a bit behind in visiting folks the past few days so I’m trying to catch up and what a nice surprise! You are soooo talented!
September 11, 2007 at 7:36 pm
Sweet!! How complimentary!! Gonna add my bling button soon! Thanks.
September 12, 2007 at 8:39 pm
So good to be home. So cool to be loved. You make such purrrrdy blog bling!
September 13, 2007 at 12:34 pm
Oh Thank you!!! You are the Photoshop Queen!
September 13, 2007 at 3:19 pm
reading this post made me laugh. you’re hilarious. rock on!
September 14, 2007 at 12:10 am
THANKS! A big fat wet kiss back at you, my fellow Pacific Northwester. Your awards are the best :)
September 14, 2007 at 11:28 pm
Thankee very much. I’ll have to get my webmaster (husband) to stick that one up there.
September 15, 2007 at 8:21 am
Ah, Bananas, thanks so much. And I LOVE the bling–you talented photoshoppin’ machine! I’m sorry I didn’t come here sooner–I’ve been a little behind in my blog reading these days… And I LOVE that you created your own awards–how cool is that. Big, fat kisses right back atcha!
September 15, 2007 at 3:34 pm
I’m so past flattered I’m speechless. Any idea how hard it is to make a speedy minivan driver speechless?
Honestly, THANK YOU!!
Sheri
September 15, 2007 at 7:17 pm
Aw…. thanks so much for the award! What a great surprise to find my blog on your list; I am very honored. Off to visit some of your other winners now!
September 16, 2007 at 3:34 pm
I was wondering if you would be willing to loan the code for your awards? There are a number of blogs I visit that I would love to ‘honor’ but I don’t want to steal at the same time!
Best wishes
September 16, 2007 at 5:26 pm
Oh yeah, DO feel free to pass on the lovin’ goodness to other deserving recipients!
September 22, 2007 at 7:37 pm
As you may recall, you were generous enough to loan me your donkey award to share with my pals.
I was wondering whether you might bestow the same favour with reference to the big fat kiss too?
Or is that asking too much? [take, take, take....]
Cheers
October 1, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Did I say thank you? No?! Mother eff. I could’ve sworn I did. NO? Well, big ol’ donkeybutt-kicking thank you. You’re rockin’ MY world, woman! :-)
February 7, 2008 at 4:31 pm
WOW! I just saw this! THANKS! It’s my first blog award!
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