That’s how I felt yesterday when the clever, funny and yes, scrappy Sarah over at Sarah with a Chance bestowed the Honest Scrap Award on me! Only Sarah’s award is a lot better than what Darren McGavin pried out of the hay-packed box he received (I won’t ruin it for those who don’t know the movie). The honor is more on par with Ralphie’s “Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle.” So a huge thank you to Sarah for putting me in such gifted company.
The rules of the award dictate that I tell you ten honest things about me…
1) My mother used to call me “Lizard.” I’m not sure whether that was a play on the spelling of my name, or because as a child I was so skinny I looked like one.
2) The second toes on each of my feet bend at 90 degree angles. I've always though that it’s possible they pulled little lizard me out that way.
3) My father used to say that I love my husband Tim because he looks like Tom Selleck. My husband’s grandmother used to say I love Tom Selleck because he looks like Tim. Hmm. Anyway, a million years after Magnum PI went off the air, I still catch my breath when I see that guy. (Which one? Guess.)
4) I was an English major but I can’t spell. Regular Middle Passages readers probably already know that.
5) If I allowed myself to watch TV during the day, I’d be a Food Network addict.
6) I love to cook. It provides an outlet through which to nurture those I love.
7) I love to eat what I cook. It provides an outlet through which to nurture me.
8) Though I have hosted 14 out of the last 15 Thanksgivings, this year was the first time I ever roasted a turkey.
9) I don’t sing in the shower. I sing in the garden—often phrases of Latin pieces I learned in our high school Acappella Choir. “Oh Magnum, mysterium…” Thankfully, our closest neighbor is never home.
10) By far, my proudest accomplishment in life is raising our beautiful, smart accomplished daughter, with whom we are blessed. No other word does justice to the feeling.
OK, so now I’m supposed to award the Honest Scrap award to 10 blogs that I think deserve recognition. Since Sarah already awarded two that I would have nominated (Through My Eyes, and Tales of Extraordinary Ordinariness) I won’t get to 10, but here are some lovely writers you should check out:
Sharon at Musings of a Mercurial Woman
M.Heart at Secret Notebooks – Wild Pages
Simon at Constant Revision
Therresa at The Chocolate Chip Waffle
Amy at AmyMusings
Thank you again Sarah! I'll try not to shoot my eye out.
