Graciously accepted!

Martha Z. passed this award on to me while I was sick and I am finally getting around to sharing it with others and listing 7 things about myself that maybe everyone doesn’t know:
1. I graduated from college when I was 40.
2. My twin sister and I only had 33 years together.
3. There’s only one thing I love as much as snow and that is the ocean.
4. I enjoy taking long hikes by myself.
5. I walked and finished the Portland Marathon in 2005.
6. Out of 7 siblings, I have only one,my youngest sister, left.
7. I have a pen pal in France.

Martha Z. lives in California and she and her hubby joined Katney and her hubby and I camping on Mt. Ranier this past summer. It was fun to meet someone (Martha) from the blog world that I didn’t already know in person. I had met Katney back in 2004. Martha loves hiking too as you will find out IF you visit her blog. She shares some great photos of her hikes and camping adventures.

Anyone that reads this and would enjoy having it may grab the logo and rules and publish it on their own blog. Just let me know so I can come and read it if I am not a regular reader of your blog. Otherwise, I will see it as I drop by.


The guidelines for accepting this award are:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.
4. List 7 things about yourself that people may not know.
5. If you wish, pass this award to other Kreative Bloggers.

I am not feeling up to par yet so won't blog regularly for a bit yet but wanted to get this going in case anyone is interested in participating.Hopefully, by Wednesday, I will have a surprise to show everyone!

A special personal award from Malyss

These are the words she wrote to go with the award:

For PAULIE,
I liked our encounter along a trail with a lot of benches where we could sit and chat...For her,I wanted something really special; so special that I had to make it myself..I mean, I made the snowman, AND the award myself ! So, this award is not perfect, but it is ABSOLUTELY unique, for a unique person.

My internet friend in France made this award for me personally!!!!!!!! She knows how much I love snow and collect snowmen -- the stuffed kind and more . . . we both blog about benches and visit each other's bench blogs almost daily. She made it for Christmas for me -- yes, that's right. . . she made the snowman first, then took a photo and made it into an award just for me!
What a blessing! Thank you, Malyss! You are so thoughtful!