Merci! Gracias! Danke! Grazie!

In other words, thanks!

I just learned last night that I received a nomination for Book Blogger Appreciation Week! I've been nominated for "Most Eclectic Taste". Can I tell you how excited I am?

So thanks to all of you for your support and this honor! SQUEEEEEE!!!

I can haz some awards! UPDATED

I am very, very, VERY behind on awards. So behind I'm not even announcing some of them until months after I've received them. So I'll start with the older ones and progress with the newer ones, and I promise I'll be better at picking these up in the future!!

The first one comes from the lovely Miss Janna Bee, the Premio Dardos Award. This award "acknowledges the values that every blogger shows in his/her effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary and personal values every day."



The next award comes from my friend Brandi at Faded Pictures and Misprinted Lies. She just started her own poetry blog, Without Wings. Check it out! And tell her Kitten sent ya! :)


Finally, I got two awards from Kathie at My Net Finds. First up is the Blog de Ouro, or the Golden Blog Award:

And the second one is an award created by Miss Kathie herself, the You're a Gem Award:


I always feel torn whenever I'm supposed to hand these awards out to people, so I'm awarding these to anyone who reads my blog! You're all gems in my mind! :)

***UPDATE*** I forgot to include this award from J.Kaye! I didn't mean to forget about you! It's the Hearts and Flowers Blog Award!

I'm a "Book Blogger's New Discovery"!

This morning I went to check my Gmail when I found a comment that said I was one of J.Kaye's "Book Blogger's New Discoveries." J.Kaye runs this feature every Friday, and I was tickled pink to learn that I was one of her featured blogs!

When I learned this news, I did the Bookkitten Cry of Joy--all together now--"SQUEEEEEEEEE!!!"

Anyhoo, I just wanted to share the news with y'all and thank J.Kaye for featuring me today! You made me feel so special! :)

I can haz some awards!

I'm a little behind in some of the awards posting, so here we go:

First of all, That.Girl has given me two awards. First up is the Honest Scrap Award:

The rules are simple for the Honest Scrap Award: all you have to do is list ten honest things about yourself. Without further ado:

1. I love to wash dishes.

2. I once dyed my hair black--but it was blue-black--and it came out purple. :P

3. I can't stand peas or lima beans.

4. Parts of my back molars don't have any tooth enamel.

5. Twins run in my family. When my mother originally got pregnant with me, her doctor originally thought she was having twins.

6. I'm afraid of snakes.

7. My first pet was a chipmunk that lived in the wall of our house.

8. Prince Charles is my mother's cousin 17 times removed.

9. The New York Times is my favorite newspaper.

10. I enjoy watching infomercials.

That.Girl also bestowed the Sisterhood Award upon me:

Drollgirl has also given out several awards to her peeps. First up, the Lemonade Award:

Next, we have the Kreativ Blogger Award:


And I bestow this award on...all my bloggy friends! Y'all are awesome and deserving and encouraging! You rock!

I can haz an award! Thanks Jenners and Yaya!

It's the Friends Award! Thanks Jenners!

Here's what this award is all about:

These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

And now it's time for me to spread the love! I now award thee:

Drollgirl over at Drollgirl
Jodi over at Moody Blue
Aileigh over at Inside Aileigh's Heart
Chessa over at Ciao, Chessa!
Amber over at Mommy Mania
That.Girl over at Faded Pictures and Misprinted Lies
Janna over at Janana Bee
Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness

Have a Terrific Tuesday, Kittens!

I can haz an award! Thanks Vickie!

Here's an award that was just bestowed upon me by my lovely new bloggy friend Vickie, whom I met over at Yaya's. Merci beaucoup, ma cherie!

I will bestow this award on more fellow bloggers, but I can no longer ignore the rumbly in my tummy. Where's breakfast?

I can haz an award! The Honest Scrap Award!

I've been tagged by NurseExec for the Honest Scrap Award! My first blog award--I'm tickled!!!




This is an easy one--all you have to do is list 10 honest things about yourself - and make it interesting, even if you have to dig deep! Then tag 7 bloggers that you feel embody the spirit of the Honest Scrap Award. Here we go!!!!

1. As a kid, I was afraid of those 1970s era logos that came after TV shows--I'm talking about examples like the Viacom V of Doom and the Screen Gems S from Hell. I'm not afraid of them anymore--except for one. I have always been afraid of the ITC spinning rainbow diamond--the music, the logo zooming out at you. I had to hide from it every week whenever I watched The Muppet Show. It's a silly fear for me to have as an adult, but I've got it, and don't know if I'll get over it!

2. I've been hospitalized twice. I had bacterial pneumonia at 13 months and nearly died from it. The doctors placed me in one of those oxygen cribs, and I spent most of my stay there till I recovered. The second time was four years ago, when I had the flu. That year I didn't have a flu shot, but I've been diligent about getting one ever since.

3. I've been thinking about a career change. It's gonna be a hard decision, though, especially with the job market we're in right now. I'm not exactly sure where I'd go, either. But you can't beat the education field for its benefits, such as guaranteed vacation time.

4. As with 2/3 of our fair state of Connecticut, I once worked in the insurance industry. It was boring as hell. Wait a minute...how could hell be boring?

5. It's been five years since I've stepped in a movie theater. I hate watching movies! They're overpriced, plus moviegoers have no concept of etiquette. I always get seated around teenagers who are making out or are on their cell phones, or around people who just blab, blab, blab their way through the entire picture. As for movies on TV...I hate when they edit for swearing and commercial interruptions.

6. I'd love to take a job in another country, but I can't decide where I'd want to work. My main choices are Montreal, Paris, and Sydney, Australia. I'd love to live in another culture for awhile.

7. If my credit were better, I'd take advantage of some of the cheap real estate down in Florida right now. I'm not sure, however, if I'd want to live there full time, since I'd be the only one of my family living down there.

8. I always thought Joe Biden had a great smile. It just changes his whole face, from being an uber-serious, no-nonsense senator (now Vice President! yay!) to very sincere and caring. He looks so CUTE when he smiles!

9. When I was in middle school, I had a crush on Greg Louganis and even had his picture on my bedroom wall. I had no gaydar then, and didn't develop it till high school.

10. On my 30th birthday, my two best friends came up with a plan to try and convince me to sing for money in Times Square (after I had a couple of drinks). Sister Kitten, however, was there and put a stop to it. I was upset; I would have done it! (Lil' Sis argued that I would embarass myself, but I think she would have been more embarrassed).

And now...drumroll please...I tag thee:

Yaya over at Yaya Stuff

My new friend Droll Girl

Jodi at Moody Blue

Bud at WTIT

Amber over at Mommy Mania

Kimberella over at Life in a Zoo!

Berleen over at A Strait Jacket and a Padded Room

Have fun, Kittens!