The lovely Jodi Ambrose – who’s blog is here has nominated me for the Thanks For Writing award. I would like to say a huge, huge, HUGE thank you to her as she definitely knows how to brighten people’s days and make them laugh. She has written a couple of books that you should definitely read as well. If you haven’t been to her blog yet, go there, you won’t regret it
I’m going to hazard a guess that the rules are the same as most of them.
1. Thank the person who nominated you.
Thank you Jodi for nominating me
2. Include an image of the award.
3. Nominate some people (6 or 7) that you feel deserve the award.
The first two of these I picked because of the heart-wrenching story that they both told on their blogs through poetry or through the full story. The others are ones that I feel need to be seen more.
4. Tell a few things about yourself
- I fell down some stairs in 1988 with a 50kg sack of peanuts on my shoulder which has caused me to be in pain, then had a Cortisone injection in my lower spine that went wrong causing even more (and constant) pain.
- I like CSI and CSI New York but dislike CSI Horatio
- I am taking my daughter to see Justin Bieber in March next year (why did I let myself be talked into that one??)
- I enjoy zombie films (and The Walking Dead)
- I have three tarot decks
- I’ve broken a toe three times, and is the only bone I have ever broken
- Curves are better than twigs
A Mixed Bag 
Congratulations dear Mondrak, Thanks and Love, nia
Nia, thank you 🙂
Okay, first and foremost, you are SO VERY WELCOME!! You kick ass and everyone should be made aware! Secondly, I have to comment on all of your Things About You.
I fell down some stairs in 1988 with a 50kg sack of peanuts on my shoulder which has caused me to be in pain, then had a Cortisone injection in my lower spine that went wrong causing even more (and constant) pain.
–You are not allowed to carry anything, ever again. I’m putting my food down, sir. No hurties for you!
I like CSI and CSI New York but dislike CSI Horatio
–Oh my God, Horatio cracks me up! Grant and I watch it JUST for the Horatio-isms. He is like a caricature of a person. The sunglasses, the crooked head while talking, the ridiculous one-liners. It’s awesome!
I am taking my daughter to see Justin Bieber in March next year (why did I let myself be talked into that one??)
–This is proof positive of the love from parent to child. You’d have to shoot me in the face and drag my corpse to the arena. You are a saint.
I enjoy zombie films (and The Walking Dead)
–You have man parts. Of course you do. Yes, that was sexist and I’m okay with that. 😉
I have three tarot decks
–You keep your devil worship away from me. KIDDING!! 😉 That’s cool.
I’ve broken a toe three times, and is the only bone I have ever broken
–Seriously? Man, you are lucky. Well, except for the wonky back. That should count as a broken something or other.
Curves are better than twigs
–I KNEW I liked you for a reason! DAMN RIGHT!!! My hubby always dated twigs until me and then he realized that real woman have a little cushion. He loves my curves too–thank God, cause I ain’t dieting for anyone. I like being all girlie.
HUGS TO YOU!
Thank you Jodi 🙂
– My kids carry heavy stuff for me now. Well, they do when they are not at their mum’s house.
– I just dislike how it is him that solves everything, he doesn’t need anyone else there with him
– I’m going to take my iphone and listen to my own music while there or take a little light and a book 😉
– brrraaaaaaiiinnnnnnzzzzzzzzz
– My tarot readings have been fairly accurate. Need to do another one
– I’ve done my toe three times, and my son has done both arms at the same time and then one arm again
– The way I look at it, a twig would snap, and you need something to grab hold of 😉
You absolutely kill me. 🙂 Maniac!
😀 Then I am doing my job properly of spreading happiness and joy 🙂
Congratulations yourself you deserve the award also, I think. Christina beat me to the punch. All she had to do this morning was yard work (okay so that’s a lot of work) but..I..took Jack and Emma to the river for a swim (reallllly hard work) so I just got back. Seriously again I thank you for being so caring and supportive, I appreciate YOU very much, thank you, Penny
Thank you, and you are welcome Penny.
Taking kids for a swim … eek. I was married when I had to do that. They’re 14 and 16 now so they can usually take themselves to the pool. I wouldn’t let them swim in the sea by themselves, I would be too scared of the riptides. Nothing I could do about it if they were caught in one, but I can yell at them not to go too far 😀
I lived in Florida very near the beach when Nick and Christina were small, I understand about riptides and undertows! The river we went to today, the Columbia is very large and deep with fast currents. They swim close to shore and I stand in the water. I’m a strong swimmer, if they did get caught in the current I’d be right there. I’m not sure which age for raising kids is easier, okay probably none, just different sets of things to deal with. I can tell you love yours very much, however. 🙂
I always thought when they were older they were easier to deal with. I would spend some of my time saying “if you were older I wouldn’t have to do this, so I could have time to do that and wouldn’t have to worry about eyes in the back of my head” now I think “couldn’t you just be younger again?” lol
I’ve never been a strong swimmer, my son is far stronger than me at it. I learnt accidentally when I was 13, and at the age of 14 he had already got his 100m certificate. I still couldn’t do that when I was told I couldn’t swim any more. I would love for him to be in the Olympics but, even though he would have to be in the Paralympics, he would still be distracted reading all the posters around the side or naming all the cars in the car park lol
A few problems with Jack for the same reasons lol. I learned to swim at 13. My dad threw me in the water and said sink or swim (he was a strong swimmer) I was scared so I swam and swam and swam. We were in a boat in a small lake. Not a nice way to learn but I think he was worried he wouldn’t be there when I went to the river with others. This was his way I guess! Life’s learning lessons. Still it would be cool if your son could participate, it would be a very good experience I’m thinking!
I was in Germany in 1981 and went face first down a small water slide and just carried on going across the pool lol. Apparently when I swim, my legs go like Tarzan wrestling a crocodile hehe
Definitely not the best way to learn, but when you look back I suppose you can see the reasons even if you didn’t like it at the time.
My ex-wife’s step brother drowned because he went swimming in a quarry and caught his foot on the bottom.
I would LOVE for my son to be there
No, not a pleasant way to learn. That is simply awful (regarding the ex’s step-brother) and I know you would, with all your heart. Ask Christina sometime how she almost drowned the two of us in Disney World when she came off a huge slide in the water on top of my head and panicked (no joke) she doesn’t like the story but I tease her about it now! 🙂
LOL. Definitely have to ask her sometime then 😀
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Congratulations! Thank you so much Mondrak !! I’m so very appreciative and honored that you would think of me for this award!
I always love reading the 7 things about people! I am so so very sorry about your back though 😦 And about the concert…very very awesome of you to keep a promise!! Zombies scare me lol :p
Broken toes are the worst…nothing really to be done about them….other than time. And I absolutely love that phrase – curves are better than twigs 😀 !!
You’re welcome Christina
The back is just something I have got used to, even though there are some days where it is so bad I can’t move. The concert is something I can use to get her to behave herself with as well. She was grounded a couple of weeks ago, and wouldn’t tell me something I needed to know, so I threatened to sell the tickets. Hehe got the information 😉
How very very brave of you!!! I’m seriously impressed…I personally know how bad pain can be
Niiice one…using the tickets to barter with….all I usually have is the internet ( or in my words, anything with a screen) haha :p
LOL. If it works … 😀
Love the new picture
It usually does! They all love video games, therein lies my power haha! Thank you! I thought it was fitting…past me + present me = new me 😀 !!
The power of the plug haha Works with my son, his mum buys his tickets for things like festivals, and as they live with me, I can’t really use that against him. The XBOX is on family gold, so I just have to remove him from it and switch off his internet access 😀
Yes…the power of video games….I get a LOT more cooperation when I pull that card! 😀
LOL
😀 !!
1- Yikes & Ouch!
2 – LOL
3 – LOL – But -lots of dad points there & that’s what’s important!
4 – The only thing Zombie I remember watching is Michael Jackson’s Thriller Video on MTV
6 – Ouch again & again & again
And – of Course – Congrats! 🙂
Thank you Rosy 🙂
@1 – that is what puts me out of action a lot of the time – like when I go to Dover Castle lol
@3 – I promised her some time ago that I would take her when he was on tour over here. I was secretly wishing it was a fad she would grow out of.lol Oh well, I promised her.
@4 – I loved that. I remember when it was first released.
@6 – and a LOT of blue language lol
why were you carrying peanuts? Justin Bieber? have you lost it man? Oh you are a good dad.
and curves are better than twigs made me smile..
Haha I was working in a pet food shop and we sold peanuts, but they were in 50kg sacks.
well done
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Congratulations a lot dear !
Thank you 🙂