My First Award!

Once again, the ever fabulous Leah at Life According to Leah has given me a reason to do a blog post. (Leah, I think we should just be blog best friends already. lol) She very kindly bestowed the following award upon me:

Thank you so very much!

Here are the rules that come with the award:

1. Choose 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content and design.
2. Show the 7 winners' names and links on your blog.
Sarah at The Potters
Journey girl at Donor Eggs
Mrs. La La at Empty Uterus Syndrome
Marla at Marla'z Austin Journey
Melissa at Melissa's Thoughts and Realizations
Seussgirl at One Day Two Day
~Ifer at The Mind of IFer
AKA at Just Another Day in Paradise

3. List 10 honest things about yourself.

1. I love dogs and have ever since I can remember. Actually, I love all animals, but especially dogs. My dad gave me my first dog when I was 6 years old. He was the runt of the litter and had a genetic defect, so he couldn't be sold. He became "my diddle goochums." He died on Thanksgiving when I was 8. The next dog I had lived for 14 years and died the day after Thanksgiving the year I graduated from college. I watch my dogs closely around the Thanksgiving holiday now.
2. I have been a better, kinder, happier person since moving to Texas last year. I have never had as many good girl friends as I have now. I never used to like girls and rarely had girl friends. I have 3 girl friends that I hang out with on a regular basis. I love it!
3. I am a spendaholic. If I have $5 my first thought is, "What can I buy with $5?!" Savings? What is that? Luckily I married a penny pincher, and we keep our money separate so I don't spend all of my money AND his. Very wise!
4. I have a problem with people who feel a sense of entitlement because they are them. I further have a problem with people who think rules were made for everyone but them to keep them safe from the rest of us. A 4-way stop means EVERYONE stops, not everyone but you. Rude behavior is inexcusable, especially when it is unprovoked.
5. I find a sick sense of pleasure in knowing the people who blare their stereos down the street in their cars so everyone can feel their bass will one day be hard of hearing. Bellt.one loves those people! "Eh?"
6. I love the TV show One T.ree H.ill. Laugh all you want, we'll make more. I am seriously angry they kicked the two lead characters off the show last season. I don't plan on watching the new season next year. Without Lucas and Peyton, there is no OTH. (I currently own seasons 1-4 on DVD. I'm waiting for the price of seasons 5 and 6 to go down.)
7. I am a writer by profession, but can't diagram a sentence to save my life. I got a B in grammar in college and that was only because I went for after-class tutoring with the teacher. I hate grammar!
8. I have had mono 3 times. The last time I had it I had to take 5 weeks off work. I had been married for all of 5 months. I loved the fact that I got to stay home for over a full month because my sweetie worked from home and we had just gotten a new puppy (Mags).
9. I am a germophobe. I have to sanitize my hands when I get back to the car after touching a gorcery cart. When we go out to dinner and I open the door, I have to do it with my non-dominant hand so that I don't use it to bring food up to my face.
10. I have a secret blog that only one person knows about AND knows where it is located. I've had it for a while now and enjoy the annonymity it provides.