{Versatile} Blogger

"Ladies and gentlemen of the Grand Jury"
*ahem* wait...
"I'd like to thank the Academy..."
oh no...wrong one again...hold up: 
"Dear John, ..."
Ok, ok, ok...no really, I got nominated! 
For the  *drumroll* Versatile Blogger Award!
by Nelly (AKA PartyMom) at Mom With An Agenda to Save {Nelly was my Grandma's name, gotta love it already!}

This award is a fun way for bloggers to share their favorite blogs  and to promote promising new blogs .
If you are nominated, you’ve been awarded the Versatile Blogger award.
The VBA Rules: 

•  Thank the person who gave you this award. That’s common courtesy.
•  Include a link to their blog. That’s also common courtesy.
•  Next, select 15 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly. 
•  Nominate those 15 bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award.
•  Finally, tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself

 I am paying it forward and nominating these ladies (I have 16, shhh don't tell!): 
Mellissa @ Kitchen.Garden.Love Jennifer @ My Not So Glamorous Life Lady A @ Anonymous A Ashley @ All Things Ashley  Angela @ Just a City Girl with Tractor Envy  Erin @ Shades of Gray and a Pinch of Pink Jill @ Ernestine Edna and Her Really Big Ideas Sippy Cups and Pearls Jodi @ Jod a la Mode  Lauren @ Tennessee Honey The Divvy Spot  Michelle @ All That Glitta & Blang Kayla Lynn @ Simple Bliss Tanya @ Knowing Tanya Jessica @ Where Simplicity Meets Complexity  Elizabeth @ Port of Thoughts 
Ok, so for 7 things about moi: 
* I am the oldest of 3 kids, my brother who ran across the country,  and my sister who is in school to be an RN * I am a 911 operator /Police/Fire dispatcher * I am Fillipino/Irish/German/Swiss * I really love salsa (well good salsa that is) * When I was in high school, I loved the Fugees,  so for about 6 months I spelled my name Lauryn after Lauryn Hill  * I bought/live in the house I grew up in * my hair right now is the longest it's been probably since I was a kid   and I <3 it !