"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 !