Kick Ass
Theresa at A Bumpy Path gifted me with the Kick Ass Blogger award, originated by MamaDawg, who says:

* Choose 5 bloggers that you feel are “Kick Ass Bloggers”
* Let ‘em know in your post or via email, twitter or blog comments that they’ve received an award
* Share the love and link back to both the person who awarded you and back to www.mammadawg.com
* Hop on back to the Kick Ass Blogger Club HQ to sign Mr. Linky then pass it on!

I’m truly honored, Theresa, thanks so much!

Brillante
THEN I remembered that back on July 13th VW from One Happy Dog Speaks gave me the Brillante Weblog award! See, I didn’t forget!
Thanks so much, v-dub!! If you hadn’t already gotten it, I’d send this right back to you!

The rules of this award are:

1. The winner can put the logo on her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls you’ve nominated

Bloggy Love
I’m cheating and giving both awards to the five bloggers listed below!

Leanne at Intricate Art
If you don’t know Leanne, you should. A consummate artist, creative spirit, great friend and wonderful Mom, Leanne is a gem amongst the coal.
Tammi at Tammi’s World
Everyone on this list is gold, but I’ve met Tammi and I can tell you that she’s even better in person. All the vitality, all the passion for life, the humor and intelligence is right there, and she’s always ready to share it with others. Gives great hugs, too. ;^)
Laura at Vitamin Sea
One of the top five bloggers on my feed reader that I’d love to meet, I adore the way Laura invites us into her blog as if it were her kitchen. We are sharing a cup of tea and some easy conversation, because that’s how she is; welcoming. And I think I just missed her birthday, so happy belated!!
Kim at What’s That Smell?
I’m just getting to know Kim, but I love her already! She works very hard at her blogs to make them not just better, but better for all of us. Offering giveaways, insights, reviews… I’m not a Mom blogger but I can’t help but comment sometimes; she just draws you in!!
wRitErsbLock at Pereiraville
Not afraid to say what she thinks, fellow Floridian R is a passionate blogger, full of opinions. And she’s usually right. She’s currently raising funds for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research and patient services by running the Disney marathon in January! See what I mean? ;^)
Only five? I could go on… and on! Now, I would have given one to my other blog, beannachd, but that would have just been wrong. But I can think of several off the top of my head that deserve a lovely award and I hope they know it.