An Award!!!

My blog received an award!!! Alright, so I received it a month ago and am FINALLY getting around to posting about it. **hides in shame** Better late than never, right?

I received my lovely award from Berleen. She's a fellow Minnesotan and a reason for Thursday Thunks. She has an amazing sense of humor. :) Thanks Berleen. Sorry it's taken me so long to post this!

From Awards

So, here are the rules to receiving this award:

1. You have to pass it on to 5 other fabulous blogs in a post.

2. You have to list 5 of your fabulous addictions in the post.

3. You must copy and paste the rules and the instructions below in the post.



Instructions:

On your post of receiving this award, make sure you include the person that gave you the award and link it back to them. When you post your five winners, make sure you link them as well. To add the award to your post, simply right-click, save image, then "add image" it in your post as a picture so your winners can save it as To add it to your sidebar, add the "picture" gadget. Also, don't forget to let your winners know they won an award from you by emailing them or leaving a comment on their blog.
 
 
Here are my 5 nominations (in no particular order):
1. Tara (Deal Seeking Mom) - Tara has a wonderful blog with lots of ways to stretch your budget. She has great information on getting deals at CVS and Walgreens. I've learned a lot and am still learning from her blog.
 
2. Niki (Free2BeFrugal) - Niki always has lots of frugal tips and freebies in her blog. She also has yummy Meal Plan Monday menus.
 
3. Crystal (Money Saving Mom) - Crystal also has a lot of frugal tips in her blog (are you noticing a pattern of the blogs I visit yet?) as well as freebies. Crystal's on a bit of a holiday blog break, but I'm definitely looking forward to her posts in the new year.
 
4. 5 Dollar Dinners- 5 Dollar Dinners has a lot of frugal recipes and tips. She even breaks down the cost of the recipe so you can see how much each meal costs. She has a lot of fun recipes if you're looking for something new.
 
5. Marcy (Stretching A Buck) - Marcy has  a lot of great tips and loads of printable coupons.


Now, on to the final part of the award. Here are my 5 addictions.

1. Sugar. Any sort of sweet or baked good or anything with sugar in it.
2. The internet. Blogging, Facebook, Message Boards. I spend way too much time on the net.
3. My son. I just love hugging and kissing my sweet boy. He's amazing.
4. Cooking. I love to cook/bake. I hate cleaning up, but I could cook all day if I had a need to make that much food.
5. Starbucks Peppermint Mochas. I no longer live near a Starbucks, but when I get near one my car instantly pulls towards it. :)