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One Lovely Blog Awards



In keeping with the tradition of the "One Lovely Blog Award" and passing the torch to 15 other blogs, here are my first four. I took my job seriously and read through many blogs, probably too many because I had a nightmare about blogs in the middle of the night.

So after careful reading and consideration, I would like to pass "One Lovely Blog Award" onto the following four sites:

• http://www.upnorthmommy.com
• http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com
• http://lovethatmax.blogspot.com
• http://www.cchs.org/blog

I chose these blogs because I think they have a writing style that is open and honest while being informative. Try them out!

The rules, upon receiving this award, state that you must:
1. Accept the award;
2. Post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award,
and his or her blog link;
3. Pass the award on to 15 other blogs that you've newly discovered; and
4. Contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I will pass on the remaining 11 sites in the next few weeks.

Comments

  1. Ellen SeidmanOctober 16, 2009 at 9:23 PM

    Hi, Vanessa. It is nice to meet you and your cutiepie, Ben. And it was very nice of you to give me an award! Glad to connect with you.

    ReplyDelete

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