Talk about getting a nice surprise first thing in the morning! Yesterday I was checking my e-mail between sets of kids going off to school (I have middle school and elementary kiddos) and found a message telling me that I'd won a Lemonade AWARD! How exciting! I don't think I've won an award since I left the 9-5 business world with my newborn (now almost 11 yr old) 2nd child! Then to make it even better it was from a sister CTMH consultant Brae Montgomery who has been an inspiration to me with her artwork postings on the consultant website since I began 1.5 yrs ago! But wait, it gets even better... Checking my mail last night before bed I found another Lemonade Award from another talented sister CTMH consultant, Dawn, who I just met recently in cyber-sphere. Wow, what a great day! Thank you so much ladies, I'm totally feeling the love....

The rules of this award are as follows:
- comment on this blog

- cut and paste the award logo and use it on your own blog"

- nominate 5 to 10 blogs you feel show great attitude and gratitude

- link to your nominees within your blog post
- comment on their blogs to let them know they received the award

- link back to the person who gave you the award to show your appreciation

So here is my list of 10 (two awards so I have to do double) blogs I find creatively inspiring from some pretty cool women I'd be glad to share a cup of coffee with .....

Kimberly (my good buddy in the real world as well as cyber space)

Melissa (Have you ever found someone who was so generous with their talent and knowledge that you couldn't believe how lucky you were to meet them? Melissa ROCKS!)

Aaron (she's an absolute genius at cardmaking and altered projects and has been incredibly helpful on the consultant boards sharing her amazing artwork and answering questions)

Kathy (Another card genius - I'd love to have her as grandma to my kids! Can I adopt her?)

Nellie (Isn't she so sweet?)

Sherry (She asked a question that sent me in a new direction!)

Misty (Are you up for a challenge? Then visit Misty!)

Leslie (Check out her cute cards! Her "funny story" brought tears to my eyes so make sure you hit some of the older posts!)

Kelly Jo (Rockin color challenges - I've been drooling over the work so I really need to start playing!)

Halley (check out the SHIRTS she made for her daughters using the May SOTM!)

You ladies rock!

Paige