We're percolatin', We're percolatin'

During high school, I had a part time job at a little grocery stored owned and managed by old Sid Loe. He couldn't stand to see us just standing at the registers, so whenever he came into the store front area, he'd say, Let's get percolatin'! So we'd go front shelves, shuffle produce, whatever, just to look busy...

Sorry about my bummy post yesterday! It was a rough day and reminiscing about dead pets really doesn't help as much as you'd think...

Pam at Mom's Mutterings gave me something get perked up about tho! She awarded me with...
Also, with this!!
Here's the rules:
• Thank the person who gave this to you. THANKS PAM!!!! You're so sweet!
• Copy the logo and place it on your blog. CHECK
• Link the person who nominated you. CHECK
• Name ten fun facts about yourself. Oh BOY! Let's see if I can do this without repeating things you already know.

1) I get to meet one of my bloggy friends next week IRL!!!!
2) I have a statue of a basset hound on my steps landing. It freaks out the puppy.
3) I used to think it was cool to put my left foot out the window when driving in the summer. The wind felt good between my toes... I was 18... (Maddy - don't you EVER do this!!!)
4) My sisters and I would spy on my oldest sister from my upstairs window when her dates brought her home.
5) I dated a sports news-caster when I was a freshmen in college. He was over 10 years older than me and my parents liked him!!! Boy was THAT a mistake. Dad should have been cleaning his gun when he picked me up.
6) Again in college, I was determined to have my own place.. since I was commuting and talked my parents into letting me have the room above the garage. Not exactly a Fonzy apartment... I'll blog about it sometime...
7) Robb and my first apartment killed the breaker switches whenever the fridge motor and the window air conditioner kicked on at the same time.
8) I have a booth at our local antique mall and am losing money on it currently. Not a fun fact... just a fact. I guess the fun part of that would be they give away free cookies when you go there! Yum!
9) I love Diet Doctor Pepper and thought at one time, before I discovered diet pops, that diet pop tasted like kerosene. It really doesn't anymore.... Improvements in technology, taste buds, whatever...
10) My family used to go to Sandstone, Minnesota every summer to attend our churches vacation bible camp, but the camp closed the year after I turned 8. You could stay in the cabins for girls starting at age 8, so I got to stay in the cabin once that summer anyway... I felt so grown up to be "camping" without my parents! They were in a cabin across the yard.

Ok - I'm supposed to give this to my top 12 most frequent commentors on my blog. I want to give it to all of you, but rules are rules...
Some of you probably were on Pam's list too. So now you have to do 20 fun facts! HA! Pam since you just gave me this award, I won't throw it back to you, but you're one of my most loyal commentors too!

Sonya Ann at A Mom, Money and More
Mimi at Living in France
Kshotz at Ewe & Eye
Colleen at Cheap Wine and Cookies
Southern Gal at Just Me and My Thoughts
Mama Has Spoken at The Mama Has Spoken
Crafty Girls Workshop at Crafty Girls Workshop
Slugmama at DON'T READ THIS! IT'S BORING!
KK at Kamp KK
Dawn at Must Love Tots
Yankee Girl at Adventures of a Yankee Girl
Annie Jones at Real Life Living
Frances at Looking for Deals
Carma at Carma Sez
AMarie at My Money Mission Online

I went over a little more than 12 didn't I? oops... And there are so many more that SHOULD be on this list! If I've missed you, please accept this award! I love you guys!

OH!!! I almost forgot! I also got a package in the mail yesterday from PJ at PJ's prayer line.
This is a great book! I think I'm going to give it as part of our gift to my mother in law for her birthday next week! She'll really like it! Thanks so much PJ!

Ok - now my big love fest portion of the "thank you" blog... You guys are so great and I'm so blessed to have so many virtual "imaginary" friends!