Awards Season

I'd like to thank the Academy....

Okay just kidding but it really does seem like it's award season here in the bloggy world! Even though they are going around like wildfire at the moment it doesn't mean it's any less great to be chosen. It makes you feel good to know that people appreciate the time you put into your blog!

So seriously I would like to the Leptir for passing the Creativeonline award on to me. Anyone who hasn't checked out her blog should really take the time to do so. She has so many wonderful ideas and beautiful materials and pictures. She also leaves so many wonderful and supportive comments on my blog. Thank you.

Creativeonline wants to award all of their blog friends who during 2009 have been dedicated to sharing their creativity and love of their work. This prize should be exposed on your blog and

be delivered to 5 of your bloggy friends.

So here are my 5 Creative bloggy friends

Making of a Montessori Mum

Aayla do!Montessori

The Magic Onions

itty bitty love

The Wonder Years

I would also like to thank Karen from Mi Escuelita Montessori for passing this along to me. Karen is an absolute SUPERSTAR!! Her blog is always so bright and cheerful(also with great activities) and she leaves the most enthusiastic, warm comments.

For this award you have to list ten things that make you happy and pass it along to ten other people. Okay here are ten things that make me happy....

1. Getting comments on my blog : )
2. L
3. Being with my family
4. Playing music (especially with L)
5. Sunny days
6. Walking on the beach
7. Walking in the woods
8. Needle felting
9. Reading other people's blogs
10. Finally being back in Canada

To try and avoid too many repeats I'm just going to pass this along to three bloggers

Montessori Moments, Activity Mom and Adventures in Montessori

Thank You!

Thank you so much to Mari-Ann over at Counting Coconuts for giving me this award. It always makes you feel good to be recognised and know that people are appreciating what you do!

I always find the hard bit is passing on the award and this is because first of all there are so many amazing blogs and secondly we all tend to read the same blogs. I know some people will receive this award over and over. For that reason I'm going to pass it on to just five blogs who really put a smile on my face. The Sunshine award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity and creativity inspires others in the blogworld.



itty bitty love

Mi Escuelita Montessori

What Did we do all day?

The Adventures of Bear

Counting Coconuts



Okay case in point. As I went to link to these blogs everyone has received this award at least once already. If anyone hasn't received this award yet please consider yourself on my list!

Thank You!

Many thanks to Karen over at Mi escuelita Montessori. Please check out her blog if you haven't already. She does some great activities and finds some wonderful materials.

Now, the rules to accept the award are simple:

1.) Post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his/her blog link.

2.) Pass the award to 5 other blogs that you have recently discovered and think are great!

3.) Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

Okay after a lot of thought. These are the blogs I'm going to pass this award on to. I think most of us Montessori blogger Moms follow the same group of blogs so there will probably be some repeats. I think it's just because there are so many fantastic blogs out there.

itty bitty love

Domesticallyblissed

Lotus Blossom

Montessori Free Fall

Adventures in Montessori

Thanks to these bloggers and all of the others I follow for continuously inspiring me and teaching me about Montessori, life and raising children.

Thank You!

Karen over at Mi escuelita Montessori has given me this award. Thank you so much! I love your blog also and you are so great at leaving comments.

The conditions of this award are: tell your readers 10 things about you that they may or may not know, but are true. Tag ten people with the award, and be sure to let them know they have been tagged (a quick comment on their blog will do). Don't forget to link back to the blogger who tagged you.

Here are ten true things about me:

1. I love the Montessori Method mostly because of the order and structure
2. I love to read
3. Both L and I are vegetarians but my husband is not
4. I'm a trained classical flute player and played professionally in a symphony orchestra for 10 years
5. Before I moved to England I also taught children and adults to play the flute
6. I really don't like cooking
7. I owned two VW vans when I was footloose and fancy free!
8. I can't wait to move back to Canada
9. I love the outdoors
10. I really enjoy writing this blog and connecting with other moms!

Now it also stipulates to pass this on to ten other people. I'm only going to do three for the sole purpose of not giving the same people this award many times over. ( I follow all of the same blogs as have already been nominated and think they are fantastic also).

The first one is Aayla do! Montessori. This is actually written by a close friend of mine who was key in inspiring me to start Montessori with L in the first place. She has some really great ideas and is really worth checking out. (she also owned a VW van in her footloose and fancy free days!)

The second one is Al Ain Notebook. I found this blog by accident when blog surfing and I really enjoy it. It is written by a mom who has a daughter close to the same age as L and is living in the United Arab Emirates for a year. I find her posts interesting and her photographs are amazing.

The third one is a repeat and I'm sure she's been nominated a million times but she deserves it and that is Making of a Montessori Mum. She was my initial inspiration for this blog and my "unknown" mentor in Montessori and blogging. Thanks again! : )