Monday, June 8, 2009

Thank You's All Round!


How spoilt I am to have received the following from these delightful bloggie friends!

Thank you to the wonderful Carolyn at Draffin Bears for the Awe-Summ Award. Her kind, supportive & gentle soul endear her instantly to all who visit her beautiful Kiwi blog.

The deal is to list 7 things that make me Awe-Summm - & as I have a strong dislike for sentences starting with 'I', this is going to be tough!

I have a very, very long fuse, it takes a real lot to ignite it, but once lit, STAND CLEAR!


I am the Queen of Chocolate Chip Cookies - just ask all my boys who've eaten many thousands from Millie's kitchen over the years!


As as Mum I made it through the adolescent years, not once but x 5 times with this mob!


I've never had a speeding or parking fine, despite spending most of my working life in my car - unlike the 5 boys, who owe the equivalent of Australia's National debt in traffic fines.


I'm totally Domestically Disinterested (well, I think that's Awe-Summm!), but can produce a sensational Sales & Marketing Plan & a very impressive set of Financials under pressure.


I make the deadliest Vodka Caprioska in town.


I had the privilege of project-managing a small research project from its infancy in the Lab. to global market launch. It still remains the #1 product of its kind in the world, with no end in sight to its incredible success. A truly amazing 'Right Place, Right Time' moment.


Thank you to sweet Amber over at Amber by Day. Amber is a gorgeous Aussie girl currently living in Sweden & she kindly takes us all with her on her travels through Europe.



As a recipient of this Award I must list 7 wonderful new Blog discoveries!


Thank you to the delightful Simone at The Bottom of the Ironing Basket & my dear friend, the lovely Ness at Marley & Lockyer for tagging me to play along with the '6 uninteresting things that make me happy' game.

  • Knowing Port Power have no injuries going into Saturday's game.
  • When the blow dryer & the big round brush just work in total sync. on the day.
  • QF11 landing in Los Angeles.
  • QF12 landing in Sydney.
  • When MOTH calls me 'His Woman'!
  • When I reach my monthly sales target on Day 10!

......but wait there's more! The clever Julie over @ Being Ruby also tagged The Laurel Hedge with the same task, but with a twist, she tagged MOTH! Very clever girl, she'll go far! So after much scratching of head, here are his answers:

  • When Millie honours her marriage vows & makes sure there's plenty of cold beer in the fridge.
  • I'm told in the morning that my Snorer's Friend appliance worked a treat.
  • Millie says to me 'Yes, darling I agree with you.'
  • When no-one comments on the fast deteriorating state of my bald patch for at least 2 days.
  • I can have a question answered by just one Telstra Operator/Govt. Employee/Bank Customer Service Officer.
  • When people say 'Ooh aah, your Liliums are magnificent!'

Image 1: Room in the Garden Image 2: Flickr Image 3: Amazon Image 4: Autocult Image 5: Notonthehighstreet Image 6: Gourmet Traveller Image 7: Aycyas Image 8: Paul Whicheloe

11 comments:

  1. A beautiful post with lots of well deserved awards. xx

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  2. What a truly delightful post - I love how important your blow dryer and big round brush are, I hear you! Thanks so much for mentioning me in your post, you're very generous and I always love it when you come to "visit". Meredith xo.

    p.s. MOTH rocks.

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  3. Brilliant! LOVED all your answers - and MOTH's too, made me laugh out loud! "Domestically Disinterested".....LOL!!
    Your blog is the best,
    Hope this week is a better week for you than last week,
    Simone :)
    PS Thanks for the mention :)

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  4. Thanks so much for the award. It's my first one! You've really made my day!!

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  5. Lovely, lovely choices Millie, xv.

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  6. Hi Millie - Congratulations on your award and thank you for mentioning me - you have made my day also. I certainly think you deserve one huge award for raising all those lovely looking boys and I am not surprised after what must have seemed a life time of washing clothes for your brood you are Domestically Disinterested! LOL Leanne xxx

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  7. Great answers Millie. Thanks for playing. MOTH must have his own fan based website by now!!!
    Ness xx

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  8. Thought you might appreciate the fine art of delegation! Great answers MOTH. And by the way 'Ooh aah, your Liliums are magnificent!'

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  9. Millie, I am so impressed looking at your 5 boys, You truly are an inspiration to everyone. You deserve a million medals and awards.
    I always love reading your comments. You make us all laugh in this serious life. Thanks for sharing!
    Hayley

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  10. What a beautiful post and thank you so much for mentioning me.
    Congratulations on all your awards.
    Your blog is really a favourite of mine as you always have such wonderful things to say and show.

    Loved all your answers.
    I take my hat off to you with 5 boys and that deserves a huge Award!

    Kudos to you and Moth!

    Have a great week.
    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  11. millie, thank you so much for mentioning the new pixelimpress blog! i'm honored! and wow, i've missed a lot whilst away sunning myself. love, love the guest room. what a change. self-restraint - i showed none of it on my recent trip. my hips did not need a ritz breakfast buffet every morning. and look at that puppy. how cute. and i'm still cracking up over your 2 lists of 6 uninteresting things. thanks for the chuckle! pam

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And none will hear the postman's knock
Without a quickening of the heart.
For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?
~W.H. Auden

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