Happy 101 award...

I like this award. The Kitchen Masochist sent it on over to me and I FINALLY am putting it up. I didn't forget and I am grateful! Check out her fantastic blog BTW! Her lasted post is Prawn Mango Curry, I know right? No other reason needed but that to check out her blog! I like it because it makes me list things that make me happy, count my blessings and those are good to count.
Here are the rules:

1 Copy and paste the award on your blog.
2 List who gave the award to you and use a link to her blog (or hyperlink).
3 List 10 things that make you happy.
4 Pass the award on to other bloggers and visit their blog to let them know about the award. (I am going to pass this award on to Holden's Landing and My Wild Ride.


1- being loved by God
2- having others to love
3- my children and their giggles, hugs and kisses
4- salmon sashimi 
5- fellowship
6- food and fellowship together :-)
7- a well stocked kitchen/pantry and clean kitchen
8- sharp chef's knife
9- being a mommy
10- being free
Thanks so much for passing this on to me Kitchen Masochist!!

Lonesome Road Studio has awarded...

Give Peas A Chance was recently awarded an "I Love Your Blog" award from Lonesome Road Studio (FANTASTIC blog BTW).

Thanks so much!

Here are the rules:
*Post the award on your blog*
*Link the person who has given you the award*
*Pass the award to 15 other blogs you’ve discovered*
*Remember to contact the bloggers you’ve nominated*

OK...

 other blogs I follow and/or love...

Etsy HC Street Team  <3 Click and follow!

The Kitchen Masochist I just love her photography and the recipes always look so wonderful

New Realities Celebrating the life of Makenna.

Relic Soap She just redid her blog and it's beautiful.

Bootie Baby Blog great blog, plenty of ideas for kids activities.

Beneath the Rowan Tree I'm just a huge fan of BTRT anyway, gorgeous items.

Zoope is Good Beautiful items, I have a few from her and they are beautifully made.

Holden's Landing- Fun daily themes for her blog!

Crafty Mama's World FUN FUN!

Lunch Bucket Bento great bentos, fun giveaways.

The food pornographer what's not to love? Title says it all.

Jody's Designs  Sweet blog! Check it out!

Let Her Bake Cake I am not a baker this is a wonderful inspiring blog.

Weave a Thousand Flavors YUM!

Eating Asia DROOOOLLL

Sunshine Award

 Give Peas A Chance has received the Sunshine Award from Gillyweeds!

I'm passing the award along to 12 of my favorite bloggers. Please take a few minutes to visit them!

Lunch Bucket Bento

Crafty Mama's World

Sunshine Photography - perfect name right

The Kitchen Masochist

Zoope is Good Food- love her items

Nibble Me This 

The Insane reality of my life-she has rainbows on her wall paper :-)

Joyful Earth Blog

View Theory 

Forget not His benefits

To the award winners, please pass this on to your favorite bloggers! Here are the Rules:
1. Put the logo on your blog or within your post
2. Pass the award on to 12 bloggers- ok so I didn't make a full 12 I'm so sorry!
3. Link the nominees within your post
4. Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award

I better put this up before she realizes it's a mistake...

The sweet blogger at The Kitchen Masochist gave me an award, seriously? How cool is that? I'm just a SAHM/WAHM who blogs recipes for my girls. This silly little blog, I am shocked people read it. If you've never seen her blog it's fantastic, the pictures are beautiful and recipes clear, and ingredients seem plentiful in Manila- drool. So, the award displayed so proudly up top there. It's kind of like the "I love Me" wall some military members have, with one lonely award. HAHA. BTW, my husband has never had a wall or room. He doesn't like any of those awards and items up, you know the Special Operations tough guy "quiet professional" guy? That's him. Well not me baby, as a matter of fact. I'm going to put it up twice, how about that? I have no shame.

OK seriously though. I think I just met requirement number one. And number two, twice- because I'm an overachiever and that's how I roll.

The Honest Scrap Award. 
The requirements are:

a) I must brag about it.
b) Display  the badge on my blog and link  to the one who tagged me to prove that I didn't tag myself (how pathetic that would be!)
c) I share 10 things about myself.
d) pass the award to other fellow bloggers by visiting their site. 

Share 10 things about myself-
1. I am a mom. I've always wanted to a be a mom. Since I was a little girl, I loved baby dolls and I would seek out people with babies just so they would let me hold them. Now I have my own babies and well that's just pretty fantastic. 
2. Aside from wanting to be a mom a rock star was pretty high up there too. ;-) But I have no rhythm and can't sing. 
3. I'm a wanna be foodie. I love good food. Good to me food. I don't care where I get it, five star restaurant, hole in the wall in some strip mall. Doesn't matter.  I am not however a food snob. Like I said, hole in the wall? Bring it on.
4. In my former life I was a nurse. I loved it. Love taking care of people, meeting their needs. Hated the paperwork.
5. I fully believe in the powder of prayer, Christ and what His death and resurrection has done for me.
6. I am the owner of Love Abounds-  ETSY, Love Abounds HC, Love Abounds at Sweet Indulgence. I know right SPAM-alicious.
7. I love taking pictures, I'm not good at it. But I love it.
8. I grew up hating the fact that my parents made us speak Lao in the home, now I am grateful and wish my kids spoke it also.
9. I adore my kids. I want more, I don't care that the average is 2.5 per household. (I'm having a hard time finding ten things about me to write about here)
10. I love to cook, you might have guessed that from the cooking blog but I do. I love being in the kitchen. I just wish I had someone to clean up after me. 




Now to pass on the award
I am choosing Happy Little Bento. Well, because her blog is fantastic, wonderful and makes me want to get on the Bento ball again.LINK.
I also am awarding to Cooking with Mrs.Seamonster. Because unlike me right now, she's consistent in her blogging. 
And last but not least a newbie blogger with a roast chicken on her banner that makes me drool every time. SARAPLICIOUS.