Two new awards...

Today is my Birthday and I was trying to figure out if I was even going to do a post today or just be lazy, then I got a very sweet post from Beth Ann over at Its Just Life that she was awarding me two new awards.  *insert girly squeal here* FUN!  So here we go...

Kreativ Blogger Award Rules:

1. Link back to the one who gave you this award

2. Share 10 random facts about yourself

3. Pass the award on to 6 other people

4. Follow the persons blog who sent you it.

My 10 facts:

1) I recently started a blog hop and am really surprised at how fun it is to meet a new blogger each week.

2) I can trace my family tree back to Cork Ireland and visiting is on my bucket list.

3) My dream would be to live in Chicago, but its not gonna happen since hubby is a country boy and I don't want to have to keep him medicated ;-)

4) My dream job would be to own a small boutique hotel

5) My dad was a professional football player in the Pacific League; back when they wore leather helmets.

6) My favorite place to eat in the world is Lawry's ~ I don't care if its Dallas, LA or Chicago, OK, maybe I care a little, I do love Chicago.

7) I was lucky enough to go on a cruise with my folks in the 80s on the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) before it was decommissioned on November 27th 2004, a day that made me actually cry.

8) I grew up with parents that lived by the rule "try it, if you don't like it you never have to eat it again" and to this day I will still love try new foods and am so grateful to them for this philosophy.

9) I have a little love affair with my camera and love photography.

10) I am very blessed to have several best friends that I can spend hours with.

The One Lovely Blog Award rules are:

1. Link back to the one who gave you this award.

2. pass the award on to 15 other lovely bloggers. (I know I only did 5, I am a trouble maker like that)

3. Follow the person who sent it to you.

I would like to do the same thing Beth Ann did because otherwise I will be stressing all day and pass this along to 5 fellow bloggers:

Colleen over at Shibley Smiles

Alicia over at McCrenshaw's Newest Thoughts

Melissa over at The Mommyhood Chronicles

Katie and Bernie over at the new community We're Not Mommy Blogs

Jenn over at The Thrift Shop Romantic

Thank you again to Beth Ann for thinking of me, it was such a lovely surprise today! :-)

C.Q.

Friday's freebie...

Well its here, today is my Birthday (old enough, thats how old) so today's freebie is a link to the Spoofee site that lists a ton of places you can get fun free stuff for your birthday.  Oh ya, and a contest to give away a present to one of my readers.  Lets see, how about a $10.00 Amazon Gift certificate emailed to the winner?  If it sounds good here are the ways to enter:

1) Everyone who is following me on Google friends is automatically entered once.

2) Leave me a comment with the best birthday gift you ever got for two entries.

3) Follow me on Facebook for three entries.

4) Solve the word puzzle and send me a private message at CouponQueensThrone@Gmail.com with the answer.  There are three different hints, one on my twitter feed, one at Facebook and this one: Its a bird, its a plane, no its a FISH, the one word answer is worth four entries.

5) Upload a picture of your oldest expired coupon to the Living on Less Facebook page for five entries.
 
The winner will be announced in next Friday's blog, best of luck to everyone!!
 
I hope you all have a fun day!
 
C.Q.