Smells Stinky Around Here: Stinky Blogger Award

I could tell you, but you wouldn't believe me.  I could list all of the stuff I've been up to lately, including dreams of drowning, but it would just be an excuse.

To all my blogging friends who have been kind enough to bestow such wonderful blogging awards upon me, I have to admit, I just plain stink at keeping up lately.  I am on the giant, three kid hamster wheel of life and it's kicking my butt.

I value your comments, awards and input so much, it just wouldn't be a community without you. I blogged in a Wordpress void over at Mombshells for a whole year until I moved to blogger and got involved with the MBC.  It has really changed my blogging world.

I just want to say I'm going to try to catch up, acknowledge your wonderful awards and write some witty intelligent posts.  However, it just won't be today, and tomorrow's not looking so good either.

When I thought about how badly I felt about letting you all down, I immediately remembered this picture of my daughter.

She and her friend came running into the kitchen to show me just how great they looked with underwear on their heads.  As I snapped a photo and giggled, Birk's friend said, "It smells stinky in here."  

That's how I feel now.  

The Dishwasher Loading Award

Like so many of my cool blogging friends out there, I've decided to create my very own award...

THE DISHWASHER LOADING AWARD

and I'm awarding it to...

drumroll please...

MY HUSBAND!

Honey, only you can load the dishwasher in such a way.  In my entire life I'm eclectic and chaotic, but in the dishwasher department, my world is neat, tidy and lined up just so.

You have proven time and time again, you can load the dishwasher willy nilly and it still comes out sparkling clean.  I love how you can stuff every last thing into a load.  

The very same amount of items would take me at least one and a half times around the cycle, but you, are able to jam it all in there.  It's very Eco-minded of you.

Now that I've awarded  this award to you, here are the rules:

1. You must load the dishwasher every night.
   
2. Cooking dinner would earn you extra points.
   
3. Tag all of your children and give them the next round of dishwasher unloading duty.
   
4. Write 5 things that you love about being married to me on romantic stationery and seal it with a kiss.  Mail it to me snail mail.