Wow! I’m certainly honored to win The Versatile Blogger award today from Why We Love Green! My first bloggy award! Thank you!
Why We Love Green is a great blog about saving money while saving the earth. This blogger loves to try out and support natural and organic products and make lifestyle changes that will benefit future generations. She also loves to find a good deal. Going green does not have to be expensive! Be sure to check it out!
A few things you may not know about mamawolfe:
1. I’m married and have two children, and live in the town I grew up in. I like it here much more as an adult than I did as a child-boring then = safe place to raise children now!
2. I’ve been teaching junior high for 20 years and I LOVE IT! They always surprise me, and I usually come home really feeling like I earned my paycheck every day! I think that’s how I was dubbed ‘mamawolfe’!
3. I teach at the junior high I attended. It was a little spooky at first, but then I realized it was actually very cool to voluntarily come back to a place I was pretty eager to leave…
4. My dog’s name is Cola-if you speak Spanish, you’ll know what that means. It’s not about the soft drink! My kids named him that because his tail is one of his most distinguishing features!
5. I’m passionate about education, especially in developing countries. I think everyone has the right to be educated. I’ve worked with a non-profit to build and establish a Nicaraguan sister school with my junior high, and enjoy watching kids in both cultures learn from each other.
6. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen-my kids and I love to bake and cook, and my husband loves eating! I think cooking together really expands a child’s palate, and makes meals much more interesting!
7. I think a little bit of chocolate and a lot of coffee every day is a very good thing. Enough said.
I would like to congratulate the outstanding bloggers below, who I have selected for the next Versatile Blogger Award. They’re some of my favorite reads!
Jennifer Wolfe
Jennifer Wolfe, a writer-teacher-mom, is dedicated to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary moments of life by thinking deeply, loving fiercely, and teaching audaciously. Jennifer is a Google Certified Educator, Hyperdoc fanatic, and a voracious reader. Read her stories on her blog, mamawolfe, and grab free copies of her teaching and parenting resources.
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jared's mum
August 12, 2011congratulations on your award!way to go!
new here in your site + i am loving it..thanks for stopping by. have a great weekend!
Caffeinated OC Mommy
August 12, 2011Darling MW, Congrats on your first award! How exciting… what? An award for me too???? Oh my, my, my… Thank you SO much my Dear! May I give thanks to those who helped me through? Oh wonderful… I’d like to thank Dior for my fabulous lips, Steve Madden for making my long legs look even longer, and of course, my very close companion… Coco Chanel! Cups Up! xoxo
Leanne109
August 12, 2011Congrats!!!!!!!
Hi, stopping by on my way through the Alexa Drop hop. Great site, GFC follower Leanne109.
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Lesli
August 11, 2011Stopping by from Put A Little Umbrella In Your Drink for the Alexa Hop!
Congrats on the award!
Have a great day!
LaVonne @ Long Wait
August 11, 2011It is always fun to get blogging awards from bloggy friends! 🙂
Junior high teacher, huh? Wow! That is brave. LOL!
I am visiting from the Alexa hop. It is nice to “meet” you and learn more about you from this post. Stop by my blog, Long Wait For Isabella , anytime to say hi. I love new visitors and comments!
Enjoy the rest of your week!
TJ @ MeasuringFlower.com
August 11, 2011Congratulations on the award! Isn’t awesome when someone recognizes you? Hey, visiting from the Alexa Drop Hop and I just wrote a review for your site on Alexa. I hope you have a great day! 🙂
jbplbarbara
August 11, 2011Congrats on your award and thanks for being part of ‘Thankful Thursday’ blog hop at voiceBoks. Glad you’re a part of such great blogger group.
Have a wonderful rest of the week,
Barbara
Español para Niños (Spanish for Kids)
Momfever
August 11, 2011Congratulations on your prize, and thanks for commenting on Momfever.com!
Life by Cynthia
August 11, 2011Congratulations on your very first bloggy award! As a former recipient of the Versatile Blogger Award, I still remember my excitement and adore the sweet lady that passed it on to me! To be recognized by your peers is an especially sweet pat on the back! I am visiting from VB and excited to read more of your posts.
P.S. Thank you for being a teacher! You make such a difference in our world!
Terri
August 11, 2011Way to go on the award, well deserved. I love your list, I can relate to 6 and 7!
Luana
August 10, 2011Congratulations!! Couldn’t have gone to a more wonderful blogger!
I have a 13 year old, I bet you do earn every penny of your paycheck! Having a teenager AND a toddler in the same house is quite an experience 🙂
Hollye Dexter
August 10, 2011Congrats on the award, MamaWolfe! And thank you so much for sharing it with my blog. Can you tell me how it works? I think there is probably a blogger etiquette to this and I’m out of the loop! What’s next? Do I somehow post it and link to you, then pass it along? Educate this newbie.
Thanks!
Kathy
August 10, 2011Congratulations on being so Versatile!! I too moved back to the community I was raised in and I too never thought I would do that, I like it very much as a mom and adult, not as much as a kid!! Thank you so much for honoring me along with the other great blogs, I so appreciate it!! I love the picture of you and your kids!!! All the best!!
April
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August 10, 2011Congratulations on the award!! You have my deepest respect for being a teacher, especially of junior high! Thank you 🙂
Erin
August 10, 2011Jennifer, I’m so honored that you would choose my blog. You are a blessing. It is wonderful to find people who are so dedicated to teaching and children! I know there are countless lives you’ve touched over the years and that makes God smile!!
Blessings,
~Erin
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mamawolfe
August 10, 2011Thanks Megan, Kay and Jenn…it’s great to connect with you! Thanks for visiting mamawolfe!
Jenn
August 10, 2011I have the exact same feelings about where I grew up. I SO wish I could afford to live there! It was “borning,” but a great safe place to grow up. I wish my kids could know the same 🙂
Kay M
August 10, 2011Had to come return the visit, and followed via GFC & Networked Blogs! I also grew up in a small town. Sometimes I think about moving back…but probably wont. All my kids and grandkids are here, so it kind of pulls the heart strings. I’ll be reading!
Megan Blandford
August 10, 2011Thanks so much, Jennifer!
I love to bake with my little one, too – and absolutely agree that it helps reduce fussiness!
mamawolfe
August 10, 2011Thanks for the comments! Jenny, I teach mostly 8th and 9th grades now, English, AVID and journalism. Kiki, you’re welcome! I enjoy reading your blog!
KiKi
August 10, 2011Well if that wasn’t just the sweetest surprise tonight — thank you so much!!! And congrats to you as well! Enjoyed reading your little facts — it’s always so fun when someone shares those things about themselves.
xo – KiKi (Flibbertigibbet)
Jenny
August 10, 2011Congrats on the award! I also teach middle school (history, what subject do you teach?). I hated middle school when I was a kid, and didn’t want to go back, but that was the level I ended up getting a job at. To my surprise, I love it. I’ve been teaching 7th grade for 8 years now 🙂
I’m new to vB and looking to connect with others 🙂 Hoping to get to know you & check out your blog more 🙂