Stylish Blogger Award

My blog was tagged recently by Lauren over at Whimsy Lane for the Stylish Blogger Award.  (Thanks Lauren!)  Which would probably be taken away if you could see me right now (think unbrushed hair, sweatpants, probably spit-up somewhere on me...Yep, just checked - that's an affirmative on the spit-up)  Anyway, I'm supposed to share seven random things about myself, and then recommend fifteen good blogs.  So here goes -

 I was voted most laid-back in my high school class.

 I started going gray at age twenty-two.  (Thanks for those genes Dad!)
Btw, I'm currently 32.

 My blood type is O neg.  I never knew this until I was pregnant with Peyton, and learned that if you have negative blood - you have to get shots if your husband has a positive blood type (Thanks Chris!), and more shots if the babies have positive blood type too (Thanks all three babies!)
Do I need to mention that I don't like shots?

 I love to read.  Books.  I'm not on the e-reader bandwagon yet.  (As you can see by my bedroom bookshelves.)  Which reminds me of some pet peeves I have lately such as, seeing people rip the covers off old books and tie them together in packets (stop torturing the books people!) and people that cover all of their books in brown book covers, or even weirder - face all their books with the spines facing in - how would you ever find the book you wanted to read?  If you don't like to read - don't buy a bunch of books.  I also find it a little odd when people arrange their books by color, but I'm willing to overlook that one :)

 I work in an environmental laboratory.

This year with the addition of baby #3 - I've become the proud owner of a new minivan.  So not cool.  Even worse... I actually like it.

 And this is me:  (and baby Parker)

I have naturally curly hair, and so far, none of my kids got it :(  I don't usually post pictures of the kiddos - that was one of Chris's requests when I started this blog, although it's really kind of hard since I happen to have the cutest kids on the planet.

In case you're wondering his other request was that I not talk about asbestos or mold, which is surprisingly also kind of difficult.

I tried to sit here and pick fifteen of my favorite blogs to list, but it was too hard!
Instead, I got motivated to do a little blog update, and put some of my favorite blog reads on my sidebar, so if you have a chance go check them out... and if I don't have it up but you'd like your blog added - just let me know - I'd be happy to!