Much to my surprise, an excellent fellow blogger, John gave me the Excellent Blogger Award. Thank you again, John! This means so much to me and helped bring me out of a lost feeling of late.

I caught a nasty stomach flu from my grandniece and was down for a week or so. Catching this on the heels of the bronchitis/walking pneumonia junk left me feeling completely drained and rotten. My body doesn't bounce back as I think it should, which is frustrating and has me wondering if more is going on with my immune system. I see my doc on April 21 and we'll see what he thinks. OK - enough about me! This post is about excellent bloggers!

I will start by stating that this list is short of many excellent bloggers because, to me, you all are excellent bloggers!

Darlene is a friend of mine and fellow photographer, who I met at the physical therapy pool. She's fun, smart, and a caring lady and I feel blessed to have her in my life. She invited me to the Wasatch Photo Club and teaches me a lot about photography and life. Along with Darlene, I met her mother, Elaine, and friends Joyce, Arlene, and Mable who are all so much fun. On Fridays, when I'm not tending Eli (or can get my behind out of bed) I look forward to seeing these ladies in the pool. Darlene's fun personality and love for family and extended family shines through her words on her blog. She is an avid walker/runner and she finds money every time she goes out (rain or shine) then keeps track of it in her posts.

Next is my friend, Hula Doula, whom I love dearly! She's so fun and she puts up with me when I go to Denver. She also has the BEST throne in the world, complete with air conditioning! She and her Hula Hubby had the opportunity to completely re-do their bathroom, which would mean dismantling the throne and air system but they decided not to mess with a good thing. I tend to believe she did it for me but I also know it's her secret hiding place when she needs to get away from her kids LOL Hula and I have a lot of laughs when we're together and we share a lot of like experiences, which made us bond. She writes of adventures with her kids, Hula Girl and Hula Boy and they're the most wonderful children, filled with love and life. Believe me - Hula Boy is every bit as effervescent in life as he appears through Hula's writing. Hula Girl is as wonderful too and more; she's growing up to be quite a young lady. If you haven't read Hula's blog, you're missing out!

Hula led me to the next Excellent Blog, the Lost Fart of Blogging. This blog is so funny and fits with my twisted sense of humor. Bob is hilarious and so is his wife, Joyce, who comments a lot on his posts. The stories he shares of his adventures and past experiences crack me up... now I just need to visit more and leave comments; I've become lazy in my blog reading and rely on the SharpReader.

Dave is another friend of mine who has a great blog. He had to go "private" for a while due to coworkers and his boss reading his blog but he's back in the public sector now so I can give him this award and for you all to be able to access his blog. Dave is a very caring man who has a great passion for those in his life. He loves Corvettes, fine wine, sports, his family, and traveling. He has a great sense of humor and loves to laugh. You'll always find a wide variety of things on his blog because he not only writes about what's going on in his life but also finds great links to the strange news.

Trée is a fantastic writer and artist; he has a great imagination and has the makings to be a sci-fi writer.  His story of characters in another world is interesting, captivating, and full of passion.  His imagery and fractals are breath-taking and beautiful.  I've been following the story for years and it gets better all the time. 

Margaret is an incredible lady who is a teacher in Washington state.  She is passionate and supportive of her family and her two daughters' dreams.  She has a great sense of humor and she's one of the few people who get me.  She and I share the same types of anxieties and understand one another when we're stressed out.  Margaret has been there for me many times and I'm blessed to call her a friend and have her in my life.   

I encourage you to write about the excellent blogs you love and share what you find excellent about the writers behind the blogs.  Spread the sunshine and the world will be a better place.