Recently, the wieners and I received a Super Sweet Blogging Award nomination from Miss Harper Lee at The K9 Harper Lee.  This award nomination is particularly special to us because it’s our very first; and coming from Miss Harper Lee, it really means a lot.  We are very new to blogging, and have been meeting a lot of really wonderful people along the path of this journey.  Some folks are all business, some are silly, some are sweet.  The lady at the keyboard for Miss Harper Lee is one of the very sweetest, so as nice as it was already just to receive an award nomination, it was the cream cheese frosting on the melt-in-your-mouth red velvet cupcakes to receive it from her.  I’ve been facing some ups and downs recently, so Miss Harper Lee doesn’t know it, but she really gave me an extra boost of encouragement when I needed it most.  For that, I can’t thank her enough.

It turns out, there are some rules for receiving the Super Sweet Blogging Award.  But just five… and they’re simple:

• Thank the Super Sweet Blogger who nominated you.  ✓ Check
• Answer five super sweet questions.  ✓ Check – see below.
• Include the Super Sweet Blogging award image in your blog post.  ✓ Check
• Nominate a baker’s dozen bloggers to receive the Super Sweet Blogging Award  ✓ Check – see below.  Side note: this took a lot longer than I thought it would… like many things in life, it was simple, but not easy.
• Notify your nominees on their blogs.   ✓ Check – Doing this right now!

Now, about those five questions I mentioned… I’m going to field these, because the wieners have assured me that anything sweet is good as long as they get some.  And truthfully, they do.  Teensy-tinsy, eensy-weensy nibbles.  Just enough to feel like they’re getting some.  Sharing among the pack is important.  They’re distracted now by all this talk of sweets… onto the questions!

1. Cookies or cakes?  What do you mean ‘or’?  Never heard of the word.  Don’t know what you’re talking about.
2. Chocolate or vanilla?  *Examines self*  Yep, still female.  This would indicate chocolate.  Always chocolate.
3. Favorite sweet treat?  So tough.  Three-way tie between soft, warm chocolate chip cookies/moist and decadent chocolate cake warmed up with melted butter instead of frosting/dark chocolate brownies, warm… of course, always warm.
4. When do you crave sweet things most?  A sweet craving usually hits hard about thirty minutes to an hour after eating dinner.  I usually resist it.  Usually.
5. Sweet nickname?  Oh dear… *blushes*  My name is Pam, and I don’t know how, but that name has garnered me a lot of nicknames over the years.  The sweetest?  One of them was Pammylicious.  Embarrassing.  You’d just have to know the person behind that nickname.  The wieners?  Oh boy, they have a million nicknames… too many to list.  They hear those more often than their real names.
   

Getting on to the best part… naming my nominees for the Super Sweet Blogging Award.  There’s no rule about duplicating nominees from the same list that you were on, but I’m going to make it a rule for me.  Even though they may deserve multiple nominations, I’m going to make sure not to repeat anyone from Miss Harper Lee’s list.  Okay, let’s get to it! 
These are all bloggers I’ve stumbled upon via different avenues, some though blog hops, some through comments on others’ blogs, some I can’t remember.  But they all have one thing in common for sure: super sweetness!
(Two side notes:  One – these are in no particular order, and two – there are many, many (MANY) amazing blogs full of sweetness out there.  Truthfully, I could nominate dozens and dozens, but you’ll have to settle for just one baker’s dozen.)

• Sugar the Golden Retriever – Sugar has the kind of blog we all aspire to.  I can tell she’s got some very creative, very hardworking paws.  But she gets a sweet nomination because as busy as she must be, Sugar’s never too busy to spread her sweetness everywhere.  For nearly every new dog blog I discover, I find some Golden Woofs there from Sugar.  She doesn’t miss a beat.
• Floppy Tongue Joy – Gives me smiles, whether I want them or not.  Sweetness and silliness made into pie.  Seriously good stuff.
• Matilda’s Journey – Matilda’s sweetness just comes through the screen.  I often have the urge to hug dogs I don’t know.  With Matilda, it’s particularly strong.
• Tales and Tails – Three greyhounds and two GSDs.  Five personalities.  One of them with a pink feather boa that gets me every time.  Oh, and there’s a really talented lady with a camera over there 😉
• No Dog About It – Mel’s been at this a long time and it shows.  Her posts are posts to learn from.  Always.  She gets a sweet nomination because she so often blogs about stuff that really matters.  She’s well-informed and not shy about animal advocacy.  Sweet.
• SlimDoggy – As the name implies, SlimDoggy works very hard in the fight against pet obesity… even creating an amazing app to help manage your dog’s weight.  Really sweet, huh?  But they’re super sweet because they (it’s a team of folks) never miss stopping by to say something nice on hop days.
• Pooch Smooches –  Jackie over at Pooch Smooches is a clever and funny lady.  Her posts are always entertaining – you can tell she loves to make people smile.  Her book, “What the Dog Ate”, is definitely on my to-read list.  She gets a nomination because in addition to being a talented writer, she is incredibly sweet and friendly.  And oh, I almost forgot… her pooch Rita is a real hoot!  I’m really not sure who I like more 😉
• Greyhounds CAN Sit – I won’t lie, I’ve got a thing for greyhounds.  These sweet ones will make my third greyhound-related nomination.  But I can’t help it.  They all make me smile.  And photos of Beryl over at Greyhounds CAN Sit really do the trick.
• Adventures of Susie the Doxie – Like us, Susie and her human Erin are new to blogging… but they’re off to a great start and I’m impressed.  They get a sweet nomination just because I want to wish them the same warm welcome I’ve received into the community of pet bloggers.
  
• 2 Brown Dawgs – I love when dogs get to do a whole lot of what they love to do. And for retrievers, it’s not hard to guess what they love. The 2 Brown Dawgs are Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, and anytime you stop by, you can see that their days are filled with doing what they were to born to do. I am enamored with all their photos! We love our dogs so deeply as companions, we sometimes forget that they are dogs and that their dreams are of doing doggy things. Those two brown dogs are a sweet reminder to remember that.
• Snowieners – Two long-haired English Cream dachshunds that live in Alaska and go on many snowventures.  What could be sweeter?  I’m in love with all their pictures.
• Our Dachshund Sophie – I just found this blog recently and I could spend days there reading about Sophie and looking at all her pictures.  Very inspirational.  Very sweet.  Oh, and her family’s pretty amazing too!  I don’t know if she’ll participate in the Super Sweet Award nomination rules, but it’s okay if she doesn’t.  I just wanted her to know how sweet she was.
• Lovable Lily – Another recent find.  Two super sweet dachshunds writing very candidly about daily shenanigans with their super sweet family.  I’m a sucker for honesty.  Lily Belle and Muffin lay it down.  No pretenses… they’re not here to sell you anything.  And that’s sweet to me.

And that’s it folks… whew!  Again, simple… but not easy.