Kreativ Blogger Award -- Thank you Thomas and Regina

Thomas MacEntee http://destinationaustinfamily.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-kreativ-blogger-awards.html and Regina http://kinfolknews.blogspot.com/ both awarded me the Kreativ Blogger award!  I am honored.  Thanks so much!!!!

Now as part of the challenge, it seems I must reveal seven things about myself.

1) I grew up in Italy, Spain, Germany, and New Jersey, and I speak 4 languages (one of them still needs some work).
2) I worked as a science researcher for over 20 years.
3) I published a romance novel back in 2001... and wrote 5 more books after... no luck selling those yet.
4) I earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do a few years ago.
5) I'm a sucker for an old man or woman who needs help, and I cry at commercials, too.
6) I love a good bottle of Riesling wine.
7) If I don't travel every so often, I get antsy and depressed.

I also need to pass along the award to seven other bloggers. Here are some new ones, some older ones, and some from across the ocean.

http://herstoryan.blogspot.com/
http://dream-of-genea.blogspot.com/
http://landailyn.com/blog/
http://lailanc.blogspot.com/
http://kaskilli.blogspot.com/
http://valentinoswife.wordpress.com/
http://www.littlebytesoflife.com/