Wow

I just got an email from Vicki Forman that I have been tagged with the "Thinking Blogger Award." (Where I live, "tagging" has a very different meaning: some young person recently felt the need to "tag" the front of our newly-painted house with green marking pen.) The Thinking Blogger award was started by Ilker Yodas, who one day decided to recognize the five blogs that make him think. So this feels like a particular honor, given that Vicki is such a powerful and inspiring writer and person, and this blog, really a life project, is so new. So thank you, Vicki. Now to share the love with some other blogs that have inspired me recently:

Ali Edwards, for creating a whole world of autism information, activism, creativity and community on her site;

The Wonder Wheel, a great blog by Jordan Sadler--an amazing speech therapist, an amazing person, and, I am learning, an amazing writer. Read Irvington Index, her hilarious and moving account of a recent visit with her elderly grandparents.

My fellow writers at the Silicon Valley Moms. Check out this thoughtful post by Thida about why The Mommy Wars (stay at home versus working) totally, totally miss the point.

My colleague Shannon at Chez Stoneman, for her thoughtfulness and creativity. I loved her post on her grandmother's collection of Valentine's Day cards: such a great companion piece with Jordan's.

And finally, at the risk of shameless [b]logrolling, Jesse's What I'm Reading, because it keeps me in touch with what he's thinking about when we're not discussing Isaac, or our day at work, or what's still edible in the fridge, or whether we need new brake pads.

Comments

[Jordan]

Hey! What a great surprise! Thanks, Susan, I really appreciate the blog award. Heck, I appreciate anyone who stops in and reads what I have to say ...and then comes back! ;-)

[Vicki Forman]

Thanks for all the links. Jesse's blog looks great. I've been thinking of adding book reviews; he makes me realize it's possible!