Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Treats!

Thanks so much again for all your kind words and thoughts in the last post. Everyone's moving forward, but it's obviously going to be a long road for his family.

Back to business...

Way back in February, Patricia Stotley was kind enough to award me the Prolific Blogger Award. Love the image! If you haven't met Patricia yet, you have to pop on over - she's a great lady!

Dawn Simon over at Plotting and Scheming awarded me the Kreativ Blogger Award. Dawn is lots of fun and you'll enjoy visiting with her and her ideas.

VR Barkowski and Laurel at Laurel's Leaves both awarded me the Sugar Doll award. You guys are so SWEET. Sorry. Couldn't resist. Plus, it's true.

Sorry it took me so long to thank you ladies! I definitely appreciate your kindness :)

I`m going to reserve the right to pass these along later - it`s report card season & I`m a little squirrelly at the moment.

So, going along with the direction of my thoughts when I hear "Sugar Doll", I`m going to ask you what your favourite sugar-filled treat is. And do your characters like the same treat?

I like chocolate and caramel together - even though I rarely buy a chocolate bar, I could eat a Caramilk at any point of any day. :)

My characters on the other hand live in Steampunk England and rarely think much about food. Their favourite treat is not having to cook and getting to buy hot food fresh from the market.

So, how about you? Any Caramilk fans out there?

66 comments:

Shannon O'Donnell said...

Congrats on the many awesome awards, Jemi! :-)

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks Shannon :)

VR Barkowski said...

Congrats on the awards, Jemi!

I believe Caramilks are Caramellos in the US. And yes, I'm a fan. :)

Jemi Fraser said...

VR - thanks :)

I've never heard of Caramellos - but I bet I'd like them. I keep forgetting the whole different names for chocolate bars thing.

I also like the Mars Bar/Milky Way now that I think about it!

L. Diane Wolfe said...

I like caramell and butterscotch! I don't do chocolate, so they are good sweet alternatives.

Jemi Fraser said...

Diane - yummy - I like butterscotch too. I'm the only one in my house who does like chocolate and I still find it hard to believe :)

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Congratulations.

And that reminds me of two awards I've never acknowledged. I'm a bad award recipient!

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks Alex - I know the feeling - I was really slow this time!!

TK Richardson said...

Jemi, I've never heard of Caramilk before, but if it is like Caramello than I love them. But my characters don't eat many sweets. They're too busy. I, on the other hand, am never too busy for chocolate. :)

Jemi Fraser said...

TK - I thought Caramilk was universal. There was a commercial series years back about "who put the caramilk in the caramilk bar?" that got everyone talking about them. It's been around here forever :)

I'm with you - maybe we're keeping our characters too busy so we can have all the chocolate for ourselves!

Jackee said...

Well deserved awards! And steampunk England?! I am oh so intrigued.

I'll have to try caramilk next time I go to World Market, which is what my kids call "the chocolate store". Hmm... that tells you something about the way I shop!

I'm glad you and yours are getting through this hard time. I'm praying for you!

Mason Canyon said...

Congratulations on the awards, richly deserved. Have fun with the report cards. :)

Lisa_Gibson said...

Congrats on the award! Well deserved. I'm a peanut butter with chocolate gal, Reese's. Although some of the best bar chocolate I've ever had is Galaxy bars from the UK. It is the best, imho!

erica m. chapman said...

Mmm Caramik!! Congrats on the awards ;o)

Let's see my characters - well the MC girl she's totally eat chocolate, and in fact the guy would too! So yep, chocolate lovers there ;o)

Patricia Stoltey said...

Congratulations on your awards, Jemi, and an extra special thank you for calling me a great lady. I'm going to print that out and put it on my bulletin board. :)

Arlee Bird said...

Love caramilk bars! You reminded me of another candy bar that I have not seen in ages, perhaps they no longer make them, but it is a Sky Bar. It has about 5 or 6 sections and each has a differet filling. Similar to the Caramilks but with a variety of flavors.
Lee

Susan Fields said...

Congratulations on the awards! My favorite treat is probably Heath bars. My characters live in the future, where almost all the population lives in refugee camps and treats are non-existent. When they travel back in time to 2012, though, strawberries are a big hit!

Jemi Fraser said...

Jackee - I like the way you shop!!

Steampunk England is a fun place to write :) Thanks for the kind thoughts.

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks Mason! And, yes, report cards are a thrill a minute :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Lisa - Reese's is the only way my son will tolerate chocolate :)

I'll have to try a Galaxy one day - sounds good!

Jemi Fraser said...

Erica - yay another Caramilk fan :) Your characters sound realistic too! Love it!

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks Patricia! Love it! And I can't believe you haven't been called a great lady many times over :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Lee - Woohoo - another Caramilk fan! I've never heard of a Sky bar - but I'll definitely look for it :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Susan - I've never had a Heath bar - I'll hae to try it out.

Your book sounds great - and strawberries are a great treat anytime!!

DL Hammons said...

Ohhhhhhhhh....Caramilk is my FAVORITE!! Yum Yum.

Congrats on your awards! You wear them beautifully.

Alix said...

Congrats on the swards. Well my characters work in a cupcake shop - yum. I had to do lots of research. They also have a weakness for diet coke and twizzlers :)

Yvonne Osborne said...

Hi Jemi,
I hesitated to comment on your earlier post, then I decided to but saw you had so many comments, I figured you might not even see mine. An awful tragedy and it wouldn't have mattered how it happened or what was involved, a tragedy, pure and simple. And I wanted to say how sorry I was and, yes, the emotions of adolescence are amplified a hundredfold. The sun is brighter, the days longer, friendships forged easily, and heartbreak more crushing. Your students are lucky to have you.

Congrats. on your blog.

Unknown said...

I've never heard of caramilk. I do love caramel though (much better than chocolate!)and mint. Mmm! My characters are in a fantasy world sans candy bars... I'll have to think about their favorite treats awhile.

Carolina M. Valdez Schneider said...

Congrats on the awards!!

I love pretty much anything sugary sweet. But my favorite candy bar is the Green and Blacks white chocolate with Madagascan vanilla. It's spectacular, but impossible to get here :( I also love pretty much all pastries, and oh...creme brulee...and cream puffs...and pie. Pie is delish. And ice cream, of course, and dulce de leche--I'm talking just spoonfuls all by themselves. Yum. Clearly, I could go on and on ;)

Tricia J. O'Brien said...

mmmm, love caramel and chocolate. I like it in numerous forms, even hot caramel over chocolate ice cream and those turtle candies that combine the two with pecans.
Sweet thoughts!

Elana Johnson said...

I so feel you on report card season. Hope you get them done and past this quick. :)

jmartinlibrary said...

You have good taste, my dear. Caramel and chocolate is also MY fave. Salted caramel is even better. In cake, candy, or ice cream,it's always a good combo!

Jennifer Shirk said...

Caramilk?
It's all chocolate to me. :)
Congrats!

Jemi Fraser said...

Awww - thanks DL :)

Caramilk is gooooood!

Jemi Fraser said...

Alexa - I love doing research - but for a cupcake shop? I'm definitely in!! :)

I gave up diet pop a few years back because of joint pain & headaches - but I used to drink a ton of it!

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks so much Yvonne! Your kind words mean so very much. It's so tough losing a young person. I appreciate your thoughts.

Jemi Fraser said...

Nisa - just trust me on the delight of the Caramilk :) If you're a caramel fan, you'd love it. I like mint as well.

It's funny how many of our poor characters don't get treats. Maybe we should be nicer to them?? Nope! :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Carol - Love it! I laughed all the way through your post. And I think I'm drooling a little :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Tricia - chocolate ice cream with hot caramel sauce? I think I'm in heaven! I'm not a big nut fan (although I am a bit nutty) so I don't love turtles. I do make my own without nuts for Christmas though :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Elana - thanks - it's so not my favourite season! But I'm getting closer to the end - yay!!

Jemi Fraser said...

Jenny - salted caramel? Really?

Hmm, I'm thinking it's time for a walk to the corner store soon! :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Jennifer - chocolate in pretty much any form is definitely a treat :)

Unknown said...

Congrats sweetheart. So deserved :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks Wendy - you're a sweetie!

Julie Dao said...

Congratulations on all of your awards, Jemi! :) I have never had Caramilk but it sounds heavenly... YUM. I like anything with milk chocolate!

Shelley Sly said...

Congrats on your awards! And you've got one more award waiting for you at my blog... :)

Anonymous said...

I love chocolate and caramel. Milky Ways are awesome. I like to buy ice cream with chocolate and caramel combinations. Great post. You've whet my appetite. I'm off to buy ice cream now. Hey, I'm under the weather and ice cream always makes me feel better.

Stephen Tremp

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks Julie! Caramilks are delicious - I think you'd love it :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Shelley - Thanks so much - you're a sweetie - I'll pop over :)

Jemi Fraser said...

Stephen - suddenly I'm craving some Rolo ice cream! Hope you get some and hope you're feeling better soon!

Helen Ginger said...

Never heard of Caramilk, but it sounds good. I like Butterfingers, which is why I never buy them!

Congrats on your awards.

Helen
Straight From Hel

Arlee Bird said...

You got me to thinking about those Sky Bars and since I haven't seen them years thought I'd google it. Don't know if you can get them in Canada, but Necco still makes them and they sound as good as I remember:

http://www.necco.com/ourbrands/default.asp?brandid=11

lisa and laura said...

Congrats on the awards. I'm a Snickers gal myself.

Jemi Fraser said...

Helen - I'm so with you. Love them - lust after them in the grocery line - never buy them. Too easy to gobble.

Jemi Fraser said...

Lee - that was kinda mean :) - cause those Skybars look really, really good & now I really want to try one!

I expanded the google search, but couldn't find any listings in Canada - but I'm going to search!

Jemi Fraser said...

LiLa - my son loves Snickers - or at least he used to. He rarely eats any junk food - he's an athlete, but when he was little that was a big treat for him. :)

Lola Sharp said...

I'm new here and arrived via my bloggy friend Shelley.

And now you've gone and made me hungry...for a big, moist cupcake.

Great blog, I'm adding you to my rss feeder reader.

Happy Weekend,
Lola

Jemi Fraser said...

Hi Lola - nice to meet you :)

Yummmm - cupcakes are good! Enjoy!

JournoMich said...

You know I don't know what a Caramilk is, but it was all over a book I just read--'The Likeness' by Tana French, set in Ireland. Hmmm...I guess I'll have to give one a try.
Congrats on your awards!

Michele
SouthernCityMysteries

Jemi Fraser said...

Michele - I've learned a lot of things about Caramilk this week :) I assumed everyone was able to enjoy this fabulous treat - hope you get to try one soon!

Thanks :)

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

I understand the report card season comment. Just to complicate your life, I'm giving you the Sunshine award also. After this past winter, we all need a little of the bright stuff.

Jemi Fraser said...

Susan - another teacher I see - they're just so much fun, aren't they? :)

I'll take all the Sunshine I can get - thank you so very much for thinking of me :)

lisa and laura said...

I have no idea what caramilk is, but it sounds delicious! I think you need to have a contest giving them away for us unfortunate souls who've never tried one.

And congrats on all the awards!!

Jemi Fraser said...

LiLa - Caramilk really is delicious - that sounds like a fun idea!

Thanks :)

Terra said...

Congrats Jemi on these awards.

Jemi Fraser said...

Thanks Terra!