We Have a Winner and Then Some

Ladies and Gentleladies, we have a winner of the Halfway There Giveaway!
Lucky number 4 is....  MONICA!!!!
(I can not get the random number widget to appear on my blog but my husband can verify that I used it!)
Congratulations!  In a weird twist of blogland serendipity, Monica and I recently discovered a shared hatred for amusement parks which she noted on her blog.  Now I can encourage all of you to check out her really funny chronicle of family life at And I'll Raise You Five.
But wait, there's more!
I am giving away three runner-up gifts to help you help someone else.  Those randomly selected winners are:
#14:  Marcia at 123 Blog
#26:  Superjaxster
#12:  Holly Ann
Congratulations winners!  Please email me your mailing addresses so I can get your prizes out to you.
Now I'm off to the Y for some me time.

Comments

  1. UnknownJuly 8, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    That's awesome! Thank you for participating, I hope you had fun and gained new readers!

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  2. Holly GJuly 8, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Oh, how exciting!! Thank you so much!

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  3. And I'll Raise You 5July 12, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    I tried commenting last week, but my computer kept eating my comments!

    But THANK YOU so much. Perfect timing: but then, when isn't winning something good timing?

    And by the way, I couldn't find the NY quiz last week: did you? I missed my weekly chance at mediocrity!

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