Outnumbered Two to One

To all who entered my 200th post giveaway, thank you. I wish I could give you each a prize, but being that we’re a one income household, I don’t think my husband would appreciate that very much. In my book you’re all winners, granted you get none of the loot that the actual winners will receive, but that’s just a technicality.

The copy of Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” goes to…

Kia of Good Enough Mama, who was fortunate enough to be randomly selected by an unbiased (and free) online resource…maybe she should hit the slot machines to test out her new found luck. If you have the opportunity, please go by and offer your congratulations. She’s an entertaining read and not just because she has the maturity level of a 8 year old boy (her words, not mine).

The zombie hunting permit was a little tougher to decide. It seems many of you felt the imminent threat of a zombie invasion and were eager to do your part to eliminate it. Two ladies in particular took their fervor to a whole other level, declaring an all out sisterly feud in their efforts to secure their win.

Elle and Stacy of Blue Monkey Butt were relentless in their pursuit of a zombie hunting permit, taking their debate from my blog to theirs and back again. Now, if Stacy accidentally fed her sister to the advancing undead hordes, I would never forgive myself.

So, since this is my giveaway and I’m making up the rules as I go along, I’ve decided to award two hunting permits, to the Blue Monkey Butt girls, since their cutthroat contest winning skillz will make them assets to the zombie killing team.

Congrats to all three winners…and thanks again to everyone who stopped by to play, read, and comment.

If you despise zombies and enjoy Maurice Sendak, check out my giveaway.

Generally I’m not a lucky person when it comes to games of chance. It’s why I don’t gamble away my husband’s paychecks on a single game of blackjack or eat mall sushi. The odds just aren’t in my favor.Then yesterday, I got this in the mail…

Free stuff is so much better than all those annoying bills and car insurance offers I keep getting. These are my first ever online blog giveaway prize winnings, sent to me by Cyndy from DysFUNctional Mom.

Three weeks ago her adorable daughter pulled my name out of a hat, and boom! my life was transformed. I was suddenly a winner. That big invisible L on my forehead miraculously erased. I was pretty stoked. I laughed, I cried, I considered hitting the slot machines to see if things had truly turned around for me.

Instead I waited for my shipment of stuff to arrive. And it did, Saturday. Truly it was the highlight of a day spent in pajamas in front of our new game system, contemplating the thin line between pathetic and copacetic.

Now, not only do I have reading material for the next several weeks, but I can finally see what all the Twilight hype is about (I’ll keep you posted.) Also I can keep track of what page I’m on with the lovely bookmarks Cyndy sent me. Isn’t that thoughtful?

The only way it could have been better is if the bottom of the bubble padded package were lined with chocolate truffles and/or cookie pieces.

Yes, I am PMSing as a matter of fact. Why do you ask?

Wow, I can really rattle on, can’t I?

200 posts worth of rattling to be exact.

This day just kind of crept up on me, and as usual I scrambled to come up with a clever way to mark this momentous occasion…

Should I give a recap of each and every post through a series of interpretive dances?

Should I list 200 of my favorite shades of blue for your reading pleasure?

Should I eat 200 marshmallows on video I could later upload to YouTube?

Should I write a 200 line folk song about my brief blog odyssey, entitled “The Blodyssey of Bear”?

Oh, the possibilities.

In the end I took the easy way out.

I opted for my first ever giveaway.

Please, folks, try to contain yourselves.

To celebrate (besides eating myself in to a cake induced coma later this evening) I will be giving away two items to two lucky readers.

Exhibit A: A new paperback copy of “Where The Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak.

Item 2: A United States Zombie Hunting Permit bumper sticker issued by me and ready to affix on your zombie killing vehicle of choice.

The rules are simple (at least in my mind).

Leave a comment on this post and you’ll be entered for the book drawing. Then in one week I’ll chose a winner at random.

Leave a second comment stating why you need a Zombie Hunting Permit and in a week the Bear family and I will choose our favorite answer. That person will then be able to hunt zombies at their leisure. (Weapon and ammo not included.)

In conclusion I’d like to thank you, all of you, for reading and commenting. It’s the comments that keep me coming back like a demented comment junkie, yearning for my next fix. I might need to get it under control lest the family stage an intervention. Till that fateful day, keep coming back, feed my addiction and comment your butts off.

And of course enter the contest, which is my tiny thank you for all that you do.

Take it, I said. It would be rude not to.