Contestant

PLEASE VOTE FOR MY FRIEND ALY...

Wondering What to Read This Summer

Read great reviews of 100+ books at

You could also win 5 books!!

Pay It Forward

1. Be one of the first FIVE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me - something crafty or yummy, who knows?! (you can make a request, but we'll have to see what happens!)

2. Winners must post this challenge on their blog, meaning that they will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first FIVE bloggers who leave a comment on their post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate pictures and comments! If you are not one of the Top Five to comment on this post, you can still play along.Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! SO, REMEMBER…Pay it forward!

This is NOT an April Fools Joke

Hurry! You Could Win!!

Click here to WIN your choice of a KitchenAide Immersion Blender, a Cuisinart Food Processor, or a KitchenAide Stand Mixer at My Wooden Spoon.


You could also WIN a Cannon PowerShot Camera.
Check it out here...


Do It Now! Both contests end tomorrow...

Someday Stories Revisted

Wells Fargo bank asked people to tell them their Someday Stories
and how the bank could help them achieve their dreams.
They received over ten thousand entries...

Here are their five finalists who each won ten
thousand dollars to get their dream started:

• Danny Gibbons from Provo, Utah
(This is my daughter's friend's husband)


Who wants to become a physical therapist.

• Erin from Prescott Valley, Arizona
Who wants to open a used bookstore.
• Evelyn from Sharon, Massachusetts
Who want to help her daughter
expand her magazine.
• Mary from Rye, Colorado
Who wants to help her mom
open a hospice home.
• Tiffany from Reno, Nevada
Who wants to become a doctor.

Check out Danny's story here...
And then be sure to vote for him
(Right now, Danny is narrowly in the lead. Your vote can keep him there)

The person with the most votes wins
one hundred thousand dollars...

When you vote, you also get to help a worthy cause...
• Boys and Girls cCubs of America
• Habitat for Humanity
• Junior Achievement

Please pass the word along to vote for Danny...

Chocolate Contest

For information and prizes, or to enter go here...
Now vote for your favorite name...