This is the most comments I’ve EVER had on a blog post! Amazing!
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Just for fun (and because I recently wrote an article for my RWA chapter that highlighted them) I decided to particpate in a blog hop, with giveaways. This blog hop has 242 blogs signed up to participate so there are plenty of chances to win!
The deal is that the giveaway has to be book related, but rather than impose my taste in books (which is undeniably superb) on any entrants, I decided to go with the ever-popular Amazon (or B&N) Gift Card, which will allow you to choose a few books on your own. If you need suggestions, I will be happy to provide them. Or you could just peruse past posts on this blog and find some excellent suggestions.
So…let’s work a little trade. I’ll keep it simple. For a chance to win a $20 Amazon (or B&N) Gift Card, you can do any one of the following:
1. Follow me here on the blog
2. Friend me on Facebook
3. Follow me on Twitter
4. Friend me on Goodreads…I just started with that, and I think it just might become addictive.
And, if you want more than one chance to win, go crazy and do two, three, or all four of them….there’s a $20 Amazon (or B&N) Gift Card up for grabs!! Only one comment here is necessary–just let me know how many entries you get. If you’re already a follower or friend (depending on the site)–you’re awesome (and I will give you two entries if you want ’em)! Just send me a message letting me know you want in on this opportunity. And don’t forget to leave a blog link or an email so that I can get in touch with you if you!
The blog hop runs from Thursday, March 17th to midnight on Sunday, March 20th, so hop to it!
And once you’ve entered, follow the Linky to other book blogs on the hop for more great giveaways! Think of the possibilities…
We’re in the thick of Spring Break now, and things are going pretty well. My biggest pet peeve is all the jinxing. It started several weeks ago (I lay the blame squarely at the feet of PFB’s fellow third graders…GFB is just along for the fun). Any semi-simultaneous uttering of the same word–they were certainly not sticklers–would result in the chant, “Pinch, poke, you owe me a Coke.” Then, just when that was getting particularly irritating, they shook things up a bit, switching out the poke for any old thing to rhyme with something they wanted: “Pinch, thwickers, you owe me a Snickers.” This went on for DAYS! Maybe I should have been applauding their creativity–I wasn’t.
I had to pull the plug, and I did. So we were without jinxing for a week or so. Now it’s back, without the chant. Now it’s just ‘JINX!’ But if they both say jinx at the same time, they have to keep going until one of them calls Uncle. Last night I heard them upstairs and nearly spit out the orange slice I was eating. Two happy-go-lucky voices chirping, “Jinx! Jinx! Jinx!…” It must have been fifteen times. I could picture them skipping down the road, holding hands, continuing the chant far, far away from me…. No such luck.
So far, today is a virgin day. No jinxes yet. And I desperately hope we keep it that way.