Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

After drawing all the winners for my prizes, I looked back at who they are- and the results are so funny!  No one can say that it was rigged (sorry Mom, maybe next time), and the diversity of the group of winners really shows how widespread my group of friends truly is!  To fill you in, I'll post how I know each person.  

Here are the winners for all of my Giveaway prizes from this week!

Monday- Magnet set- 19 entries- Winning entry #13- 
SARAH MANN WILLCOX!

Sarah and I became friends when we both played together in the Durham Symphony.  My Father in law has done a keg stand in her backyard.

Tuesday- Chopsticks set- 18 entries- Winning entry #12- 
JENNY SHUCK BATES!

Jenny and I worked together at Swenson's Ice Cream (my first job!) in Friendly Center AGES ago, and I hung out with her younger sister Tina.  Jenny has three adorable children, and gives great advice.

Wednesday- Pottery bowl- 22 entries- Winning entry #3-
 TIFFANY KING!

Tiffany and I were both Music Ed majors at UNCG.  She married a violist- insert any number of jokes here.

Thursday- Luggage tags- 22 entries- Winning entry #19- 
E VOIROL!

I met E about eightish months before we left Langley, and I wish I had met her sooner!  She and I have very similar senses of humor- and she once lent me a zebra print body suit.  True story.

Friday- Name banner- 17 entries- Winning entry #11- 
ARIAIL BERKELEY BUNTYN!

Ariail's mother and my mother have been friends since they were in High School, so I've known her literally my entire life.  We have baby pictures together.  I can't say that about many people.

To all my lucky winners- send me (via facebook message preferably, but email works too) your mailing address- and I will get these prizes in the mail next week!

If you didn't win and really, really, REALLY want something, I can be convinced to buy it and mail it to you- but you'll have to send me a check, or paypal!  :)  Family members may make Christmas gift requests too.  

Okay, that's it!  Giveaway week is complete!!  MaryMac OUT!

Givewaway week- FRIDAY!

Today is the LAST DAY of Giveaway week, and this has been so much fun!  Entries to all posts from this week close at Midnight Eastern time, so go back and comment if you haven't already!  Thank you to everyone who has participated, and has taken the time to enter.  Some people even posted about it on their blog and facebook- so thank you to you too!  This is my first time trying to do anything like this, and it can get complicated, so thank you ALL for being understanding.  :)

The comments will be numbered and then I'll be using this random number generator to pick the winners.  I'll post the winners here (and also on facebook probably) on Saturday, so stay tuned!  I was going to have people guess how much Mav weighs for this last post (because this boy is a chunk, and that would be funny)- but that just adds another layer of complication.  So- random it is!

Here is the final prize for one lucky winner!

A custom made banner!  We have one for both of the children, and they are really very nice!  This booth is operated by a very elderly man, who paints (painstakingly slowly and carefully) with beautiful rainbow colors on white silk.  Each letter is formed from something from nature, like a bird, bamboo, a tree, a sunset- each thing he paints is unique!  If you win, you get to choose what word or name you want on your banner.  You can hang it up, frame it, or give it away.  And in case you were wondering, yes, his booth is made out of mostly cardboard, plastic, and packing tape.  Genius!!

Here is a picture from Maddox's old room, and you can see her banner hanging on the right.

Oops- forgot to say- the Rules posted previously during the week still apply.  I'm not cutting and pasting it again!

Now, live long and prosper!  Or, go forth and multiply!  Hmm....how about this- PAY IT FORWARD!