I don’t normally do a separate post to announce winners, but I was pretty excited about both the Pope Joan  and the Catching Fire  contests. So here we are.

On a random note, why do I insist on pounding a key on my keyboard multiple times when I know the key won’t work like I want?

Okay, back to the giveaway winners.

For Pope Joan, I had two copies to give away. The winnners are:

Debbie from Suburban Sanity (who has a fantastic header, by the way…not that I’m biased or anything)

and

bridget3420

Don’t forget, you need to buy the book and mail the author your receipt to be entered into the red carpet drawing! Why do you think I bought an extra copy to give away?

For the Catching Fire  giveaway, I’m especially excited. In fact, I’ve been able to find a SECOND copy of Catching Fire  to give away because I pretty much want everyone to READ THIS BOOK NOW. If I could be a bully, I wouldn’t hesitate to bully people into reading books. Kidding! Bullying isn’t funny. Even when it’s about books.

Okay, so the winners are…

Wendy Cleveland

and

Chloe

Congratulations everyone! I am/will be emailing everyone for their mailing address.

I can’t

• imagine life without my husband
• eat fast food
• bend over and touch my fingers to the floor
• eat tomatoes without gagging
• sing. at all.

I can

• make tortillas (both corn and flour) from scratch
• wiggle my ears
• accept people as they are
• go to sleep within minutes of getting in bed
• eat a bit of ice cream and no more

I won’t

• be anywhere without a book…or knitting or crocheting
• pretend to like someone I don’t
• eat everything on my plate
• wear a coat when it’s cold outside
• be on time to work unless I get up at 6am (so I can be at work by 8am)

I will

• raise my kids so they know I love them
• be a person I can admire
• cry unabashedly at movies and books
• make my pets snuggle with me even when they don’t want to
• buy Catching Fire when it comes out, even though I’ve already read it

I shouldn’t

• pick at my zits (but it’s SO SATISFYING!)
• let so much time go by without calling my friends
• buy clothes that don’t make me look fantastic
• eat popcorn for dinner
• say something without thinking how it will sound to someone else

I should

• buy more locally grown vegetables
• mellow out
• pamper myself more often
• replace my kitchen floor
• learn that I can’t do everything

Borrowed from Brandy, who inspires me more than she knows