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Nope, I didn't win, and I wasn't even in the top 20. There must have been a lot of serious talent writing in. I hear there's a lot of sour grapes over the winner that was chosen, but I am moving forward in my life. My visit to the San Diego, CA was amazing, our daughter wants us to move out...

I used to be a grammar snob, but sometimes it's just too much fun to purposefully make a mistake :) The mistakes that always grab me are misspellings like "Angle" for "Angel," "loose" for "lose," and oh, boy, my sister's tragically frequent use of the (non) word "irregardless." I say tragic...

I am still awaiting the announcement of the winner of the essay contest. The Facebook page posted the entry numbers and locations of the "top 17 essays of the twenty chosen" and I therefore assumed that the essay contest was over for everyone not on that list, however, it turns out that the...

Thanks, Joey!

Wow, on your way to sainthood, lol. I clearly remember when our youngest entered elementary school, it felt like I had come out of a sixties experience to finally have time to shower and drink coffee in a silent house by myself. Not that I am hesitant to go back to that pace!

Thank you :)

Drawing is in 8 days! The winner is announced, I believe, on June 6th

I will definitely keep you posted!

I think if the penny was placed deliberately this means bad service, but I agree that across different areas and/or cultures it could mean different things. I can't imagine just a penny being a compliment, though. My grandmother left a single penny when dining out and the server was rude to her...

I love peonies, but they have to be planted far from the house because they are pollinated by ants, which then flood the house if they're too close. I put used coffee grounds and well-crunched egg shells against the foundation of my house to deter ants and other creepies. I buy diatomaceous...

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Thank you :)

I am a kind of happy go lucky person, I can put up with a lot, especially when traveling. A shared bath would be no sweat for me. My husband - not so much. He would be horrified by a shared bathroom because he is a germophobe and must pounce on every germ with a Lysol wipe. He would consider...

Thanks, Ice!

Thanks, Joey! I hope we win, too. I haven't told anyone outside our home except my mother and a friend who I ran my final copy by for a quick edit. We need a change, NY has handed us a lot of new and cherished friends, but it's been a lot of loss here, too.

Gillumhouse, I tried to do that before you replied, I can only edit, not delete. I will write duplicate so an admin can take it off. Thank you!

Gillis house, I tried to do that before you replied, I can only edit, not delete. I will write duplicate so an admin can take it off. Thank you!

Wow, what a beautiful and thoughtful idea!

Duff, I am a stepmother who raised five kids total, you just described the last 25 years of my life, LOL!!

That's a great idea!