Contests...My unlucky Misfortune...Kinda

There have been a LOAD of contests out there lately. And by load I mean like 534!!! (or something like that)

And like half of them are giving away super fantastic ARCs like Paranormalcy and Linger (and um...it wouldn't hurt for someone to give away Mockingjay. Just Saying....oh and I'm totally cool if someone wants to talk to Becca about throwing a contest out there for Crescendo too!) Anyways...

I keep losing. Every time. (Okay, except for the contest where I won a query and synopsis critique from Suzie Townsend...which may or may not be a tiny bit better than an ARC. It's a big toss up!)

So I've decided something must happen to up my luck. Apparently all my gnomes aren't cutting the mustard!

Maybe I just haven't found that "Lucky" Gnome yet....you know..."The One"...sigh...

So what shall I do in the meantime?

Rabbit's Foot? Yeah that's kinda gross...just saying...

Horse Shoe? Yeah I hung one of those up in the first house I bought...then I lost the house. I'm not a big fan of Horse Shoes.

Lady bug? Well I have quite a few of those crawling around on the windows...so far...still no ARC.

Rainbow? Still trying to find one of those...I think it's hiding next to the ponies...or possibly behind the butterflies.

Falling Star? Dang it!!! All the freaking contests happen during the day. That's not going to happen!

Sigh. I'm not sure I want to go using up my 'Deal with The Universe' on an ARC ... as I'm saving that for something a little more exciting (Possibly an Agent??? Deal w/ Universe may or may not be on the roster for next weeks blog posts)

So what's a girl in need of some killer ARCs to do???

And so my Prize Becomes an Adventure!

This is the best gnome post ever! (I know right, even better than mine. that's saying something)

So here ya go kids ... head right on over to Southern Princess' Adventures of Gnick the Gnome to see how my contest prize was brought to life!

(I am so swooning over here!)

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

Ok well not really a chicken dinner. More like a gnome and a book. But that is WAY better than a chicken dinner!

After careful calculation (You know...when you put down the little line marks to count points...super official!) I have determined the two winners! First place was a shoe in, but second place was close!

Drum Roll Please!!!

(Where's my drum roll? Hold on, grabbing the four year old and a pot and a spoon)

(Ahhhh there is my drum roll. You can hear it right? RIGHT!?! I thought so!)

Second Prize runner up goes to none other than Shannon O'Donnell who will be receiving the original version of Mary Poppins!!! (The crowd goes wild!)

Ok ok...hold your applause...

Let's get that Drum Roll again!

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And the grand prize winner of the COOLEST prize I have ever given away is...

wait for it....

wait for it....

Oh yeah ... this is the prize again for anyone who forgot ...
OK and the winner is ...


SOUTHERN PRINCESS!!! (Can you hear the screams?!?!)

If you girls could email me (mb(at)marybethsmith(dot)com) with your addresses that would be awesome!

And so this concludes the Poppins Blog Party! Hope you enjoyed Chateau Poppins, but now it's time to go. My self cleaning bathrooms are having a hay day and the kitchen staff needs a nap.

Feel free to leave your favorite part of the party and/or Chateau Poppins in the comments section!

Champagne is falling from the heavens!

Why? Well because it is our very first snow day for this school year of course.

No mom taxi!

No making lunches!

No making tired kids get dressed!

YAY!!!!

It's been a rough week for all of us and we've barely made it out the door each morning. Somehow its been impossible to wake up and super slow going every morning.

But today there is NO SCHOOL!!!

And guess what!?!?!

Everyone is awake....

Sigh.... Doesn't that just figure!

So it is the last day of my (Yay 200 Followers Party)contest. My prizes are getting antsy. They want owners!

If you haven't had a chance to rack up the points, go...

Answer Questions...
Tell me your favorite "Almost Kiss Scene"
Enter as many comments as you can with one of your favorite Carbolicious Foods
Share your worst Dental Experience

Then come back here and answer two more questions...

How many snow days have you had this year?
What is your favorite snow day memory?

And for 5 Extra Bonus Points head over to If You Give a Girl a Pen and comment on my post "The Pre Query Jitters"!!!

THEN come back Monday to find out who the winners are!!! YAY

My Big News!

So I know you've all been waiting for it. The Big News announcement I made yesterday has you on the edge of your seats, I just know it! I am SURE that you all went to bed last night thinking about it. You tossed and you turned uncontrollably just trying to figure out what my announcement would be this morning. I am sorry I interrupted your sleep! So let's get to it!

Well I haven't found myself an agent just yet. (Actually I've only found myself a couple more form rejections. Sigh....)

Sorry JM81...no update on my cryptic message...you're still going to have to wait on that one!

And Goodness Sake I AM NOT Pregnant again!!!! (I know some of you thought that!)

Nope my Big News is this...

My New Website is Up!!!!

Check it out!!! PLEASE leave some comments and tell us what you think or if you find any bugs/mistakes. I'm super excited. It's only the beta version and we have tons to add, but you'll get a good idea of what it's all about and I absolutely ADORE the design.

Also, I have a little small news....

***I've added some links to the said for the 2009 Bloggers Choice awards. Please feel compelled to vote for me!

***I won this blogging award yesterday from Paula J. over at Life as we know it by Paula


She had some wonderful things to say about my blog. Thanks Paula J.! You rock. So apparently I, in return, have to award 7 more people and add 10 Personal Facts about myself to the end of each blog. The awards will start tomorrow (possibly with a new pic though, I'm not sure what 'Honest Scrap' means???) as will the Personal Facts. Be prepared!!!