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!

Ok....so MAYBE I screamed like a Teenager....

Yep that's right kids. I was on my bed watching TV with the husband last night and the scene looked a little bit like this...

She sat silently on her knees. Her fingers were crossed although her fists were balled up and she stared at the TV before her, drool slightly falling from the right side of her mouth. She breathed in heavily and bit her lip as she closed her eyes. This was the moment she had been anticipating for the last 10 weeks.

She could hear Ryan Seacrest open the envelope and her eyes jolted open, she couldn't help it, she had to watch. Her heart stopped as he said the words, "And our Next....American Idol..." Her fingers were on the verge of breaking as she crossed them with such force. Then, just as she couldn't wait any longer, he said the name she'd been waiting for. "KRIS ALLEN."

She bolted up from her sitting position and screaming began to jump on the bed. Her husband stared at her as though she was possibly the craziest person he had ever met.

And it sounded a little like this...



Yes, that is correct...I my friends...I Poppins, pulled a Tatiana Del Toro scream last night. I sounded like a crazy teenage (oh who are we kidding, probably a mom) fan girl that had just been sat in front of Edward Cullen. Sure, Adam WAS talented enough to win, but I can't help it. He's the underdog, the one no one thought could do it. And he proved them all wrong. The underdogs ROCK!!! Don't let us fool ya people, we can bring it!!!! (And can I just mention that Ryan Seacrest looked SUPER hot in the Norman Gentle headband and glasses!)



So, did you enjoy the show last night? There were some super hot acts! My personal favorite, Jason Mraz. LOVE that man. Other Blog worthy moments would have been...

Bikini Girl vs. Kara Dioguardi (And the coy little comment Ryan gave her "I'd ask what's new, but I think we already know." CLASSIC!)

Norman Gentle (LOVE HIM!)

Tatiana Del Toro (Was it staged? Um I'm gonna say YEAH!)

And what was up with those skeleton winglike shoulder pads Adam had on while singing with Kiss??? Kinda concerned!

Oh and let's not forget...QUEEN!!!

Ok I'll stop now...I'm sure everyone has had more than enough hearing about last nights AWESOME season finale. Hope everyone has a wonderful day now that the anticipation of yesterday has worn off!