Susiej

Honestly, I didn’t think would quite make it back before midnight tonight to do this drawing, as this was the night of the annual spring string’s concert for my 6th grader. Proper etiquette does dictate that we not leave in the middle of it, as the instructor hinted all night, while he carefully keeps the students away from parents while the other classes perform. So, I was trapped with hundreds of other respectable people while our little sons tried to see how many mouth and body noises they could make that would sound as much like the very orchestra instruments that were serenading us. So, I’m glad we did the respectable thing and stayed throughout the entire concert. I’m sure everyone who sat around us is glad too.

He promised us we would all be done in one hour. Three orchestras in one hour. Maybe, just maybe, we could have been out of there in 1/2 an hour if he would have cut out all the talk between musical selections, that we couldn’t even hear anyway, because there was no microphone. And just maybe, the kids wouldn’t have gotten quite so restless in a half hour. What am saying, Dear Instructor, is, have a little mercy on us, please. It’s late. We’re tired. We have other kids…

So, to the prize. First, I must thank Mads at Random.org, for taking all the guess work and emotional heart-wrenching choices out of these important matters of the heart? I love all of your kids, and I wanted everyone to have this camera. And Jen, by far, had the funniest comment and advice to my babysitting quandary, “I would scratch out my eyes.” All of you really, had nice comments. But, with only one camera to give away, I just put everything in the hands of random.org, and watched what happened.
And the winner is, Painted Maypole, who said, “The MQ would LOVE that camera.” And hers, it is. Still, it doesn’t stop me from wishing you had all won.

But, the MQ is starting new adventures this Fall at school, and hopefully, Painted Maypole will share some of MQ’s latest photos with us on her blog, as she tells us all about MQ’s new discoveries at school this year.

I promise… I have some more great prizes coming up. They’ll be more chances soon.

For now, I wrote about how Grandma used to handle Christmas and birthday presents for over 50 Grand and Great Grandchildren, here. You’ll like this. It has lots to do with popcorn balls.

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