A Mommy Story

You know it’s a hot day when you can drink your Starbucks Chai Creme Frappuccino and you never reach the point where it’s just a lump of chipped ice. The thing melted faster than I could drink it. That never happens, unless it’s 98 degrees outside. Which it just happens to be. And in Ohio, it’s never a dry heat.

But onto cooler matters. It’s time for a winner to be chosen in my book giveaway! I decided the best way to choose a winner was to leave it up to Cordy. The kid doesn’t read my blog, so she’s about as unbiased as they come.

I put each person’s name on a slip of paper, and put all the slips into Cordy’s favorite pink hat. Then, I put all of the slips back inside the hat after Cordy snatched the hat away from me and plopped it on her head, sending a cascade of white paper down her shoulders as she ran.

Cordelia has never been asked to participate in a giveaway drawing before, so she was a little unsure of the rules. Holding tightly to the hat, I asked her to pick a piece of paper from the hat.

However, she grabbed a handful of papers, and then sat down on the floor with them to look at each one. (Also snagging the hat and putting it back on, of course.) I hoped that she would just hand me a name, but no luck. She started picking up individual slips, and hiding them in different places, while I followed along behind her to not lose any of them.

15 minutes later, still with no clear winner and starting to feel like Florida’s election board, I begged the child to give me a name. Any name. Finally, we had a success. She handed me a piece of paper. And then one more. And then tried to eat the next one. (I guess that was the stopping point.)

The first name given to me was Mrs. Chicky, who, I’m guessing, will be choosing the book about Norman, the yellow lab. But Cordy could not settle for one winner, and so our other lucky winner is: Dana! So, Dana, which of the other two books would you like?

I’m keeping whichever book is not picked, and as soon as money gets better I will probably be looking into purchasing a few more of the books from The Benefactory. Congrats to the two winners, and e-mail me your addresses and choices so I can send you your books!