This iPod Touch has Mikela's Name on It

OK, so I've been sweeping like crazy since Christmas - not meaning that I have been cleaning my house, but that I've been entering sweepstakes. It began when I googled to see if there were any iPod Touch sweeps online so that I could win one for my granddaughter Mikela, who had her heart set on getting one for Christmas, but didn't (see earliest blog below). I'm happy to announce that on April Fool's Day, I became the proud winner of an iPod Touch during the Oberto's Ultimate Alpha Zone Sweepstakes. When I told Mikela, she hit an operatic whoop for a solid 30 seconds. No foolin'!






The question of this hour is: Will I keep sweeping now that I've reached my original goal - or will I move on to the next round? Easy enough: My Ford Taurus is 10 years old. I can't decide if I'd rather have the All-American Rejects' Honda, the Pink Panther's Smart Car coupe or one of the three Priuses being given away right now. Gander Mountain's Dodge Ram truck looks great, but I've never driven a truck before, so I might have to barter that one. Oh, well, beggars can't be choosers. But sweepers can be winners!



HEY, LITTLE GECKO GUY!

What's funny is that I won a second prize on April Fool's Day: the Geico Gecko Pack given away by Gena M at http://themorrisbunchblog.com/. This one's for me - at least, the little Gecko bobblehead! I love that little guy - I hope that's not the only reason I have Geico insurance. Gena's blog contest was really fun - it went "live" and set an end time at 200 comments with no limits on how many comments you could post, only that each one had to be relevant to the contest. My competition included some fast-and-furious dueling mommas, but I had random pick on my side that day and took home the prize.







MIKELA'S VIDEO ON THE MONK THEME
HAS BEEN VIEWED NEARLY 900 TIMES
ON YOUTUBE!!!

In deference to Monk's OCD, I posted 900 so that this would be a nice even number. He would also be pleased to know that this video is exactly 1:00 long (although it sometimes comes up as 1:01 - but don't tell him).