Nita, you are a winner... come forward

I'm still trying to flush Nita out of the brush so she'll come and claim her prize.  I'm hoping if I put her name in the title, she'll be more likely to notice.  You folks who entered to win Black Heels had better keep your eyes open, because if the prize is unclaimed Monday morning there will be another drawing for it.  I've saved the names in the bowl, just in case.  
I finished my own copy of "Black Heels to Tractor Wheels" today.  The ending was perfect, but it left me wanting more; do you suppose Ree will write another book taking up where this one leaves off?.  The book takes the story a little farther than Ree's online version on her blog, going on through their first year of marriage and the birth of their oldest daughter.  
Cliff is next in line to read it.  

Countdown

I printed off my list of names for the drawing.  Three people gave their full names, so I edited their last names out of this picture, just in case they didn't want that information spread around the Internet.  

I cut the individual entries, folded them, and put them in a bowl.  Now I wait for Cliff to wake up and draw two names:  The winner receives "Black Heels to Tractor Wheels" and the runner-up receives Pioneer Woman's cookbook.  I will give the winners until Wednesday morning to claim the prize and send me their addresses; if I haven't heard from them by then, we'll draw another name.   
I know this is a rather primitive way to hold a drawing on the Internet.  I realize there's some random generator thingie other people use for drawings.  But I'm a pretty primitive person, so until I do a giveaway that gets a ridiculous number of entries, I'll do it this way.

Giveaway!

I have here an extra copy of "Black Heels to Tractor Wheels", Ree Drummond's latest book.  I want to share the love and see that one of you gets this book.  It'll be something to help pass the time on these cold, snowy winter days.  Unless, like my sister, you live in south Texas.  Or Florida.  In that case, it's something you can read while you lie on the beach getting a tan.  
Did you know that the readers of the Pioneer Woman blog helped choose the title for this book?  Yep, Ree had several ideas for a title back when she started telling this love story on her blog; she took a poll of her readers to find out which we liked best.  I voted for "Black Heels".  

Ree autographed the book.  

To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment telling me someplace you'd visit right now if the airplane tickets were free.  I allow anonymous comments on my blog, but if you have trouble with that, email me at mosie1944@gmail.com with your entry.   I'll write down the names (or email addresses), put them in a hat, and have Cliff draw.  Let's end this contest at midnight Sunday; we'll find out the winner when Cliff wakes up on Monday morning.  


If you're like Cliff and really don't want to go anyplace, that's OK.  Leave any kind of comment as long as it's a nice one.


Where would I visit if I had the chance?  Hawaii, I think; if I couldn't do that, I'd go visit my sister in Texas.   Today it's supposed to get up to 74 there; tomorrow a cold front will affect that area, so the high will only be 54; but I'm sure it'll warm back up in a day or two.  It always does.  


I would ask that relatives not enter this giveaway because if one of them won, it would look a little fishy.  Besides, when I'm done reading my own copy, I'll pass it around the family to anyone who's interested.  


Ree will be going on a book-signing trip again; you'll find the schedule HERE.  So far, Kansas City isn't on the list.