Thank You, Thank You, Thank You...

   I have been late getting this post up.  I am so sorry but my camera batteries died and I couldn't get the pictures out of the camera.  I tried pleading, begging, bribing, and threats.  Nothing happened.  It just sat there with its lens closed and ignored me.  And I thought a cat was the best at ignoring you.
   Finally I got the camera to hold a charge long enough to get the pictures.   So I can now post a big THANK YOU to Canadian Blogger Girl.

   Now without further ado I present all the way from Canada ...

  I got it.  I got the present I won from Canadian Blogger Girl in her first ever giveaway.  Look, Look here it is...

Ain't it purtty!!!

   I wanted to rip right into it at the post office, but I left the camera at home and I had to show you the pretty package.
  
   Then I ripped it open and look what I found...

No NO Thank YOU...

   She is so sweet she even sent me a handwritten note.  The girl has good penmanship as well as being a good blogger.

   So I started carefully unwrapping ... for once I followed directions.  She must have written using a Mommy tone.

Hey I got the Key to Canada.  Cool.

  Wait there is more ....  It is a never ending box of goodies....

    Okay I checked all the tissue over once, twice, three times, and I think I found everything.  Wait let me look again to be sure....

 

                                 WOW!!! What a haul.


    Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

   I am speechless (almost...and Jack would like to thank you for that).

   Now while you all go check out the wonderful, magnificent Canadian Blogger Girl on her home blog here, I am going to pour myself a cup of coffee, surround myself with my loot and sign "Oh, Canada"  at the top of my lungs.

   What are you still doing here?  Believe me you really don't want to be here when I sing.

   What still here, well don't say I didn't warn you....

   " OH CANADA... OUR HOME AND NATIVE LAND..."

  Hey if your going to stay around you might as well join in...

Yippy It Came...

    Jack hopped on the tractor this week to go check the mail.  When he got back he had this for me.

    I love getting packages in the mail.  This package was even happy to be delivered.  You gotta love a happy package.

  Inside was this...

   Veiled in Shadows, the long awaited first book from Allan Russell of Publish or Perish.  Check him out here.  His photos are awesome.  
    Al has graciously allowed me to read and review his book.  So I am off to start reading.
    Why not join me on the adventure.  You can purchase his book on Amazon.com as well as The Book Depository.