Housekeeping: Winners, Blog Break, and 7 Facts Award

I have a few things today, so I'll combine them into one post.

Congratulations to the latest winners!

• CSN Stores gift certificate giveaway:  The Fam
• Pretty Neat book giveaway:  Debbie
• Bumper Magnets from Build-a-Sign giveaway:  Laura

A couple of weeks ago I said that I'd be taking a semi-break from blogging.  It hasn't worked out that way:  I've been blessed with some fabulous guest posts, which have given me some days off, but I haven't been able to step away completely.  I hope to be able to do that very soon, as the real-life issues haven't subsided at all.

Finally, something more fun!  My blogging friend Noelle gave me this 7 Facts Award!  Thank you for thinking of me, Noelle!

This is how it works:

1 - Copy the Award Picture and add it to your blog

2- Thank and Link back to the person who awarded it to you

3- Share 7 Facts about yourself

4- Give 15 other bloggers this award

So ... seven facts about myself.  Are there really seven things that I haven't already blogged about?  Let's see ...

1. As a child, I had countless ear infections.  I probably drank more chalky pink antibiotic suspension than milk.
2. Which reminds me of this little-known and not terribly interesting tidbit:   I've never liked milk, unless it's chocolate.  Even now my husband will remind me to drink enough milk.  (I do take calcium supplements.)
3. For three years in grade school, I was in a split class.  Our classroom included students from two different grade levels, and the teacher taught the groups separately for most subjects.
4. I graduated from high school with a large class (600+ students).  Our school had so many students that we only attended school for about 4-1/2 hours a day.  Half of us went in the morning, and half in the afternoon.
5. I collect cookbooks, but (these days) I get most of my new recipes online!
6. In school I played clarinet for five or six years.  I still have a clarinet (or two) in the closet, but I haven't played in forever.
7. I don't believe in lucky numbers, but when I did, my lucky number was always 12.

Now I get to pass along the 7 Facts Award to some of my blogging friends!

1. Vickie at A Day on the Urban Farm
2. Michelle at Cross Driven Home
3. Crystal at Crystal's Cozy Kitchen
4. Petula at It's a Woman's World!
5. Cindy from Letters From Midlife
6. Melynda from Mom's Sunday Cafe
7. Tammy from Not Just Paper and Glue
8. Catherine from Our Village is a Little Different
9. Alea from Premeditated Leftovers
10. Alexis from Running Away?  I'll Help You Pack.
11. Melissa from those northern skies
12. Jamie from Walkin' in High Cotton

I look forward to reading your 7 Facts!