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First of all, thank you to everyone who entered.

I loved reading the stories of your messiest messes. If I were giving away the gift basket based on the best story, I’d have a very, very tough time. I laughed, I cringed, I was reminded how humbling life can be.

Thank goodness for the random generator.

The winner of the Windex Care Package giveaway is #4, Minnesotamom. The Windex Care Package should come in very handy because her family is gearing up to move into their new home!

I disqualified Lori Lavender Luz (because she was at the MHM Windex pottery fest), se7en (because she lives in South Africa), and MamaLiz and Melissa (because they are family members).

A truly hoopless, shiny and streak-free giveaway

I painted this rabbit. I love how it turned out.

It’s very Valentine’s Day friendly, which I hadn’t set out to do when I created it during a Mile High Mamas night out at Arvada’s Into the Fire pottery painting studio.

The evening, packed with good friends, good food, and permission to go crazy with a paintbrush, was sponsored by Windex. They wanted to share Windex Multi-Surface Vinegar Cleaner with The Mamas.

I’ve already used half of the bottle they bestowed on me. I tend to go nuts with my trigger finger, especially when the results shine and smell fresh.

Windex would love to send one of you the same delightful gift basket they gave to us. It includes:

1. A six-paneled photo frame

2. A canvas-covered organization tote

3. A bottle of Windex Multi-Surface Vinegar Cleaner

All you have to do is leave a comment telling me about a grody mess you’ve had to clean. Or you could tell me about a mess you made. I dropped a gallon of milk in our driveway this morning. Split wide open, it did.

There are no hoops to jump through. You don’t have to follow me or my blog or my Facebook page or my Twitter account. You don’t have to Tweet or bleat or go anywhere else or do a darn thing but leave a comment.

IN FACT, if I find out anyone has Tweeted or put this on Facebook or anything, you’ll be disqualified. The more you advertise the giveaway, the less chances you have to win. It’s MY JOB to promote all this stuff.

Not yours.

I will leave the contest open until Tuesday, February 8th at noon, mountain standard time. It ships anywhere in the US. Also, if you’ve never left a comment or have changed your contact info since your last comment, it will go to moderation. Don’t fret if you don’t see it right away.

I anxiously await your stories of messiness.

A nonsensical weather forecast and general snowday ramblings

Could someone explain how this makes sense?

Today’s high will be 4 degrees, according to KCNC, the local CBS affiliate.

Then how can tomorrow’s LOW be 19 degrees? What happens at the stroke of midnight to make the temperature skyrocket 15 degrees?

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It’s redundant to say “Negative 17 below zero.”

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We only have 3-ish inches of snow on the ground, but school has been cancelled for 2 days. They are blaming the extreme bitter cold, saying it’s too dangerous for kids to walk to school or wait at bus stops, especially when the wind whips up. Also, buses weren’t starting. The sky is blue, the main roads are clear.

I can’t imagine that school will be cancelled tomorrow, especially with the eruption of sudden warmth at midnight.

Sometime, today, I have to convince my lazy, be-jammied children that they might want to do the homework they brought home way back on Monday. Bathing would be good. Lunches will have to be packed tonight.

Sometime, today, I hope to wake from my own snowday trance.