A FRIDAY FUNNY

This week’s funnies are all about animals to go with our Free Book Friday giveaway below. :kitty

FREE BOOK FRIDAY

This week, I’m not offering an actual book for Free Book Friday.  Instead, I’m offering 10 sheets of Animal Rescue “Adopt a Shelter Pet” stamps to 10 different winners.  (It may not be a book, but who couldn’t use free stamps, right?! :dog )

I actually wanted to do this way back in April when these wonderful pet rescue stamps came out, but as some of you may recall, very bad things were going on with my website & blog last Spring, so I never go the chance. :sadheart   Now that I am fully in control of The Dungeon once again, however, I can do whatever I want, whenever I want. Neener-neener-neener. :tpspspspt

So as I said, I will be giving away 10 sheets of these fabulous stamps—one each to 10 of today’s bloggers.

To enter, simply leave a comment to today’s post that includes the code FBF—for “Free Book Friday,” even though these aren’t “books” in the strictest sense :winkwink —to let me know you’re interested in the drawing. (U.S. residents only for the prize, please, but everyone is welcome to chat.)

Winners will be announced during our Happy Sunday post on…well, you know, Sunday.  Winners are also responsible for contacting me with their mailing information—i.e. I will not be contacting you—so be sure to check back in or you might not even know you won! :uhoh

Good luck!  And remember—adopt a shelter pet!

A FRIDAY FUNNY

FREE BOOK FRIDAY

Another Free Book Friday title unclaimed from November is up for grabs again—Forever Blue by Suzanne Brockmann.

To enter the giveaway for this book, simply leave a comment to today’s post that includes the code FBF—for “Free Book Friday,” of course—to let me know you’re interested in the drawing. (U.S. residents only for the prize, please, but everyone is welcome to chat.)

Winner will be announced during our Happy Sunday post on…well, you know, Sunday.

Winner is responsible for contacting me with her mailing information—i.e. I will not be contacting you—so be sure to check back in or you might not even know you won! :reindeer

(If prize isn’t claimed within 14 days, another name may be drawn or item may be tossed back into the goody bag to be re-used for a future giveaway.)

Top 5 Reasons I Love Winter

5. The blanket of white snow is so very lovely until people start shoveling & tromping through it.  (I prefer to leave it as-is as much as possible, then see if I can tell which critters have padded across my yard.)

4. With the windows closed, I don’t have to listen to neighborhood noise. (i.e. dogs barking, radios blaring, lawn mowers mowing, kids screaming at the top of their lungs…)

3. I can dry/thaw stuff on the uber-hot radiators in no time flat!  (Gotta be careful with this one, though…there’s a fine line between “thawed” & “spoiled.” :sick )

2. Winter is the perfect time to curl up with a nice, hot cup of cocoa.  And a slice of toast.  And a book.

1. I can use the lousy weather as an excuse to stay inside & hibernate! I mean write! Yeah, that’s it, stay in & write.

Top 5 Reasons I Hate Winter

5. Every five minutes, weather advisories & school closings go scrolling across the TV screen.  I’m sure there are people out there who care about this sort of thing, but I do not…at least not as much as I care to see Michael Weatherly at his full height & volume, thankyouverymuch!

4. With the windows closed, there’s no fresh air & no birds/chippies/squirrels (& the occasional rat) to entertain the cats. :kitty

3. It’s COLD!  I tend to get cold easily, anyway, so winter can be a nightmare.  I am forever adding layers…then shedding layers…then adding layers…

2. It’s COLD!  When/if I do have to go out—which, thankfully, does not happen very often—I have to bundle up like the Abominable Snow Monster.  Seriously!  And have I mentioned that I now have titanium plates in my face that absorb the cold like a sponge.  Not fun.

1. It’s COLD!  My fingers, especially get icy fast.  And have you ever tried to type with gloves on?  Of course not, because it’s freaking impossible!

All right, I’ve gotten that out of my system.  I feel much better now.  So how about you?  What qualities make up your love/hate relationship with the season of snow & ice?