AND THE WINNERS ARE..........!

Finally I have the results of the giveaway winners!  I'm excited about this.  Thanks to all who cut me slack on my own slackerhood, reminding me that life, afterall, does come before blogging!  But I love my blogging, and it continues to climb up my list of "Important Stuff".  The last commenter on my apology post was Linda Pressman, of Bar Mitzvahzilla, who noted that when she signed on for the giveaway, it occurred to her that it could be a challenge to tally the winners and such.  Well, she said a mouthful, and a very correct one at that!

To quote my old buddy Winston Churchill (actually we never met) in describing Soviet Union foreign policy back in the early 60s during the Cold War (and please note I'm paraphrasing and taking only one portion from the entire quote), "...a puzzle inside a riddle, wrapped in an enigma...".  That's how it turned out to be.  I had a plan for sorting it all out that had an intrinsic fatal flaw, so basically I did my best to be fair.  Thank you all for joining in on this.  If I ever do another giveaway, there will only be one possible winner!!  But this was great because I'm so grateful to all you bloggers who did and didn't sign on, and this feels like a fitting way to celebrate a year of Happy Blogging!

Winners in order of bag # are:

1 - Helen - Doing A 180
2 - Biz - Biggest Diabetic Loser
3 - Journey Beyond Survival
4 - Lisa - No More Diet Drama
5 - Tiffany - Skinny Jeans and a Healthy Me
6 - Karen - Waisting Time
7 - Tricia - Endurance isn't Only Physical
8 - Roxie - Gravel and Rust
9 - Tammy - From Fat to Fab
10 - Steve  - South Beach Steve (you're gonna look pretty carrying this bag!)
11 - Dana - Fatty McButterpants
12 - Shelley - A Forty Something's Weight Loss Journey
13 - Linda Pressman - Bar Mitzvahzilla
14 - Spunkysuzi
15 - Clickmom

My next grave uncertainty and fear is that when you receive your bag, it may not be one for which you voted.  I did my very best to enter people for the bags they listed, and those who said "any bag" were added in the mix as well.  The only thing I can say about what to do if you get a bag you didn't want is, "I'm sorry!"  Regifting is an option, or Goodwill - or your church bazaar.  Whatever.  Mainly I thank you all for entering and hope get what you liked and like what you get!!

The all important PB2 winners are:
1 - Rettakat at Loretta's Journey...One Good Choice at a Time
2 - Katie J - Katie J is On Her Way

Get your addresses to me and I'll begin mailing the stuff.  I'll let you know when I actually put your prize in the mail - and it's coming the cheapest way possible so may take a little time! (anyone know if the Pony Express is still running?)  Congratulations, winners.  I wish I could do something for every single blogger I read and who reads me.  This is an awesome community!!!

I have a lot of other stuff to talk about but will do it either later or tomorrow, because I want to inform you contestants who haven't been able to sleep or do anything as you've been waiting with bated breath for this!  Cough, cough!!!  Please know, as I'm sure you do, that I'm kidding.  Lots of bloggy love to all!