a welcome and the last day of my contest

this weekend, i was in Yosemite to get my new puppy! (long story why).

in addition to pictures of some beautiful scenery, i brought back a new member of my family.

rule number one: no laying on the couch. already repealed.

rule number two: no going upstairs. temporarily on hold.

rule number three: no people food. still in effect...most of the time. it's good to know we can hold to something!

also, in blog-related news, this is the last day to enter my giveaway. be sure to enter if you haven't already!

here are a couple pictures from my trip, too:



















i hope you all had weekends as wonderful as mine!

hello in the blogoshpere!

hey to my old and new followers! i hope you're enjoying my contest : )
(click here to enter if you haven't already...or just scroll down the page a little ways).

just a a quick link if you're interested in winning a few more books: check out the 2011 Releases Giveaway here to possibly win some awesome copies of pre-ordered books!

hope you're all doing well--i miss hanging around the blogosphere. i'll be back full-time in next week.