Winner, WinnerS, Chicken DinnerS!!!!

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In the case of "Name the Grand Old Dame" - - -

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The verdict is in!!!

And we have winners!!!

That's right - - - I said winnerS.

You, my bloggy friends came through with name suggestions that made my job of choosing "just the right one" oh so difficult. BUT - - - in the end - - - there was only ONE choice I could make, and I made it.

I had planned to take your ideas to my 6th grade class and let them vote in the winner - - - but for personal reasons which I shall explain later - - - I just HAD to make the decision myself because I was afraid my class would NOT choose "wisely."

I KNEW you would come through for me. I KNEW you would give me the PERFECT name for the "Grand Old Dame" in my header.

But what I did not, COULD not know was - - -

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You would also give me STORIES.

Beautiful stories.

Bittersweet poignant stories.

I just didn't anticipate this, and with each new story you sent, my heart was moved and touched in oh so many ways.

So, I have ENLARGED the contest, and thereby added more chicken dinners (aka winners.)

I am in the process of sifting through all the stories to compile THE story of my "Grand Old Dame." I think when I am finished - - - you will be in LOVE, as I am, with the dream that is our "Grand Old Dame."

Now - - - you COULD cheat, go to my contest post, and read the comments to see if you could "compile" the story for yourself. It's O K - - - I give you cheating permission. But keep in mind that the REAL story, the TRUE (albeit fictitious) story will be the one I submit for your reading pleasure.

I will not post the winners until I have had time to write the story. It is my plan to give you story and winners in my very next post.

Until then - - - keep up the good work of posting, commenting, and building our blogging community into a thriving cyber-opolis.

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