I Luv Freebies

I'm a drawing junkie. Wherever there's a raffle, I'm there, preferably multiple raffles together. I bounce from display to display, address stickers clutched in my sweaty palm, frantically sticking my labels to the entry forms. I register for trips I'd never take, jackets, pillows, even a +1000 pound granite rock.I've even entered the Publisher Clearing House Sweepstakes, I dream of the day a white van with the giant check shows up on my door step. I prefer free drawings because I love the feeling of getting something for nothing. This spring I've won 2 free jackets, the ugliest candle holder I've ever seen, and a $100 gift certificate for dinner at Lavelle's Bistro.I do spurge in the spring, that's when I buy tickets for the Nenana Ice Classic. http://www.nenanaakiceclassic.com/

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G and I went to the spring wine fling at the Princess hotel last Saturday. There were over 800 varieties to choose from, I believe I sampled about 12 different types. The food was very excellent, smoked salmon, fresh fruit, cheeses, and chocolate dipped strawberries were a few of the choices.In the beginning I tried to keep notes but when things started moving too fast I couldn't keep up. We did select a few new wines to order, the Forest Glen White Merlot and the Jackson Triggs Icewine Vidal. The Icewine is a desert wine made from frozen grapes. I spoke to my x-husband on the phone last night. His mother is in the hospital in Anchorage. She has some sort of cancer (type?) and has been bleeding from her kidney. Being the dutiful son he is, he wanted everything possible thing done for her. I've been working some exhausting hours at work this week, next week doesn't look better. At one point I thought I was coming down with some sort of bug. I want to slow down at work, I'm not going to work any extra this summer, I swear it!