And the winners are………..! This vote IS the “FINAL ANSWER”!

Oh my…..where does time fly to? It’s been about a month and a half already since we returned home from our wonderful adventure! My apologies for not getting this final photo contest out to you all! I just got caught up – first, with unpacking and restoring back to our “normal”, then the holidays were upon us. Thanksgiving was a quiet affair, but we enjoyed our Thanksgiving meal with Marj and Larry. Since then, I’ve been busy preparing for Christmas….my goal was to be completely ready by Dec. 1st – and I MADE IT! All gifts are here and wrapped, the Christmas cards are mailed, and all my baking is done. Almost… as I like to roll all my raw cookie dough into balls, then I flash freeze them and store them in zip locks in the freezer. As far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing like fresh baked cookies so by baking as needed, it eliminates the work and allows us to enjoy fresh baked through the holidays! As it turns out, it was an absolutely blessing to have Christmas prep done by the 1st…..Howie ended up having a total hip replacement on December 3rd! I’m happy to report that just Day 4 post op, he’s doing extremely well! God is good all the time!!!

Now, on to the final photo contest! Below, you will find the winning photos from each photo contest and for each category. The goal is to determine the absolute best of the best. So now I ask that you, one last time, choose your favorite for EACH of the categories, A = Beautiful and B = Cute/Fun. In about a week, I will post the two ultimate winners. If you voted for a winning photo, I will be sending you a prize of the coveted Huckleberry Jam. (Huckleberry has quickly become Howie’s favorite flavor, regardless if it’s jam, pie, ice cream, taffy, etc. etc.!) REMEMBER, if more than one of you picks the winning photos, those names will be put into a hat and ONE will be picked (per category).

So please…..don’t hesitate – get your votes in NOW and good luck!

Category A – BEAUTIFUL

Category B – CUTE/FUN

Make your picks and submit ASAP. The winner for each category will win

a jar of Huckleberry Jam – it’s SO good!! Good Luck and

HAPPY TRAILS!