Couldn't Help Myself

Michael's store launched a Most Creative Mom's contest May 4th with a $1,000 store prize. My daughter Amy forwarded the e-mail saying, "We have to enter Stephanie!" (her sister, my daughter).
Well, I have a bucket of water hanging over my head waiting to dump if I don't get my year-long, to-do list--done, but I couldn't resist 'cause nobody, planet earth, is more deserving.
The contest goal was to find the Most Creative Mom. Wow! That screamed Stephanie! So, I put together three montages of the gifts Stephanie has made for her children and the family tree!

There was an essay required for the entry. Why did we think our creative genius should win? Michael's allowed 5,000 characters to describe her, and we used 4,881.
Just look at the montage. These creations are not from the past year but from the past months. And it's just a fraction of her gifts. And she makes everything in multiples, tailored to our individual tastes, thanks to her generous heart (and we beg her for things, too).
Next, the unexpected came. The number of entries was so huge Michael's FaceBook site had a meltdown. They closed the contest within a week with the promise to pick a winner from the entries on file and to announce the winner this Sunday.
Michael's broke a lot of hearts and they were apologetic. They even added five prizes because they realized it was going to be tough picking ONE winner.
Cross your fingers. I hope to update this blog on Sunday to say Stephanie won!

Of course, Stephanie says "it made me feel like a million bucks!" just being entered!