Friday - Halloween Addition

Yes it is Friday and Friday's are for fun . . and so is Halloween, my second favorite Holiday. Second only because it doesn't get any better than April fools day.  My husband plays a cruel joke on me every year shortly after Halloween, if he is reading this, I would like to say just because it worked  for 27 years, don't be thinking it will work this year. Fool me 27 times shame on you, fool me 28, shame on me.

This years third annual virtual pumpkin carving contest turned out to be a bigger disaster than usual. No one followed the rules so I am going to break a few myself.   The rules were posted last Friday, no point in going into it all now and don't bother reading them it is too late.

Traditionally the winner is chosen by polling readers.  Well that isn't going to happen either because like I said I am breaking the rules.  There were four entries this year, and here are the winners:

The first entry, and winner is from the amazing and very talented Kelley Koehler, she broke a few rules but was the only person who got her entry in before the deadline instead of after.  Her talents go way beyond pumpkins. Kelley is also know as House Chick, and has a mighty fine blog. If you like her work, you can let her know by buying a house in Tuscon AZ. 

The second winner is a winner because it is from Minnesota and came in only a few hours after the deadline, Teri came very close to following the rules. Please don't hold it against her. Teri Eckholm is also amazingly talented.  She is a local Realtor and you can learn more about her by checking out her blog, the Minnesota Real estate update

The third entry is clearly a winner. Dale Chumley's pumpkin was voted last years winner.  If I  had chosen last years winner myself it would have been Dale's entry because it looked the most like me. He used the same strategy this year and I have to say what could be better than a pumpkin that looks kine of like me?  Dale is a Realtor in Clark County WA, and author of the Clark County Real Estate Guide.

The last entry and winner came in so late that I had almost finished this post when it arrived.  I was feeling kind of cranky about it all so Jim Whatley doesn't even know that it is being included, because I didn't even let him know I got it.   I decided to include it because it is against the rules like the rest of the entries and because it is by far the scariest entry. I don't know Jim all that well.  he follows me on twitter and says the kindest things.  That makes me a little suspicious but I guess I have gotten used to having him around.  Jim is a with Uber Realty in Florida

Thanks all for the entries, and I mean that. Next year I will have so few rules that anyone will be able to follow them.  I am sure I'll find some way to mess it up just like every year.

Have a happy Halloween and please be safe out there.