Wow, and wow

I was chosen as Yard Haunt blog of the year by Haunt Jaunts!!! Wow, seriously...wow!

I guess someone finds my silly Halloweenish ramblings entertaining! :D They said some really nice things about me.....almost made me blush :)

Thanks so much!

It is a great blog and I had a lot of fun checking out some of the other winners...quite a list they have created over there, definitely worth a visit! Clink on the image for a link to the specific blog post.








Comments

  1. Pam MorrisJanuary 5, 2010 at 4:36 PM

    congrats and the honor is well deserved! always entertaining and always upbeat, always helpful to newbie haunters and supportive of new blogs (like mine!)-- can't think of a more deserving blogger...(did I already say deserving?)

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  2. Emme ToayeJanuary 5, 2010 at 5:46 PM

    Congratulations, what a great way to start the year out. Obviously they know talent when they see it.

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  3. SuzieJanuary 5, 2010 at 6:16 PM

    Huge Congratulations! There are a LOT of blogs out there, and while picking yours as a winner, is a no-brainer, it is still quite an accomplishment over all of the others that exist!

    You are always informative and entertaining, and your blog just plain has a "feel good" attitude going all of the time!

    You are TOTALLY deserving!! What a nice way to start your year!!

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  4. I Like Horror MoviesJanuary 5, 2010 at 10:54 PM

    Should never come as a surprise Queenie, you set the bar with Frog on the Pumpkin, congrats!!

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  5. suzanneJanuary 6, 2010 at 2:51 AM

    Congratulations!! Well-deserved indeed :)

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  6. PumpkinBrainJanuary 7, 2010 at 9:24 AM

    Congratulations!! That's no surprise :-)

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  7. Stephanie DJanuary 9, 2010 at 6:52 AM

    Wow and congratulations!

    SOMEONE has great taste!

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  8. Courtney MrochJanuary 10, 2010 at 7:18 AM

    Frog Queen, you are so funny! I am so happy I made your day with, as your readers have pointed out, a VERY well-deserved award. Your humbleness is just another endearing quality you possess and what makes you and your blog so appealing. I sure wish you the best in 2010. Looking forward to making the journey with you via your posts. (Which you might have surmised via the award that I enjoy extremely much! =)

    Courtney
    Haunt Jaunts

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