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Dear Reader,
Join in a little bit of silly fun today. Do you remember casting your vote in our Name the Baby contest in 2006? I need your help again, this time to name the big, goofy chicken.
Five years ago when my son and daughter-in-law were expecting their first child, they were finding parenthood challenging right from the get-go. A baby boy was on the way, but they couldn't agree on a name--and believe me they tried.
The soon-to-be parents even tried to convince their minister to poll the congregation. All those in favor of Paul, say "Amen," all those in favor of Owen, stand up and yell, "Hallelujah." The minister wisely side-stepped their request, but he did vote for his personal favorite. I even had to stop my son from tapping his water glass in our favorite restaurant and announcing, "Attention please. Would everyone put down their fork and listen up? My wife and I are in a disagreement and we desperately need your help. We can't decide what to name our baby..."
Even after paging through baby name books they still couldn't agree, so they asked me to poll book club readers. Readers got to pick their baby's name, and they weren't kidding! Whatever name got the most votes, that's what they would name their son, and that's how my grandson, Paul Robert Beecher, got his name.
Today the challenge is much less daunting. Last week readers sent in possible names for a chicken hand puppet my husband and I brought back from our vacation in the Smoky Mountains. Three names were chosen as finalists, now all you need to do is pick the winning name. You picked the perfect name for my grandson, how about giving it a go--and choosing your favorite name today.
The three finalists are:
Chickie Chick a Boom
Hokey-Smokey
Kernel-Kluck
Please go to http://tinyurl.com/goofychicken and cast your vote.
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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www.muffinsandmayhem.com
AUTHORBUZZ: Meet author Wendy Dubow Polins
Fare Forward is a story about finding things that transcend time. Gabriella's grandfather is about to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for his shocking proof that will change everything we take for granted. Standing at the threshold of the beginning of everything in her own life, she knows that her future and that of the world, hangs delicately in the balance. She must decide: What are the things in life worth fighting for? Can we change our fate?
Sample author Wendy Dubow Polins' book and say hello to her. Go to: http://authorbuzz.com/dearreader and click on FARE FORWARD.
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