To everyone who voted for my blog and got the word out, I want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!
And a very special THANK YOU for Misty and Elizabeth, who I know really did a lot!!!!
And to the Dixons, who nominated me and clued me in to what this was all about!!! 
Laura, at 10 million miles, won first place, pulling ahead of me for good sometime in the late hours (I went to bed at 11!!! ) She had family and friends staying up until 2 a.m. EST to keep an eye on her progress! She deserves first place after all their hard work! I’ve posted over at her blog, but I want to say it here, too:
CONGRATULATIONS, LAURA!
Please take a moment and go visit her blog! I’ve added her to my favorites! 
That is one very nice thing about this "competition"–you discover many more neat blogs!
And I hope some of you who may have visited my blog for the first time will come back! I pray you will be encouraged and uplifted by what I write! Thanks for all who visited (I had 225 in one day!!! My girls would like you all to visit their blog, too!!!! LOL!!!)
I missed the Saturday Psalm and Praise, but I plan to do something either later today or tomorrow, maybe more of a "Preparation for Thanksgiving" Psalm and Praise!
Blessings! (and another THANK YOU! Hugs to all!)
~Just editing to add that Dawn over at Home School Dawn has done a really creative "concession" post! She was also in the category of Best New Homeschool Blog! Be sure to go over and read her masterpiece!
Thank you so much for your kind note, Trisch. It's kinda crazy how enthused people get for these types of things; after a while, the only reason I cared about winning was for their sakes (I'm sure you know what I mean)! Regardless, it was a fun two weeks and you're right: what a wonderful time to click around and find some incredible people – you and your daughters included. Thank you for the inspiration.
Hi Trisch,
I did all I could, emailing people, voting from different places, etc. At the end, it wasn't in my hands and I'm sorry you didn't win.
Kathy
all of us wanted to vote, but only one from each address was allowed!
Thanks, Kathy and Jenny! I really appreciate everyone's efforts!
Yeah, we could only vote once here at home and only once at the library, too!
Really, it's okay! I mean, of course it would have been nice to win : ) but it was a lot of fun and hopefully I have encouraged more people than may have ordinarily visited my blog!
Thanks again, ladies!
Blessings!
Trisch