WOW....what a nice prize!!!

I've been mostly coughing and trying to sleep for the past few days (as well as doing the few out-of-the-house activities that couldn't be easily cancelled). I am starting to feel a TINY bit more human today, so I hope I've turned the corner. This morning was my self-imposed deadline for calling the doctor......but I'm going to see if I'm still feeling better after lunch and, if I am, then I think I can ride this out with the over-the-counter meds. (My choices are limited to ones that can be taken by folks with high blood pressure.) ANYWAY........yesterday, I was delighted to get a message from blogging pal, Judy Laquidara, telling me I'd won her "thread guessing" contest. Back in the fall, she'd challenged her blog readers to guess how long a rather large cone of thread would last her. By pure dumb-luck, I was the one to guess correctly the day on which she'd run out of thread on that spool. The prize she is giving is a super one......it's a $50 gift certificate to a store called The Village Mercantile in Indiana!!! Woo-Hoo....isn't that terrific?? I have been looking at their website and changing my mind many times over what I will purchase. Part of me says to get something I'd not be likely to buy for myself....and another part is drooling over some of the fabric and some of the kits. What to do.....what to do??? THANKS, Judy, for a really super prize and a nice pick-me-up for me on a day when I wasn't feeling well. And thanks to the many of you who have contacted me with "get-well" messages!