**BloGGavERsary #8**

Wow!

8 years!!

This blog is 8 years old!

Double Wow!!!

Man. That's a long time.

***throws glitter***

This blog was initially "LadyLee... The Original Oldgirl", but now this blog is "The House of LadyLee"

I'm not sure why I changed. I think it just sounded better.

Will I change the name again? Most likely not.

But I will always be your Friendly Neighborhood Oldgirl LadyLee...

That will never change. No ma'am. No sir.

I was trying to think of what to do post-wise this week... Some food-for-thought? A rundown of my favorite posts? I don't know.

How about a couple of my favorite posts... add a little food for thought... and a current post or two?

That sounds good.

Oh yeah...

Oh, and uhhhhhh... What about a gift card?

That sounds good, too.

A Bloggaversery Gift card!

$88

Woow!!!

How about I win that one for myself, babes!!?

Ha ha!

No, no, no... Same old rules.

Comment for a chance to win. Comment often to increase your chances of winning. If you win, you let me know where you want your gift card from. Most people choose Wal-mart. The elite negroes like the Target. It is up to you.

Very simple rules.

Last year, reader Sasha won a $77 gift card. I can just see that girl skipping and cartwheeling up and down the aisles of the Wal-mart. I know she had a good time with that! Glory!

If you have won before, there are no rules about winning again. This is not the radio station. Comment to win, man!

Lt. Commander By, my official employee who certifies my sweepstakes, will pull names from a cup and and certify the winner.

We will throw in $25 for whoever puts up the most comments.

How about that? Sounds good, right?

I thought about giving away an $8 gift card. You can't do much with that, though. Well, maybe a quick trip to the Burger King or something. But I think you can do more with the $88. Yes indeed.

Just a little reader appreciation. Some of you have been here for all the 8 years, and some have come along over the years. I have met some good people along the way, and for that I am truly grateful.

I haven't thought much of changing the blog... I like it just the way it is. I was thinking about working on my grammar a little, but I write the way that I talk: very conversational and informal, with a general sprinkle of ebonics. It tends to affect my regular fiction writing, and that can be a problem, but that just means I need to work a little harder... and perhaps take a proper english class, lol.

I haven't thought much about stopping, either. This is my own personal space, and my own personal peace. I like to write like I am the only one reading. I have 1583 posts full of smurfiness, heartache, pain, joy, spirituality, triumphs, tribulations, anger, epiphany and the like... And it is all a reminder of my uniqueness and purpose and heart. And I could never give that up. It feels good when I need to encourage myself or make myself laugh, I can go back and pull up something I've written. That is priceless.

I love the power of words. I love the power of my words...

And most importantly, I have learned to truly appreciate the power of the words of others.

So... I will keep writing.

Thanks again for reading all these years.

Alright, so you know how this goes... Comment as much as you want to increase your chances of winning!


Year #9 begins now...