Fun Friday Foto Fextravaganza Etc. Etc.

Whoopee!  It's Fun Friday!  And today we have Fun Times Five!!!

Fun Times One:  My Foto for the Fun Friday Foto Fextravaganza.  Those of you who have been paying attention will know that this week's theme is HARVEST.  Here is mine:

courtesy goole images

Quite a haul, don't you think?  :)

Anyone who would like to join the fun, please post a 0-12 year-old-friendly photo on your blog, then pop back here and put your link in the comments so we can all visit and enjoy, and possibly be inspired to write a story!  Be sure to check out Fellow Fun Friday Foto Fextravaganzist Catherine's photo too :)

Fun Times Two:  I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you to save the date of October 24th for the More-Fun-Than-You-Can-Stand Choose Your Own Adventure Bloghop.  I've read a number of the entries, and it promises to be edge-of-your-seat fun!

Woo-hoo!!!!!

Fun Times Three:  I'm cooking up an idea for Halloween.  Some of you already contributed on my Face Book page yesterday, but for anyone who would like to join in, I need 3 Halloween-related words.  If you have some good ones, please post them in the comments below :)

Fun Times Four:  I'm going to have an exciting announcement Monday but you'll have to wait until Monday.  (I know.  That was just mean, wasn't it?  Hinting and then making you wait?  I didn't think I had it in me.  Who knew?)

And finally, as promised, Fun Times Five!!!: the reason you came over here today in the first place!  It's time for me to tell you who won the September Pitch Pick!

But first, I want to tell you a story my mother-in-law told me about her gall bladder....

Tee-hee.

Actually, my mother-in-law has more gall bladder (and other far worse) stories than you'd ever care to hear, but I'm not really going to make you sit through any of them.

Anybody need a chocolate break?  Should I wait to make the Pitch Pick announcement until you're back with a fistful of Snickers bars?

No?  You're ready now?

Well, all right.

The winner of the September Pitch Pick, whose pitch will be sent to the wonderful and only Erin Molta, editor extraordinaire, for helpful hints and thoughtful critique is....

ddddddddddrrrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm rrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooollllllllllllllllllll!!!!!

AIMEE!!!!!

Congratulations, Aimee!  And congratulations to Kimberly, Saul, and Catherine, too - your pitches were all great.  You guys really gave Aimee a run for her money :)  Thank you all for being brave enough to put your work out there and good luck with your books!

So now, go have fun with the fotos, put some Halloween words in the comments, and hold you breath until Monday :)

Have a great weekend!