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October 28, 2007
Thanks Y'all!
Hi Everybody,
Yea Joyce Bennet! Huge congratulations to you! I hope you will have many wonderful years, meals, holidays, regular days and memories there. I’m thrilled that you have plans to spend Christmas there with your family. I hope it’s your best Christmas ever. We’re all very, very happy for you!
To all of you who didn’t win this year’s Blog Cabin, I understand your disappointment and I’m sorry I couldn’t build a log cabin for each one of you. But the good news is you get another shot at it in 2008. So convert that disappointment into hope and channel all of that energy into ideas for making next year’s cabin even more D-luxe (and green!) You (all y’all) are the crucial component in this.
So, just in case you couldn’t tell, I really loved building this cabin. I mean it was frustrating at times, sure, and man, it was blazing hot up on that roof! (I seriously think I cooked my internal organs up there. No kidding.) But the whole experience was immensely rewarding, largely because of you (all y’all.) I truly felt like we were in this thing together from the get go. As for the construction of the cabin, I hope you know I had your back (sometimes much to the dismay of the subcontractors) because I definitely know that you had mine. (Um, thanks for helping me out with that little window issue.) Reading your comments and suggestions has been my favorite part of this whole Blog Cabin experience and I will miss it terribly. This is my last blog entry, so before I go I want to make sure to give you all a big, fat thank you for all of your help.
Thank you (all y’all.) I mean it.
Keep checking back here frequently because the Blog Cabin 2008 team will be posting regular updates and asking for your opinions on everything.
It has been such a pleasure. Keep in touch, ok?
xo,
Amy
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October 26, 2007
And the winner is .....
Blog Cabin bloggers,
Take a second to congratulate Joyce Bennett and her family for winning the 2007 DIY Blog Cabin -- a Smoky Mountain paradise. Joyce's name was chosen from more than 3.2 million entries.
Thanks to all the participants and bloggers for making this year's Blog Cabin a whole lot of fun. It's been an amazing year -- you designed and DIY built it. I am a bit envious that Joyce and her familly will be able to enjoy this cabin for many years. I can only dream about owning a cabin as great as this one.
When Joyce answered the phone and found out she won the Blog Cabin, all she could do was scream with excitement.
"When I got off the phone I was celebrating by shouting and my husband (Bill) wanted to know what was wrong with me. I told him I won the cabin," she said. "I am so thankful that I won this beautiful cabin in the Smokies. We can’t wait to spend Christmas in the cabin. We are on the mountain top with this exciting win!”
Click here to see video of Joyce and her family seeing the cabin for the first time.
Joyce, pictured below with her family, is a grandmother of two and is retired from First Tennessee Bank. Joyce, center right in photo, and her husband have been married for 42 years. They have three children and two grandchildren.
Thanks again for making DIY Blog Cabin a great success in 2007.
Ron Lubke
DIYnetwork.com
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October 5, 2007
Meet the Green Home Experts
Hey Blog Cabiners! I can't tell you how fun it is to address such an articulate, passionate and growing group of bloggers.
After the myriad interest and ideas surrounding a "green" Blog Cabin in 2008, I would like to steer everyone toward our newest forum: Green Home Blog. It just launched today - and we feel incredibly fortunate to have four of the experts that power GreenHomeGuide joining with us to create a green living forum.
So here's the chance to reduce your footprint while increasing green space on DIYnetwork.com. Please swing by with your questions and ideas!
Best,
Watson Hawkins
One of your Trusty Site Managers, DIYnetwork.com
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