Some Final Words …
Good morning, bloggers!
Whew, what a night. Wasn’t the HGTV Dream Home 2009 Giveaway special great? I am thrilled for our HGTV Dream Home winner. My whole family was glued to the TV for the entire show. I have a few closing thoughts to share. First of all, THANK YOU to my HGTV Dream Home blogging family. It’s funny, but I really do think of you all as friends. I hope the last few months have inspired you to keep dreaming. In many ways, I feel as though I won the HGTV Dream Home because this whole experience has been a dream come true for me. I won’t be active on this blog anymore, but stick around because Mary will be posting updates about the 2010 location.
Second, I hope you will join me on the HGTV Green Home blog as we dream about the gorgeous eco-friendly home in Port St. Lucie, Fla. I am so excited to go behind the scenes and share the inside scoop with you.
Thank you for visiting the blog and posting your inspirational thoughts and questions. Keep dreaming!!
Your Super Fan,
Gail
PS: You did see the call for Super Fan 2010 video submissions, right? Send in those videos — next year it could be you 
Wow, what a fantastic gift, congratulations Cheryl Smith and husband. Did anyone see today’s Ellen Show . . .they gave a car and some cash to a family that was down on the funds. That was the knid of reaction I was looking for. She was shaking and screaming and hugging everyone. Thanking you everyone for such a wonderful experience. I only posted a few times but was always excited to read everyone s post and perspectives. Meet you all at the green home . . .game on!!
winefan on March 18, 2009 at 11:40 pm
I hope if she wants to she can sell the DH for a nice profit. It’s nice to know that the builder offered to buy it back. Nice!
Well, I have been late in checking on the website-HGTV Home Give Away,and watching on T.V. Channel-of HGTV Home Giveaway.Because of family medical issue’s. I decided to check today online and see that someone-family-Smith’s have won this “Beatiful” Home. My congratulations to Cheryl Smith and Family. I entered this sweepstakes and so did my parents. But, only cause I thought it is a dream home. And any person would be lucky and fortuniate to be so lucky to win such a beatiful home. I find it funny that certain individuals are affended or dissapointed the way they are. I read some comments posted and it blew my mind what some people have posted. Some individual’s need to be realistic-and not be affended that they did not win. That’s why they call it a DREAM HOME GIVEAWAY. I knew right away that I would never win this gourgous house. Because,I was realistic about it. Not affended that I didnt or wouldnt win. But,I have other things in my life that I am more realistic about. Remember, people. You will always have your family-and most important of all – your health. And that is more important than any dream home that you could win in a sweepstake. I have two family members-my father-my children’s father dying from cancer,now my health is not in the best either cause of all the stress of losing people I love to this disease. So, remember – before you say anything negative on this blog. REALLY think first. What really is important. And that is your family and your health. I want to thank HGTV for this Home Give Away, cause for some people it is just something a person can turn on the televison and enjoy and give a person hope-that there is something out there in this world to keep hopeing/reaching for.Thats what its all about “right” the dreams. I may of not won this home, but I printed out every page of the floor plan and pictures online of this home, cause it gives my mind comfort for a little bit out of my day, to just look at the pictue’s and know maybe..and that a big maybe I can build a beatiful home like that in my home town where my beautiful and wonderful family is.Where me and my family can enjoy it together. And building a home like that would be way cheaper/nalf the cost. So, thank you, HGTV for all you have given to your fan’s. For all you have given me to just believe that good things do happen to people. God Bless HGTV and the Cheryl Smith and family. And enjoy your New Dream Home. God Bless America…
Hi Bloggers and “Ledson Ladies”…My husband and I took BoBo to Tahoe for a few days so he could play in the snow for the first time…we all had fun!
I was soooo disappointed to find out that the Smiths will be coming to Sonoma on the weekend of April 18[pouty face]…we’re planning a Hawaii getaway that week[happy face].If my crystal ball had been working correctly,we would have chosen different dates for the Hawaiian adventure. We would have loved to meet the Smiths,and renew our friendships with Jack T.and Gail and the Ledson Ladies.
That is THE perfect day for the SISBP, but BoBo and I might be absent…boo hoo. Oh well. Plans change…we’ll have to see what happens…Ingrid from Sonoma
Would future winners be more likely to actually take possession of the Dream Home if a] it was located in the state in which they reside and b] if the sponsors/builders subsidized some of the tax burdens? Just wondering….
Ingrid & BoBo, I hope you are able to reschedule your trip to Hawaii. We’d sure like to have you there with the rest of the Ledson Ladies to welcome the Smith’s to Sonoma!
That was supposed to be from Bonnie B
Ingrid & BoBo, I hope you are able to reschedule your trip to Hawaii. We’d sure like to have you there with the rest of the Ledson Ladies to welcome the Smith’s to Sonoma! We need your “local” help and besides, you’re one of the DH video stars!
I am from Florida and was so excited for the winners, although they are not sure they can afford the home, because its so expensive to pay the taxes for real estate alone, also if there is the gift tax or whatever, why doesn’t hgtv build half million dollar homes, so 4 people could win, that way
the winners could keep the homes and not have to sell it right off. I haven’t really read the other blogs, maybe some of you feel as I do. Did they get any cash like last years winners? If they did maybe they could keep it for at least a couple of years since it is such an outstanding home. Thanks for the chance to share my views.
Great Dreamhome this year. Let’s hope next year’s is every bit as good. With the economy down,American’s sure need something big to dream about. I was thinking about a large brick and limestone house on a very green and shaded acre lot! The state doesn’t matter so much-just about every state has a fantastic location or two! And next year’s should have a pool and a limestone patio–we haven’t seen a pool since Texas!
mary rozmarynowski on March 22, 2009 at 8:58 pm. Your question concerning cash as part of the prize – remember you have to pay taxes on the cash also.
Clif Hancock on March 22, 2009 at 11:10 pm. Your comment about there hasn’t been a pool since Texas! Last year’s Florida home will have a “community” pool for all the residents in the development as shown in these drawings. http://www.theshoreislamorada.com/property.html http://www.theshoreislamorada.com/keys_architecture.html
I wonder if the Quilt Ladies will be presenting the Dream Home quilt during the “key” presentation. I hope so.
So sorry you won’t be able to make it on april 18th Ingrid. But have a great time in Hawaii!!
Went out to Bodega Bay yesterday and had a great time. The weather has been just perfect!!
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my mom n dads home needs a lot of help to be fix up and i realy dont know if this is the right place to contact but there house is falling down on them and i wish they could get help they are on social security and they cant get no pls help or send this to the pepole they help repare home they need lots of work down to and from the storm in may of last year to so pls help us
Congratulations to the winner and to say “Thank You HGTV” for creating this wonderful giveaway to begin with.
On the next giveaway or even a creating a “new” home giveaway, can you limit it renters and condo owners ? I understand that it will be hard to limit it to such such groups but these are the people who can’t afford a House but would like to be able to some day own one.
My apologies if I have offended the Home owners group. The Renters and Condo Owners are the people who will not only appreciate but will truly benefit from being able to win their very own 1ST HOUSE, versus some winner who already owns a House. Now that’ll be “A Dream Come True.”
Thank you for hearing me out and again for giving such an Incredible Prize. You guys all ROCK at HGTV !
Hi, my name is Mary and I want to thank HGTV for the green dream home give away. It will give me the opportunity to win. I have six kids and I am living in public housing and this can change my kids life. I am a single parent struggling in this falling economy and even if I dont win, it is well worth the try and my kids are praying for us to win and we are so excited! Thank you HGTV for making dreams come true, even if it’s not ours, someone else’s dream will still come true.P.S. the house is beautiful!
HI Ruby,
What state is your home located? Do you have friends, neighbors or relatives who could help with the repairs?
Picture a colonial style turn of the century home on the South Carolina coast with large full front porch, with a swing and toggle board on the porch.Large entry with staircase winding to the second floor.High ceilings throughout the house.
Congratulations to the Smith family, you have fun with that dream home and do what you want to with it! Don’t worry about those who are playing the feel sorry for themselves grumpy scene. They just have a big case of the green eyed jeoulous monsters. Shame on them for not being happy for someone else getting blessed. I finally got around to reading some more of the dh blogs, I’ve been hanging around at blog cabin most of this year, since I wasn’t intereseted in livng/ or winning the DH in Ca. or the GH in Fl, this time. However, I really loved the CA home alot and the layout of the GH FL home rocks. Gail, girl, I hate to see you go. You did do a great job on the super fan gig. And I’m glad you get to do it all over on the green home. Have some more fun. Wish I could do the same! Run through the dream homes, greenhomes and blogcabin and tell all.
Congratulations Cheryl Smith, I’m new to this whole game and I hope to win, it’s all destiny and if it happens to be me for the opportunity to live in a bigger house, I’ll gladly take it knowing that it was meant to be, if not let’s all remember to stay content where God has us! Mary your passion is your prize.
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