It's my 500th post! Wow - I can't believe it! (Giveaway with 2 winners)

I can't believe it's been 500 posts already! I missed my 1-year blog anniversary when I took a short break to refocus, so we will have to celebrate with a great giveaway!  This giveaway will end on Friday, June 11th at 9:30PM Central!

Since I know you all love to shop, I'll be giving away two $25 Amazon gift cards (e-certificates) to two lucky winners to use as you please on all the best Amazon deals there are available! You must be a follower or e-mail subscriber to enter (you can be a new subscriber or friend, but please let me know in your comment)!  I know I'm picky on this one, but I'm paying :)

Giveaway details (US Shipping addresses only):
(Note: If you don't follow the rules, then your entry doesn't count - and they're easy rules):

Leave me a comment that states whether you are a Google Friend (follower) or e-mail subscriber/feed subscriber (must verify subscription or your entry will not count and why you really want to win an Amazon gift card.  I know you’ll want to get extra entries, so keep reading!  I'll be picking the winners at random, but if I don't hear back from them I might just choose the runner-up based on your answers!
(Please include your e-mail so it's easy to contact you. It's no fun to determine a winner and have no way to get a hold of them! If you're new to this whole blog giveaway thing - check your profile, your e-mail may be hidden!)
Want to earn additional entries? I make it really easy (and you can earn lots of extra entries) As you can tell, I love my Google Friends, subscribers, tweets and comments!
**  Earn two extra enties each day for returning to this post and just letting me know you are a Google Friend. Leave two separate comments.
**  Earn two additional entries each day for being an e-mail/feed subscriber (yes, you can be a subscriber and friend). Leave two separate comments.
**  Follow me on twitter and tweet about this giveaway! Come back and leave me a comment for each tweet you make with your twitter name (you can do this daily) – if I don’t already follow you, I’ll follow you back too. @monkeyswashtub Amazon $25GC giveaway at Two Monkeys & a Washtub http://tinyurl.com/32c6f5d
**  E-mail your friends and cc: me on the e-mail. Come back and leave a comment letting me know that you sent an e-mail out to your friends.
**  Leave a meaningful comment on another post on my blog, and leave me a comment letting me know where you commented! You can do this daily too, just leave an additional comment here too! I want to know what you like/dislike about this blog, so let me know so I can tailor it to work for my readers! Thanks!
**  Grab my button and post it on your blog, come back and leave me a comment letting me know that you did just that or add me to your blogroll and come back and let me know that you linked me up!

Thanks for reading!  I wasn't compensated or offered the gift cards to give away, I just want to reward my great readers and wish I could give everyone something!

This giveaway has ended - announcement of winners coming soon! 

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