Monday, December 19, 2005

Wow... so I won! Not without some controversy though... which some people found exciting... heh... I found it a tad stressful.

I have to say... even better than winning, was the influx of wonderful comments and emails from readers as a result of "the accusation". Some days one wonders, "Why do I do this?". It is nice to be reminded every once in awhile. Thank you to everyone, for your votes and for your support. I feel very honored, especially in the company of the other blogs in my category, they were all very well done.

41 comments:

  1. Congratulations! Your site is a daily delight.

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  2. Congratulations! I don't know what controversy there could've possibly been - your site is very well designed, easy to read, and I love the different banners you make!

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  3. Yay!!! Congrats!!! :) You deserve the acclaim, your site is awesome and now you know how many faithful followers you have just for being you!

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  4. Congratulations! You deserve it.

    P.S. your last post makes me hungry for cupcakes!

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  5. I love your blog... I am so happy that you won!!!

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  6. Congrats! I'm definetly a fan and look forward to your daily posts. It was a well deserved win!

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  7. Congrats!

    Hopefully we will all remember to post comments more so that you know we are all out here and enjoying everything you do.

    Tammie
    http://graffitidreams.typepad.com

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  8. !!! congrats, i think you did a wonderful job remaining tactful during the cyber mud-slinging, i couldn't be happier that your site won but i'm definitely most grateful for finding your site in the process, i love it

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  9. Add my congrats to the long list! You handled the controversy with grace - sorry to hear that what should have been an exciting time for you was a little more stressful than it should have been. Love your site - you have encouraged me to start being more creative, and adventurous in my cooking endeavours. Best wishes to you, Aaron, Oscar and the rest of your family for Christmas, and many blessings to you all in the New Year.

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  10. I want to commend you on your dignity and class. Not only did you win, you won well. I'm so happy you were the one that won. Congrats!
    ~Andrea

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  11. you really really deserve it! you have the cutest blog out there!
    xoxo

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  12. Winning isn't any fun unless there is controversy! P.S. - I voted for you!

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  13. You so deserved this! When I check your blog and there's not a new update I actually am kinda let down LOL. And Whenever there is a new project however I feel like it's Christmas! You totally deserved it!

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  14. you deserve it! reading your blog daily is like a treat!

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  15. I think it is wonderful! So glad to read this news and please do keep on posting! I came by today to take another gander at the cute princess hat you made for your friend's daughter's birthday. I want to make a couple of these for our daughters' birthday party. :o)

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  16. You definitely earned it. I'm glad you won, because I wasn't as diligent with the q24* (that's every 24 hours in nurse/internet lingo) voting. Sometimes I'd try and it would be too soon, and sometimes I'd be too frazzled from work to remember for a few days. If you hadn't won, I would have kicked myself.

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  17. Congratulations I am so happy that you won. :*)

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  18. i'm very happy you won too!
    congratulations!

    but i think the best about your blog is the effort of posting each and everyday. thank you!

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  19. Congratulations! How exciting to be ranked up there with the likes of Dooce etc! I love checkin in on your blog daily, very informative and interesting. Thank you for being diligent and posting daily, it really makes a difference!

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  20. brilliant! congratulations, you deserve it!

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  21. Big congratulations! You totally deserve it! I honestly can't wait to see what is up every day.

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  22. Woohoo You! Congratulations! I feel like almost famous just for knowing you. You totally deserve it- although you didn't deserve any of the controversy (that you handled beautifully I might add). You rock!

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  23. Way to go! You have real talent for creating a blog that is both personal and informative - keep up the excellent work!

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  24. Congratulations on winning the award. =) I know it's based on design but I keep returning to your site because of your consistency (daily), your incessantly delightful finds and enthusiasm, and your concise presentation that effectively conveys all you want to say without losing my (blog-induced?) short attention span! Keep up the good work. =)

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  25. Good for you! I was really peeved at the nasty comments being left about your site - as well as the other sites. Just since its a 'blog award' suddenly justifies people acting really rudely? They should be ashamed for acting in such a way. Good for you for staying relatively calm and collected girl! Congrats!

    I've always adored your design - I am always checking your site to see what you and your two boys have been up to. I absolutely adore your site. Keep up the fabulous work jenny! :D

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  26. You are so awesome and talented! I very happy that your blog finally won! You really handled all that nonsense very well - impressive!. Just a thought, maybe you should consider becoming a professional web designer, with a few classes and some practice I'm sure you could easily land a job somewhere. Congratulations and good luck!

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  27. Hearty Congratulations!

    I read your blog everyday & I am so happy you won:) .You keep doing it girl !

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  28. I couldn't be more delighted for you. ljc is a daily stop for me.
    Congrats. Dawn
    http://journals.aol.com/adlessor/ACoupleofNomads/

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  29. Hi Jenny,
    I love your blog and am so glad I discovered it through the awards. Congratulations on winning! I'm sending my blog readers your way. Your creativity is an inspiration to us all!

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  30. Congrats! As many others have said, it's well deserved.

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  31. How awesome! i can't remember how i stumbled on your site... but it's been well over a year and a half ago. LJCFYI is my homepage, the first thing i see in the morning at work - It saves me from viewing the insanity of any "news" website as i fire up the computer. i'd much rather see what you and Aaron and Oscar are up to, rather than seeing the latest terror alert! Thanks for making our days brighter!

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  32. You were the best! I love your site - thank you for it!

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  33. Congrats Jenny! You deserved the win! Your blog is so cute and fun!

    Merry Christmas to you, Aaron and Oscar! :)

    Jelene
    www.jelene.com/brainfizz.html

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  34. congrats! I"M SO GLAD YOU WON!!! :) you deserve it!

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  35. Congratulations!!! I love your site also...and I echo all of the other comments...very well designed, easy to read, informative, inspirational, and of course I gotta love the pug (which brought me here in the first place) because I have a little old man pug myself. Hope you and your cutie husband and friends and family have a Merry Christmas!!!

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  36. Yes Jenny, I admit again that I did find the scuffle entertaining. Sorry. So here's a simple recipe with a twist from how I always made it:

    Notre Dame Meatballs

    Bag of frozen meatballs
    1/2 C grape jelly
    1/2 C chili sauce
    1/4 C dijon mustard

    mix all the sauce stuff together and dump it in a crock pot with the meatballs. Set on low for a couple of hours or so and snarf them down. Viola and Merry Christmas!
    -kat

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  37. Jenny, Congrats! I don't know if you remember me, but you helped me in putting together a bridesmaid newsletter for my sister. (I hope you got your package from good ol' San Antonio, Texas.) I now tell everyone I know a celebrity in the blogging world. You deserve every compliment.

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  38. Sorry I missed the voting, otherwise I definitely would have done it! (I avoid blogging during the workday at my new job) Like other people who wrote, yours was probably the first or second blog I added to mine. I didn't even blogroll my friends (with LJ you don't have to).

    I have loved the consistently joyous and cute banners, posts and projects here. Your blog is absolutely my favorite place to go for something cute and amusing to cheer myself up!

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE JOY YOU BRING TO MY LIFE! :-)

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  39. Good for you Ljc. I love the butter tree... and I'd love to hear you sing that song! You should implant a wav file on your blog. Butter rocks. I can't get my husband's family to lay off the nasty margarine.

    Merry Christmas!

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