Silly Mom Thoughts

Well I’ll be a monkey’s uncle… (Where the heck did that saying come from?)

Remember that lil’ ‘ol short story contest I mentioned here and here?

Remember how I said I was excited to just make the semi-finals?

And then how lucky I felt to have simply made the finals?

Know what?

I won! I placed in the contest among some seriously talented writers. Not only did I place, I won first place…

Holy crap.

I do not envy the judges who had to hem and haw over these entries. The fact that they could even come to a decision of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd was, undoubtedly a feat unto itself. If it were me, I’d probably be of no help and have everyone tie for first place.  (Note: Do not ask Lindsay to judge your writing contests.)

Honestly, I am in shock right now. I don’t want to gloat, but I still am crazy excited at this opportunity. And, I am even more excited to try another contest next year and see if I can’t improve on some of the things in my writing that could use improving.

Turk is home from work today and was here when I opened Michy’s blog that announced the winners. I immediately commenced leaping around the room and the kids copied me, Bug yelling, “I won! I won!” I hugged Turk, he congratulated me, and then he left to run some errands while I called every person on my list of contacts that I had ever mentioned this contest to.

Turk came back a while later with this:

Pretty purple flowers and a Grande Reduced Fat Eggnog Latte.

I think I married the most wonderful man alive.

Thank you again for letting me go all writing-related with my blog, and for cheering me on this past week. Yay!