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« You still have 45 minutes to knock this blog out of the top spot at the Weblog Awards, and I recommend that you go do that. | Main | Air of Mystery »

Moment of Triumph

November 09, 2007

"Hello?"

"The polls just closed at the Weblog Awards. I won!"

"Cool. What's your prize?"

"Uh. A solitary fist-pump in my kitchen and the hatred of several thousand people who voted for other bloggers."

"Congratulations."

"And I think I get a...graphic or something."

"Wow."

"Yeah."

"Anything else going on?"

"Noah said mirror today. And made a shh sound. And when I told him to stop saying no no no so much he switched to saying on on on."

"Whoa. Did he poop?"

"Yes. The prune juice finally helped. And -- oh, shit, I have to put his crib sheet in the dryer."

"Ew."

"Are you almost home? I haven't showered yet."

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Voted for the other guy.

Posted at 10:51 AM in internet | Permalink

Comments

Congrats on this astounding achievement! I voted for you a few times, but I also voted for DGM, too.

Posted by: Suzy Q | November 09, 2007 at 11:01 AM

on, on, on

bwa ha ha ha

and congrats

Posted by: MMM | November 09, 2007 at 11:04 AM

Congratulations, Amalah! I'm sure the graphic will be everything you hoped for and more. :)

Posted by: Frema | November 09, 2007 at 11:18 AM

Longtime lurker, third time commenter.

CONGRATULATIONS! Yours was the first blog I ever read (2004?), and have been pretty loyal since. YEA!

Posted by: Janna | November 09, 2007 at 11:21 AM

Congrats on your win.

You must have thrilled the poop out of Noah.

Posted by: Missie | November 09, 2007 at 11:22 AM

Hooray! I'm happy I voted for the winner :) Congratulations!

Posted by: Katie | November 09, 2007 at 11:34 AM

I actually voted for Antique Mommy because I have stalked her blog for a while, so, you know, I hate you.

But I FOUND your blog from that contest,and am now a regular stalker of you too. So, congratulations!

Prune juice is wonderful stuff, but I have found that chocolate chip cookie dough does the same thing and is a lot more fun.

Your friendly stalker,
Gina

Posted by: Gina | November 09, 2007 at 11:34 AM

Congrats!!! Good to know that success hasn't gone to your head and you're still doing your own laundry. That kid of yours is extremely devastatingly handsome.

Posted by: Wacky Mommy | November 09, 2007 at 11:35 AM

oooh congrats. That button is going to look AWESOME on your sidebar.

Posted by: Miss | November 09, 2007 at 11:36 AM

Yay! You with the internet!
I didn't vote for you. Or anyone for that matter. (Can we still be friends?)
I actually did you a favor because everyone I have ever voted for lost! (With one exception... I did vote for W in the last election.)

Posted by: AmyM | November 09, 2007 at 11:38 AM

congratulations -- wonderful news -- like we ever doubted you amazing web power ;-)

Posted by: kr | November 09, 2007 at 11:38 AM

i think that's the cutest picture of noah yet. also, congrats on the win. i wonder if the graphoc will come with the ability to change light fixtures?

Posted by: supertiff | November 09, 2007 at 11:41 AM

Can we have a visual on that fist-pump?

Posted by: bouncy | November 09, 2007 at 11:51 AM

Congrats! I would have suspected voters for 'the others' need a good dose of prune juice. :^)

Posted by: anne nahm | November 09, 2007 at 11:57 AM

Congrats on the Weblog Awards AND the poop. Both good things.

Posted by: jive turkey | November 09, 2007 at 12:02 PM

Squeeee! Congrats!

Posted by: Kristabella | November 09, 2007 at 12:10 PM

Victory is yours!

Posted by: Vaguely Urban | November 09, 2007 at 12:10 PM

Congrats on your victory!

Posted by: Maria | November 09, 2007 at 12:13 PM

WOO HOO and WAHHHH TOOSIE! I knew you could do it. You kick ass sistah girlfriend!

Posted by: Katie Kat | November 09, 2007 at 12:19 PM

Never underestimate the self-fulfilling power of the solitary fist-pump. Way to go!

Posted by: Sarah Marie | November 09, 2007 at 12:34 PM

It's these kinds of posts that really make me green with envy and kind of want to stalk you.

If that had been me, my post would have said "I won! Yay! Go me! Thanks!"

Posted by: Miss Britt | November 09, 2007 at 12:45 PM

De-lurking to say congratulations!

Posted by: Rocks In My Dryer | November 09, 2007 at 12:45 PM

Like the true fence-rider I am I split my votes between you and Antique Mommy. (Okay, I mostly voted for AM because it was glaringly obvious you'd win!) Congrats on the win.

Posted by: Starbuck | November 09, 2007 at 12:51 PM

Finally someone I vote for wins!!! Congrats.

Posted by: Nosaby | November 09, 2007 at 12:55 PM

Congrats!!!!

Posted by: jodi | November 09, 2007 at 01:12 PM

As always, you rock. It's so weird to be a mommyblogging superfan. My kid's 23. You make me happy every day. . . and probably goes without saying, I voted for you every day. Noah rules.

Posted by: Deb | November 09, 2007 at 01:16 PM

As always, you rock. It's so weird to be a mommyblogging superfan. My kid's 23. You make me happy every day. . . and probably goes without saying, I voted for you. Noah rules.

Posted by: Deb | November 09, 2007 at 01:17 PM

Congrats on the award! It's weird how parent conversations always include poop. . .

Posted by: WI Amy M | November 09, 2007 at 01:19 PM

Congrats babycakes.

Posted by: BOSSY | November 09, 2007 at 01:19 PM

Congratulations. I voted for you twice (on two different days, obviously). I feel proud to have helped you win.

Posted by: M.A. Smith | November 09, 2007 at 01:33 PM

That sounds like a familiar conversation. Except for winning an award... not too many of those around here!

Congrats. Fist pumping in the kitchen counts. I think you deserve a new something or other to mark the day...

Posted by: tracey | November 09, 2007 at 01:34 PM

as the person that nominated you, i'd like to take this moment to pat myself on the back.

((pat))

my job is done here. off to save the world...

Posted by: sweetney | November 09, 2007 at 01:37 PM

Congratulations! You deserve it.

Posted by: Black Belt Mama | November 09, 2007 at 01:37 PM

Congratulations!

Posted by: Sarah | November 09, 2007 at 01:39 PM

Congrats on the win! Glad to hear Noah is speaking!!! I wish her majesty would say something besides "EAT"

Posted by: zoe | November 09, 2007 at 01:45 PM

Congrats!

Posted by: She Likes Purple | November 09, 2007 at 01:46 PM

I love that your life is much like mine, but you make yours seem much more entertaining. And much prettier. And with way cooler toys. (MUST. GET. IPHONE.)

Congrats on the win!

Now it's my turn to put a crib sheet in the dryer. Ew, indeed.

Posted by: Mel | November 09, 2007 at 01:47 PM

Did that boy right there in the picture just have his 5th birthday? My goodness, he grew up to much. I am happy you won, you are of course deserving of many fist punches of the air kind. Congrats. I had me some air punches today when Isaac's teacher told me he READ OUTLOUD in a LOUD voice and is a FABULOUS READER. Hoorah.

Posted by: Helen | November 09, 2007 at 01:50 PM

Yippie for you!!!!

Oh that FACE. The kid I used to nanny for would pull that face all the time, and it got to the point wherein all I had to do was raise an eyebrow and he would resigningly say "Put da wip away."

Posted by: missbanshee | November 09, 2007 at 02:02 PM

Congrats! I totally voted for you! And what a little smarty pants :) On On On!

Posted by: Lisa M | November 09, 2007 at 02:06 PM

Haha I voted for you - several times :P Congratulations.

Posted by: Heather | November 09, 2007 at 02:33 PM

It seems somehow appropriate that the victory speech from a mommy blogger contains overt references to the poop habits of her offspring.

I couldn't vote for you, so frantically was I voting for myself to save myself from last place, but congratulations anyway!!

Posted by: DaniGirl | November 09, 2007 at 02:50 PM

I voted for you, 3 times? Your's is the first blog I ever found, while I was pregnant sometime last year. I learned something about prunes when bebe was about 7 months old- Don't feed them to wee one when about to go on a long car drive. I will bet money that the walgreens employee that took out the ladies room trash hated me. And we had to wash the carseat cover twice. ick

Posted by: Kimmi | November 09, 2007 at 03:04 PM

Congratulations lady! You definitely deserve it.

I actually voted for you twice a day...heh, once from home and once from work. I really need a life!

Posted by: Laura | November 09, 2007 at 04:20 PM

Congrats - yours is the only blog in the world I ever read. It cracks me up. In the interest of fairness, I actually read some of the other parenting blog finalists. They suck. You rock.

Posted by: Christina Rich | November 09, 2007 at 04:28 PM

Yay! Congratulations!

Posted by: Jane | November 09, 2007 at 04:28 PM

Of course you won! You are at the to of my list and it's not just because you begine with "a". I am happy for you. And Noah, pooping is good if you are two.

Posted by: mandy | November 09, 2007 at 05:08 PM

Congratulations!

What's for dinner? I need some ideas.

Posted by: Velma | November 09, 2007 at 05:11 PM

I voted early and often as I am from Chicago...Way to go, Sweetney, for getting your girl in there! A well deserved win!

Posted by: Ginny | November 09, 2007 at 05:22 PM

Woot! Woot! Congrats!

Oh, and I was at my friend's house today, happened to look up, and *GASP*, she has like six of those eyeball lights in her kitchen.

It was hard not to laugh.

Posted by: sarah | November 09, 2007 at 05:40 PM
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