Could the Day Get Any Better?

You blog, you wonder if anyone reads, then along comes a day like today. Holy Cow!
I started the day with an email from Diane Haddad. THE Diane Haddad, Managing Editor of Family Tree Magazine. Thank you Diane for a great start to the day!
The email said:
Congratulations! Your blog was voted one of the Family Tree Magazine 40 Best Genealogy blogs!
You can see our announcement and the full list on our Genealogy Insider blog here.
You may recall we had a round of nominations and voting last fall. We’re grateful to everyone who helped spread the word about that process, and to you for your hard work in promoting the pursuit of family history.
Thank you, to all those who voted and to Family Tree Magazine. I am so very honored to be in such esteemed company; people I enjoy reading and admire greatly.
Thank you, Maureen Taylor, for the really great write up you did for all the winning bloggers. No easy task. And thank you, Maureen, for the lovely comments about the mysterious footnoteMaven. Does this make me MfM?
Thank you to the entire list of Top 40 winners. I read you, I enjoy you! The great work you do makes me a better blogger.
The winners in the All-Around were:
- Creative Gene by Jasia Smasha
- footnoteMaven by footnoteMaven
- GeneaBloggers by Thomas MacEntee
- Genea-Musings by Randy Seaver
Those who were nominated in this category were:
AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
CanadaGenealogy or, "Jane's your aunt"
Creative Gene
footnoteMaven
GeneaBloggers
GeneaBlogie
Genea-Musings
The Genealogue
Tina's Genealogical Wish List
Transylvanian Dutch
Every single one of these nominated blogs deserves this award.
AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
CanadaGenealogy or, "Jane's your aunt"
Creative Gene
footnoteMaven
GeneaBloggers
GeneaBlogie
Genea-Musings
The Genealogue
Tina's Genealogical Wish List
Transylvanian Dutch
Every single one of these nominated blogs deserves this award.
But quite frankly, today I feel like a cross between the Wizard of Oz and Seinfeld (Yes Kathryn, you won't like this analogy).
I've often said this blog reminds me of Seinfeld, a "blog about nothing;" focused on the minutiae of searching for those elusive ancestors and coping with the petty injustices of my efforts.

So where does the Wizard of Oz fit into this? Well, I honestly feel like the all-seeing, all-knowing Oz just before someone pulls the drape and finds out that behind-the-curtain is nothing more than a computer, an internet connection, an office filled with stuff (lots of stuff), two dogs and a cat, and the Maven still wearing her slippers (and they're not Ruby) at ten in the morning.
So what's the best thing about GeneaBlogging? Awards? I am grateful, but no. It's the relationships; no not the kind you can chart on a family tree. It's the great friends I've made, and the generosity of spirit I've experience every day.
Thank you my friends, for reading, for commenting, for sharing,
for encouraging! I could never have done it without you!
In particular, Jasia, of Creative Gene for giving
me my start and for her continual encouragement!
Raise a glass with me to the Family Tree Top40!
P.S. The day did get better, Maureen Taylor's two new books arrived. Jackpot!
25 Comments:
Congrats!
Clink, clink - (my raised glass touching yours) Congratulations, Queen Maven. We are truly the Ugliest of all by far now!
Tina - I mean it. You so deserve the Award. Were I the Queen of all I survey, it would be you.
-fM
Sheri:
Some days it just pays to be Ugly!
Congratulations my Ugly Sista.
-fM
So happy to see you up there, fM! Clink - hic - congratulations! Oops, there are two or three of you; I'd better lay off the bubbly.
Greta:
I live for your comments!
Thank you, and congratulations to you. You are a kick.
-fM
I just don't know what's more fun . . . seeing you get the recognition you so deserve . . . or watching how you receive and accept the accolades! We can always count on you to be entertaining! Congrats from Texas! V.
The genealogy blogging community is all the better for having you grace us with your wit, your humor and your guidance. Congratulations on your win!
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Thomas:
Thank you, you are the GeneaBloggers engine. The engine that drives us all to excellence.
Congratulations to you as well.
-fM
P.S. Wit? Mr. Maven says you're only half right.
Vickie:
Thank you so much! Are you just saying that because I finally learned to spell your name correctly?
Thank you for all you do for me. I appreciate it so much!
And Congratulations to another Top40 winner! You are special!
-fM
Congratulations!
Congratulations fM on 3 winning blogs. You are certainly deserving. Your readers love your photographs, posters, awards, articles and newsletters.
Congratulations fM! Thank you for all the sweet comments you've left for me. I can't imagine the genea-blogging community without you and I'm happy to see all of your hard work recognized.
Congratulations! Your blog is a cornerstone of the genea-blogging community! Well-done!
Thank you Chris! And congratulations on your "wee" blog being a winner as well.
-fM
Thank you so much, Janet. I owe the Shades & GYRabbit wins to a great group of contributors.
-fM
Congratulation, fM. Well Done.
fM, You deserve the tiara. Always gracious, generous, and so well-spoken (not to mention well-cited). Thank you for your friendship and encouragement.
Congratulations!
Denise
Miss Maven,
Oh, dreadfully wonderful news. I owe EVERYTHING to you (and I do mean EVERYTHING).
Best wishes in all your future endeavors -- may they be many!
Miss Penelope Dreadful
Killa,
You're the bestest blogger and friend ever. Congrats!
Donner
fM,
Congratulations on three (!) well-deserved wins. You set the bar high and challenge us to be ever better. I searched high and low and cannot find the comment I made regarding your "Seinfeld" trait. I stand by it, wherever it lives, since you are master of so much - even of humility - misplaced though it is. Three cheers for the Maven!
Not once, not twice, but three times a winner! Congratulations, fM, you have set the bar high for the rest of us, just what we needed!
fM, Congratulations on your awards!
Sorry I didn't write this sooner. I'm still catching up with things.
Gretel - WOW! I always knew you'd make something of yourself when you graduated Nearby History class (in spite of the tacks you would place on Teacher's chair). Great going, Lady fM. I am so excited for you--well deserved!
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