Thank You, Thank You!

Blogging hasn't seemed very worthwhile the last few days. After all, I thought, does anyone actually read this? I'm not writing this for money. There are zillions of better blogs out there. No one clicks my crappy ads or posts my button (it's too darn big!) or nominates me for a BlogHer award or to be featured on SITS or follows me, and why would they? LambAround sucks!

There are more productive things I could be doing, like working on that book I've been trying to write since...well...too long ago to admit. My house is trashed, (Sexy Nerd's beer brewing doesn't help) my head is congested from allergies, (I hate New Mexico sooo much right now!) and we had an insanely busy/short-handed week at work (spring break at a pediatric dental office is not fun, especially when 2 of the 4 other employees call in because of horrible family emergencies). I was ready to let LambAround sit idle for a few days (weeks? months?). Then, I signed on and read this comment:

Amber said...

I have checked out your blog a few times before, but this is the post that has won me over and turned me into a button-displaying regular reader!

The anxiety, I haz it too.

Great post!

That is exactly what I needed to hear right now! It was even on a post that I almost didn't write - it seemed too personal, like people would be less likely to read my blog if I posted it. My mom used to encourage me to write, but was always appalled/embarrassed/furious whenever I wrote anything even remotely personal. I went back and read the comments that all you wonderful people have left. There were more than I expected! I decided to make a list of everyone who has commented.

If I could go back, I wouldn't have used such an inky pen. Or, crazy thought, since I planned to type the list, I would have just typed it to begin with!

So much ink! It's on the light switches! It's on the kitchen counter! It's EVERYWHERE!

So, to sum up the sappiest post you'll ever see me write, thank you so, so much to everyone who reads this blog. It may seem a little silly, but it means a lot to me. I'm not the social type by any stretch of the imagination. How I ended up with a job where I have to answer the phone every day blows my mind! I guess you could say LambAround is my way of interacting with others. I'd like to say an extra-special thank you to the people who have left comments, listed below (also, I will try to add a link to each persons site within the next few days!):

Sarah
Amanda
Meg
Gena
Sarah P
Stacy
Maile
Tina Lane
Stacie
desertscope
Reeni (there should be a little heart at the end of this name, but I'm not sure how to type it!)
Carrie
Kristen
Danielle
Holly
Melissa
Amber
$treSs-SuNsh!ne-St3ph! (I hope I typed this right! It's a tricky one!!)
bren
The Daydreamer
Spicie Foodie
Jessica
Post Grad Hair Cut
Cinnamon-Girl
Mizzsharon
bananas
Annie
Deb
Elisa@Globetrotting in Heels
Lauren Jean
Blue~Flame
masoodmemon
Elizabeth Mayhew (this one kinda counts and kinda doesn't count)(She's going to get a special post as soon as I get off my lazy behind!)
pumpkinpie
Damaris
Gina@MoneywiseMoms
Martha's Menagerie
Kim
Carrie@LaughLoveEatIceCream (love the name...this and the other long ones are a bit of a pain when writing out a list of names by hand though. LOL)
Taylor@TheUndomesticMamma (another blogger guilty of having a super-long name. Gotta love it)
Hope Chella
Debbie in Nashville
jan~tomatobaby
Romy
New Mommy!!! (congratulations!)
jessicaray
That one girl
Taylor-Made Wife
shannon i olsen
Don
Sarah Mac
meredith
Jeffrey
My Husband's Watching TV
Mom in Boyland
Marianne
tashaface
Jane
W.B. Picklesworth (best.name.ever.)
Dialing Home

Thank you again. You're all fabulous! I have visited all your blogs and plan to continue to visit in the future. Also, I just counted my hand-written list and discovered that there should only be 59 names - one of you is being sneaky and is double thanked! Perhaps it's a sign that this is going to be a wonderful day for you.

I hope so.

*Update Added At 11am!
I just went to the blog for Taylor@TheUndomesticMomma and read some crushing news. If you have a second to spare, please visit and share your support!

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