I MADE IT MEANINGFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I entered the Chatterbox Make It Meaningful contest and yesterday the calls went out !! Low and behold at 4:30 pm I received a call from the very special Melody Ross of Chatterbox !!! I of course was driving in my car when my cell phone rang - with my precious cargo watching scooby doo in the back - reaching in my purse and trying to get to the phone in time - but missed it by a second - instantly saw the long distance number and called it right back - here is what I remember from the conversation - MEL : hello. Me : Hello MEL: whos this Me: uhh Beth Quinn MEL : hmmm i dont think i called you silence JUST KIDDING !! how is your day going Me : Awesome now that i am talking to you !!!!! MEL : well we loved your book and the theme ! Me : ( shaking and trying not to cry on the phone ) thank you so much .... it means so much to me ... MEL: well have you shared it with everyone that the book is about .. Me : some of it but not all yet MEL: well you will have to hold off sharing with them a little longer to send it to us Me: okay ... (duh,,, i was at such a loss for words and was so dumbfounded ...not really having any idea what to say ) I know she shared more how they loved the book how it must mean alot to everyone that i wrote it about , but it all kinda blurred into one big conversation - I kept saying thanks this means so much to me !!! It is so precious being honored like that by a company that you truly love their products !!!
From there : I made it to my destination : my moms ( of course ) my children are in desperate need of haircuts by their aunt karlee .... however ... ethan is looking at me like whats up mom ? and i say go tell mamama we have great news - .. so he runs inside and i get cole inside and she is like uh huh - and i say mom i just got off the phone with melody ross - I made it (as i write i am trying not to cry again ) !!! we both start hugging and jumping up and down !! crying and smiling - and crying some more - she calls everyone , i call my husband .... who cant understand a word i am saying ... "are you okay " and i finally get out that i made the cut !! and he says for what book now??? husbands dont you love them .....!! so i explain and he is excited and i say guess i have some good luck and he says luck has nothing to do with it - ( big hugs to him for all his great support !! i love you honey !)
Then my family and i went to eat at the most fabulous place on earth - the cheesecake factory in scottsdale to celebrate !! Thanks to my aunt barb and fran, my bro ryan and sil karlee and my ever so loving mother for joining me !!!
I AM ON TOP OF THE WORLD RIGHT NOW !!! A scrappers High i guess you could say !! ( oh and yes mom remembered to take pics of the whole experience !!
