pleased as punch

no alternate. no nationals. no honorable-mention. but i am pleased beyond words with the way the girls performed, answered questions, responded to stress and disappointment.God blessed them with the best job they had done since the beginning, and after severe script changes and intense research, they really did the best they could. judges sheets will arrive later this week. but they are winners in my book. i didn't have strings i could pull ( as some stories were floating around the competition). i don't know someone who knows someone ( as many of them do). i don't wave at the president of the organization from the balcony ( as some did waiting for the awards to begin). we know nobody important, we just worked hard in our own standing. it may not get you to national history day, but it doesn't matter. they are winners to those who matter! congrats to the titanic twins !! :)