Everyone needs a cyber-buddy

As those following the homeschool blog awards know, today is the last day to vote. There is one race that is so close at the moment, I cannot help but call it to your attention. Karen Edmisten is, as I type this, tied for second place in the category "Best Cyber-Buddy Blogger."

Now, normally, I would not bring this up, particularly when two women I am crazy about--Jennifer (As Cozy as Spring) and Cheryl (My Thoughtful Spot) are competing in the same category, but we are coming toward the end, and, it seems to me, at this point, it wouldn't take much to put Karen over the top.

When I first heard the title "best cyber-buddy," I didn't really get it, wondering what it even meant. Then I read the description:

"A blogger that you haven’t met, but you think you would enjoy meeting and hanging out with. She/he is a person that you would love to co-op with or live next door to. Who knows, maybe one day we will get together somewhere at one of these bloggy meetings I hear about. I’m so jealous!"

Oh, how I would love to have Karen next door!

Of course, I would also love Jennifer and Cheryl--in my dreams, we would have a regular cul-de-sac of cyber-buddies!

But with Karen so close--so painfully close--to the top of that category, couldn't we please just give her one nice last push today? If you haven't yet voted in the Cyber-Buddy category, please take a moment to put Karen Edmisten over the top:

Best Cyber-Buddy Blogger

And, because they are such dear women, I am confident Jennifer and Cheryl will agree with me!

Comments

[Cheryl]

I do agree Alice... and there are 4 more lots available on my street if anyone of you wants to move to Massachusetts. (2 of them are on the cul-de-sac)

[Margaret in Minnesota]

You took the post right out of my mouth!

[Jennifer]

I do agree with you because I completely love Karen. And a whole neighborhood of you all would be a dream.

[Karen E.]

Oh, Alice, you are too much. I just now read this, and you guys are making me cry. Why can't you all just move to Nebraska? My kids are constantly complaining that we live on a street of old people. We need all of you best cyber buddies right here!!

[Lissa]

Can I gloat over having had the immense pleasure of hanging out with awesome cyber-buddy Karen in Kansas? We could have stayed up all night talking. 4 real! ;) She is every bit as warm and wonderful as her writing suggests. And her girls are pure delight. My girls are still talking about how much fun they had (almost getting us kicked out of the hotel, LOL LOL)...

Karen, I hope you make it over the top in this contest...I was tickled last night to hear from my father who said he'd voted for my friend Karen E! :) :) :)

[Diane]

Can you imagine the size of the cul-de-sac we'd need for all of our best cyber buddies? Or how much our kids would love it? We'd never get any actual schoolwork done, but so much real learning would take place.

I guess we'll have to wait for Heaven and allow God to sprinkle us as salt throughout our real life neighborhoods for now and be content to meet here in our virtual cul-de-sac. But someday....

Oh, and Alice, posts like this (and the others you've written about these awards) are exactly why you belong at the top of the Best Encourager list.

[Diane]

Karen, Jennifer, and Cheryl, I forgot to say that...

You deserved each and every vote!

I just wish they'd have let me vote three times. Honestly, it was so hard to decide in so many of the categories. You are all such a gift!

[Karen E.]

Lissa, that's too sweet about your dad! And thanks for all the kind words -- it's all true at our end, too. We loved our time with you in Kansas and my kids talk about your kids all the time.

Jennifer, Cheryl, Diane, Alice, Lissa ... now there's a street of dreams. You are all the best cyber buddies a mom could hope for.

[Karen E.]

And MARGARET!! :-)