Oh, Joy and Rapture...AKA...I PASSED MY TEST!!!!!

Honestly, folks, I had NO IDEA which way this one was gonna go!

I had been checking my AAPC account every evening, knowing the results would be there before the mail notification. Everytime I clicked on it, I felt NAUSEATED. It always said, "Results - pending" and right next to that was a box that you could click on that said, "Schedule retake test". Believe me, the thought of THAT was more than I could even bear to think about!

Well, tonight when I clicked on it (praying before I opened it up, like always...holding my breath, like always), it said simply "Results - PASS". I started crying and screaming for Jim and I think we were both jumping up and down...can't remember too well...was crying and laughing at the same time!

We did remember to:



before celebrating further







Believe me, if we still drank, I would be breaking open the bubbly:



Instead, we will be celebrating with our usual nightly fare. Me enjoying this:



and Jim partaking of this:



(I know, I know...too wild for words, ain't we?)

For anyone who might be interested, this is what it entailed:

We even have our own code of ethics:

I want to thank ALL OF YOU for your prayers during this very stressful time in my life! I feel like I have my life back now. Audra told me I needed to buy a lottery ticket, what with passing my test and the Bengals WIN yesterday...





...she is pretty sure this is my LUCKY week! LOL

One last thing. Shannon, my friend at work who took her certification test about 3 years ago, told me that when she got her notification through the mail (it wasn't available online back then) that she didn't realize until after she had opened the envelope containing her certificate that it was addressed to her with the initals CPC afterwards. Tonight, after looking more closely at my online account, I noticed that it said, "Linda Sue Sebree, CPC". I FINALLY (after all these years) have some initials after my name! LOL

Just remember,



and then remember to