Here's my unsolicited favorite:

Email excerpt:

""From: "customer" (References are made available with permission of client)

Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 10:12 AM

To: lylelpowers@comcast.net

Cc: "customer"

Subject: "customer" ICF Homeplan

Your work is simply beautiful. Your work is everything you said it to be. I am extremely pleased."..(proj. specific directions removed)..."I am excited again about this project. I hope we can bring it to full fruition. You have been doing a great job. I really appreciate your work and your attitude. Thanks."" Peter K.