Have you all seen the blog for Pay Per Post? The website that pays you to advertise on blogs? It is a great place to go to check out what is going on behind the scenes at PPP. They also have contests and recognize bloggers who have made great achievements, as well as hints to PPP bloggers, announcements for down times and maintenance, and chat logs of the PPP “Town Hall Meetings”. Check it out!
So, last night Austin and Christopher took their pre-test for the belt test on Friday so they can get their Orange belts. They did so well and will be testing tomorrow! I am SO excited for them, they LOVE Taekwondo and I am proud of the behavior changes I have seen in them. Wish them luck!!
Have you heard about Ted Murphy, the founder of Pay Per Post, the website that pays you to place ads on blogs. Seems that Teddy boy is not really a man at all, but a super smart trained monkey in pants named Kiko. How else can you explain why someone would do something so crazy? Ok, maybe not, but if you do happen to join his site, do me a favor and tell him SumnerRain@gmail.com refered you, ok?
Last night was NOT a nice sleeping night. We got home from Taekwondo at 8pm, so the boys did not get to sleep until nearly 9pm. I told the little angels to shower when I woke them up at 6am. I had a hard time falling asleep until nearly 1am. I got up at least a half dozen times in the night to go to the bathroom, the new blood pressure medicine is a diuretic. Between waking up to pee and a reacquiring nightmare I was having I was pretty restless. At 4am I head water running and saw light in the hallway. The older two had woken up two hours early and thought it was time to get ready for school; they were taking turns showering. I finally got them back to bed and within 5 minutes of laying back down the cat starts howling at the door thinking it is breakfast time. So I had to get up again and let him out. Within 10 minutes he realized that the kids were back in bed and breakfast was a lost cause and wanted back into his warm bed so the howling started up again. I finally fell back asleep and my alarm starts going off, so I get up and wake up the older two boys who have NO idea how to get ready for school quietly. I went back to sleep again and got about an hours sleep when I started dreaming that I was playing a die game with a group of people and could hear Matthew crying. In my dream I was getting up from my table to bring him back nurse him when Bobby brought him into me. I am so tired!
Me: Heather, thirty-something mama to five wild kiddos. With such a broad age range, I can easily be nursing a baby while helping with Algebra homework. If I ever get spare time, I enjoy technology, knitting, reading, and just hanging out with my kiddos.
Bobby, my best friend and partner in crime for all of my adult life. Ex soldier, turned computer geek, he's traveled the world and then some. Truly an awesome husband, and dad, even when he is almost 7,000 miles away.
Christopher - 13. My professor, he always has a fact ready for any situation. Christopher loves math and science and is especially interested in the weather. Christopher loves to get lost between the pages of a good book.
Matthew - 6. My silly little jester. Matthew can make anyone laugh with the hilarious things he says and does. We are easily amused with his "Matthewisms", even as a baby his timing was impeccable.
Sophia - 3. The princess. With 4 brothers, it is easy to see why Sophie is such a diva, but behind all her drama, she is genuinely the sweetest kid I know. She is quick with a hug or an "I love you" and touches everyone she meets with kind words and a smile that lights up a room.
Liam, born 12/28/10. The n00b. Our 5th and final. Lovingly nicknamed "Mr. Grabbyhands", and about 300 other nicknames. Liam is easy going, laid back, cuddly, and sweet.