My daughter woke up this morning with hair.
And not just any hair….weird hair just on the top of her head.
Well, she did have some hair before, a fine thin layer of it, but nothing like what she woke up with.
Even she is surprised!
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As I mentioned a few posts ago, we are going to be giving away a Cookie Bouquet from Cookies by Design. I am also supposed to be receiving one of my very own so I can vouch for how good it is before I give it away.
My son and I have been stalking the mailman, FedEx man and UPS lady today and so far we’ve actually gotten a few packages but no cookies. I even got my new laptop but interest in that has waned while waiting for the cookies.
Jake even asked the UPS lady when she handed him the package of vacuum bags I ordered on eBay (Kirby bags are ’spensive) if there were cookies in there. He wasn’t kidding but she thought he was cute and crazy……
SHOW ME THE COOKIES!
Ladies and gentleman (ok mostly ladies) we had a unique phenomenon occur in our house today.
My daughter took a nap.
And it was longer than 20 minutes.
And it was in her own bed.
And for almost 2 1/2 hours I sat around doing absolutely nothing expecting her to wake up any minute.
So…
I got nothing done, but WHO CARES!
She took a NAP.
At least I think that’s what it was. I haven’t actually seen one in quite awhile.
Below is a photo of Abby sleeping. Not today (what kind of nut would go into the bedroom of a napping baby and take a picture?) but from a few weeks ago when she fell asleep where she wasn’t supposed to.
A few weeks ago I won a giveaway for a $30 Gift Certificate to Sweetie Pie Baby Boutique.
You can find out more about my winnings in the original post: Wanna Stand Next to Me?.
I was very excited to win this prize because Sweetie Pie Baby Boutique sells organic clothing. Ever since my daughter has been having skin problems, I was wondering if organic clothing would make a difference.
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I went to Wal-Mart tonight with the kids. I needed some cheap rugs for my laundry room and was kind of desperate to get out of the house. We had a lovely dinner at Taco Bell where we froze while eating our tacos. The good news is that Jake ate 2 whole tacos!
Anyhoo…then we made our way to Wal-Mart, or should I say “Planet Wal-Mart”? You could seriously live in this store. It is the ’super’ kind and had the following things INSIDE the store (like you would never have to leave):
And considering they are your typical Wal-Mart PLUS a full blown grocery store, it seriously could be its own planet!
Too bad their bathrooms are the slums……
In the next few days we are going to be running a giveaway for a cookie bouquet basket from Cookies by Design.
I will have all the details and the official entry post up soon, but I’m so excited I just wanted to let everyone know to be on the lookout for it.
Here is a photo of the basket we will be giving away (I’m still waiting on all the specifics, but this is close):
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Yesterday, I had this conversation with Olivia while I was in the shower.
Me: “Olivia, I can’t hear you, is this an emergency?”
Olivia: “YES! My sleep mask fell in the toilet!”
Me: “Did you get it out or flush it?”
Olivia: “No, I got it.”
Me: “Well, put it in the sink. Did it fall in before or after you went to the bathroom?”
Olivia: “I already put it in the sink. I don’t know when it fell off - it was just in there when I stood up!”
Can I go back to bed? I am NOT ready for parenting.
I’ve never really considered men’s jewelry aside from a watch, as a gift for my husband or any man I know. I realize that some men must wear this kind of stuff, otherwise it wouldn’t be sold, but I don’t know any who would and don’t believe I’ve ever seen anyone who does.
In general that ring is not too awful or tacky but you still would have to pay my husband a whole lot of money to be seen wearing any ring other than his wedding ring.
Speaking of rings, do you know any men who still wear their high school or college rings?
I broke down and ordered myself a laptop. Being a blogging addict, I want to be able to stay connected but not stuck at my desk so a laptop was the natural way to go, especially considering we have a wireless network.
I always thought that laptops were ultra-expensive even now-a-days with the prices of computers dropping way down, laptops still seemed costly.
On a whim, however, I went to Dell.com to see what they had and I discovered happiness….
The Dell Vostro 1000 starts at $399! Yup, only $399. And for that $399 you actually get a lot. That is, unless you want to run the Space Station off it, but for everyday tasks, it is more than enough. I did make a few upgrades since I was forced to get Windows Vista (memory hog I’ve heard so I upgraded to 2GB RAM) and want to make sure I have enough range on my wireless network to cover inside and outside of the house (so I got wireless-N instead of wireless-G). I also upgraded the battery to double the run time ($15 more). My final price with tax was $516 and that included free shipping.
I can’t wait to get it and sit outside on my deck and blog, blog, blog (I think I just invented a new verb)!
BTW, I had to order the Vostro 1000 through the “Small Business” division of Dell because they do not sell it in the “Home” division and the “Home” ones didn’t start nearly as low priced.
We are in the midst of our weekly How-To Series about how to participate in FREE PAID SURVEYS. There have been other detailed articles written so far which you can find on our Free Paid Survey How-To Series page.
The GlobalTestMarket Consumer Panel has been around a long time and are one of the largest and most reputable I’ve come across. It should be one of the first ones you join in your foray into free paid surveys.
How to join?
How often do they send surveys?
I get at least a few surveys a week, sometimes I get more than one a day. I qualify for maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of them and even if you do not qualify I believe you get 5 points for trying.
As always, your experience may differ based upon your demographics but overall I believe them to be quite consistent with sending surveys.
What do I get for taking the surveys?
GlobalTestMarket pays in what they call “marketpoints” and the average survey is from 5-50 points. 5 points if you don’t qualify and 50 if you do. Although some surveys are worth much more. Each point is worth .5 cents, so a 50 point survey gets you $2.50. The 50 point surveys are not really that long and are well worth the $2.50 and you get .25 cents even if you don’t qualify. You can redeem your points once you reach 1,000, which ends up being $50. It does take a few weeks or more to get your check once you redeem your points but it will come and I’ve had no problems cashing their checks.
Synopsis
GlobalTestMarket is a worldwide survey company that is legitimate and consistently sends surveys and payouts. In 2007 alone they awarded over $7,000,000 to their panelists. I recommend them highly and have not had a single problem with GlobalTestMarket in the few years I have been a member. My Mom is also a member and she was shocked to learn she had accrued enough points to cash out for $50 just the other day.
Definitely don’t miss out on your opportunity to sign up for GlobalTestMarket.
I wanted to get a picture of Jake with his cool new haircut.
Just a nice smiling picture.
Here is the first shot I ended up with:
As usual, the kid can’t keep his eyes open when he smiles.
So I tried again..
I’ve mentioned before that we recently painted my daughter’s room, and that we painted it pink…pink on pink.
Here are a couple of photos, we love the way it turned out!
during painting
Guess who got stuck doing the taping?
finished product
Yes, even the ceiling fan is pink, er…I mean light red!
(By the way, the whole room isn’t striped, just that one wall)
