Yesterday some kids in the neighborhood stopped by and asked if we will be passing out candy tonight. Damon told them yes.

Then one of the kids pointed at the dogs and asked, “Where will those dogs be?”

Damon informed him that we put the dogs in the bathroom when we pass out candy.

Then the kid said again, “So that dog won’t be out when you are passing out candy?”

I guess he just wants us all to have a safe Halloween.

Yesterday my paypal account went into overdrive to receive several PayPerPost payments from the weekend and yesterday. It was kind of exciting to see all those emails stating I had been paid.

Just as an update I have been paid over $600 so far and I am expecting over $100 in the next few days.

There will be a bare spot in my account soon because I took a break from the major blogging for a while. I got a bit burned out and since I had reached my $500 goal, I didn’t really know what I should be working so hard for. I’m not one of those people who make all my money off the internet, so it isn’t quite as important for me to meet my 3 paid posts a day limit.

I want to ramp up the blogging again, but need to find that golden ring to reach for, something that will keep my eye on the prize and help keep me motivated. What should I be blogging for?

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Some of you might be waiting for exciting posts about the exciting things we did this weekend… a wedding and the fall costume party.

Well, just so you don’t think we are too cool, I must give you a list of the non-exciting things we did this weekend.

Changed multiple dirty diapers.
Got a hair cut.
Went to the grocery store.
Took out the garbage.
Took a few naps.
Did two loads of laundry, which still need to be folded and put away.
Emptied the dishwasher.
Watched football.
Watched Fuller watch Curious George… again.
Watch the Charlie Brown Special.
Ate tortilla chips.
Made macaroni and cheese.

See, we are people just like you. And we will get back to the exciting part later this evening. If you must, we do have pictures over on flickr.

One of the main controversial issues about PayPerPost is many people think you must disclose that you are getting paid for writing certain entries. Some posties always disclose that they are getting paid, others think that they write enough about PPP that it seems obvious.

Personally, I have waffled a bit on the issue. You may have noticed the tag “Sponsored Post” at the bottom of some of my entries. It linked to a page to indicate that yes, I did get paid to put some of the links in the entry you just came from.

However, I struggled with the wording on that page and edited it very many times. Someone has had the foresight to go ahead and help us with our disclosure policys by creating a site just for such a purpose. With a Disclosure Policy Generator I don’t have to struggle with wording, just which options do I choose.

So, now I have one.

Ok, that title was a bit of a lame reference to a BNL song and the fact that we fell backwards in time last night. Did you remember to set your clocks back? If not, then I gaurantee that you are early for something. Church, a TV show, work… something. You might right now be thinking, “Why isn’t the Ernest Angley hour on yet?” You might need your healing through the tv set today and if you are patient, in a few minutes, it will be on.

Anyway, we did remember to fall backwards and I think we were suppossed to gain an hour of sleep, but I didn’t because I didn’t really sleep well last night. But I will gleefully say that Fuller is still asleep. See, he doesn’t understand the nature of things and that in order to save daylight we have to do some clock mangling mojo twice a year, so to him he should have gotten up an hour ago. But instead, he is still… ok, scratch that. My baby is awake. And it is 7 am, not 6 am and to me, that is a successful clock change.

We have had a busy Saturday so far.

Damon went to the church this morning to help with the scraping of the paint on the outside. He went completely prepared- dressed in coveralls, with a brimmed hat, and wearing one of our filter masks to keep from breathing in the paint dust.

I had to help Damon find the mask because it was buried somewhere that I could only find it. (I think that is my superpower.) But at least we found it so that D was safe.

We’ve had two air filter masks since we bought the house because we really didn’t know what we were dealing with. And since it is an older home and there are at least 7 ways your home can kill you, buying those masks were a great investment.

Yesterday I missed out on a PPP opp because I was at work. I found out about it on the forums, and went to check out the site anyway.

I had so much fun creating this and even though it has some bugs (Fuller can’t speak French), I still like it. Also, it takes a little while to load. Just be patient.

There is a buzz word in the benefit industry that the company I work for is heavily grasping on to- wellness.

Not only do they care about making sure that we are covered when we are sick, but they are trying to give us opportunities to stay healthy. They give us discounts on gym memberships, sponsor programs promoting active lifestyles, give extra help to those needing help ceasing smoking, and a wellness program that gives us a personal coach to help with nutrition, weight loss, depression, migraines, and stress. One of the neat aspects of most of these programs is they have really helpful tools on the internet to help me track progress or get tips.

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Marvel Comics and Guiding Light (yes, the soap opera) are teaming up to introduce a new hero on the show that will then be a Marvel superhero. “What a cool idea”, I thought. Man, if they had done this when I was a kid, I would have definitely started watching GL, just to see if they occasionally threw in a superhero reference from time-to-time.

Well, it seemed like a good idea until I watch the trailer for the episode.

I bet Marvel thought this idea would somehow lend more “ligitamacy” to their comics with the adult (probably mostly female) demographic. But, after seeing the level of acting in the trailer, I think Marvel should stick with the younger male audience ’cause they obviously have higher standards of storytelling.

Who would have though that when compared to a comic book, a show aimed at entertaining adults would actually seem more juvenile?

(That said, I’m still gonna watch it.)

I’m actually a little late to this party, but here I am! Julie tagged me and I thought it seemed like a fun meme.

This is actually the third picture I took of myself. The first one my hair was pulled back and the second one was too blurry. I think I am too red in this one, but I want to go to bed soon. The desk is covered in clutter, something that we did not clear away before the CSTV people showed up last week. The monitor is one of two flat screens (we are a dual monitor family) and what you can’t see is the mug of Chai sitting in front of the keyboard.

So, the following bloggers I would love to see as they are RIGHT NOW are:

Scott (with Ethan, maybe?)
Diber (when she isn’t working on her thesis)
Stephanie (if she will post in what’s left of October… November is almost here!)
Austina (because she needs to do more than work and sleep)
Heather (I tried to leave a comment and it acted all wonky. I wanted to share that Fuller headbutted me in the nose instead of kissing me tonight.)