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So, each and every single day I hit the keyboard faithfully, writing, researching topics on Wikipedia, doing web design, whatever, in order to help make ends meet and cover the “fun” things in life. And since I have multiple blogs, I happily use them for monetizing purposes. And if there’s one thing I love, it’s getting paid to blog. BlogAdvertisingStore.com is a blog advertising company that provides bloggers with ample opportunity to make some extra cash. And since the minimum payout is $100, there’s no chance of whittling away at the $15 or $20 you might get here or there, since you have to wait. And I don’t know about you, but for us $100 is half of our car insurance payment, and almost a full cell phone bill payment, so it goes to very good use!

I have been using BlogAdvertisingStore.com for a few months so far, and from what I can see they’re a fair and decent company to work with. There are always opportunities available, which each opportunity clearly laying out all of the requirements. The dollar amount offered for a sponsored post is fair, which is a nice touch.

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So sweet! ♥

As of today, he hasn’t had a single accident since the pooping incident at the park on Monday afternoon. He has gone both #1 and #2 here at home, and at my mom’s house, and has gone #1 in several public places, including Burger King, McDonald’s, a local buffet, and Target.

Best of all? We put him to bed in his underwear on Wednesday night and Thursday night, and both nights he stayed dry.

SUCCESS!!!

It’s sad, but my kids eat SO much more than I do, especially now. Last night, for instance, I made a quick meal of hamburger helper and mixed frozen veggies. They each had TWO large bowls of dinner. This was after breakfast (cereal), lunch (grilled cheese sandwiches and two bowls each of apple sauce), and a late afternoon snack at McD’s. They consumed the amount of food in one afternoon that it would take me two weeks to work through, haha. Sad but true!

I’m not impressed with how a lot of children dress these days. I don’t care what the “fashion experts” say; hip hop clothing, gangsta clothes, emo clothes, THONGS, 2-piece bikinis, mini-skirts, etc., do not belong on little girls. I’m all for cute, feminine and sassy outfits, but cute, feminine and sassy do not equal thongs. That is just trashy.

We need more days like this. I am officially tired of winter. I’m tired of the snow that is STILL around. I’m tired of being cold all the time. And worst of all, I’m tired of being cooped up in the house all of the time!

Pooping… that’s another issue altogether. So far Ryan has not have a bowel movement in the toilet. Compounding the issue of potty-training him for a bowel movement is that he has a compulsion to hold his bowel movements. I think this goes back to the summer, when he had a bit of a bowel obstruction and some painful fecal impaction. But a week’s worth of hardcore prescription stool softeners & laxatives, combined with daily suppositories, cleared him out, and since then the issue of him not going as he should is behavioral, and not physical.
So — excuse the grossness — we’ve been dealing with “sharts” and very small amounts of poop, but nothing that I would classify as a “standard” bowel movement. It’s only a matter of time, though. He rarely goes beyond four days without having a massive bowel movement. If he doesn’t have one by tomorrow afternoon, I’ll dose him with [prescription] meds and a suppository (needless to say, we keep a ready supply of them on hand).

But still, I am SO proud of Ryan. I never thought he would take to it so quickly. But he has!

As for the title of this entry, today was just one of those days where I was dealing with poop every time I turned around. First, Ryan and I came back after a morning out, to find that Leah had pooped in her crate (which means in her bed, since her bed takes up the majority of the space in her crate). I put her out this morning for about a half hour, but I guess she didn’t have to go then, and couldn’t hold it until we got home. So I gave her a treat, shook the crap out of her bed, then threw it in the washer for a two hour and 56 minute stain wash, complete with pre-wash, post-rinse, and bleach. Yes, bleach, on a colored dog bed. So far it hasn’t removed any of the color, and even if does, at least I know it’ll be clean and disinfected!

Then Ryan went through about seven pairs of underwear (see two paragraphs up). BLECH. I am just SO done with poop today!

As I type this he is with Dan in the living room, rocking on the sofa. He’s normally in bed by 8:00pm on school nights and 8:30pm on weekends, but since he went to bed later last night and napped later this afternoon, he’s obviously up a bit later. But he’s already had his Melatonin and vitamins for the night, and he sounds like he’s beginning to wind down, so off I go to tuck him in.

But so far, so good. My mom and Ryan tagged along with me while I drove Alyssa to Dan’s aunt and uncle’s house, since that’s where his sisters live; he then went with my mom out to eat, and she took him home, gave him his nighttime medicine (Melatonin), read a story to him, and then put him to bed. His one sister is home from college on spring break, and she specifically requested Alyssa for the weekend. Fine by me! With all of the snow days last month, I’ve had a LOT of Alyssa, a LOT of the time. And yes, I know she’s my kid and all, but damn, it’s hard to work on a post about Minka Aire fans or relax or even breathe sometimes when there’s a kid up your ass 24/7. A times two? Blah.

I guess I’d be a bad mommy for saying that I don’t miss them. But you know, that isn’t quite true. I thought I’d be 100% fine with them gone, but earlier tonight I caught myself going to check on them before turning in for the night, and I realized… I do sort of miss them! ♥