Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label awards. Show all posts

Friday, August 14, 2009

I Need a Hero…

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Would you look at that contagious smile?  Henry, you are a beam of sunshine! 

Found this costume at a garage sale for a $1 last weekend. Everyone has taken their turn being “Sue-fah-man” this week.  I think my superhero days with 4 boys have only just begun.

And now for some completely unrelated tangents:

  • I’ve been blessed by your comments and encouraging words on my “Covenant Relationship” post.   It was so worth putting my heart out there, because in return you have shared your hearts with me. I want to emphasize that my intentions of that post were personal in nature, and not meant to be judgmental. Nor was I claiming that there’s never a legitimate reason for divorce.  I think most of you saw me through on this, but I wanted to clear up any misinterpretations. I’m praying over your comments this afternoon.

  • If you follow me on twitter you might have heard that I was nominated for an Indiana blogging award in the Family Blog Category.  I have some stiff competition, and I thought about waving the white flag of surrender before the voting ends, but then I remembered how much you all enjoy voting!  So, if you feel the urge once again, head over to the Blindy Ballot and cast your vote for 4tunate. I will be speaking on a panel during Saturday’s session at the Blog Indiana Conference, so if you are there, please stop and introduce yourself!

  • Lastly, My friend Doug was killed this week while cutting down a tree.  He and I were friends since 1st grade and he was my homecoming escort.  Would you please join me in praying for this family?  He leaves behind a wife and 3 small children.  I thought of his wife through the night last night and cannot imagine the shock and grief she must be experiencing. Thank you, faithful friends.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Front and Center

Here's the front page of the IndyStar online today.

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Here's a link to the full article:

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090124/LOCAL0503/901240328

There's a photo gallery on the right hand side (Quadruplets Turn 2) for your viewing pleasure! =) 

Thanks to Josh Duke and Steve Sanchez from the Indianapolis Star for highlighting our family!

Friday, January 16, 2009

How Cold? Freeze Your Buns COLD

Today's incredibly low temperatures called for a video blog for all you Southern "panty waists" (using my dad's terminology), aka "sissies".  Just kidding, I do love my Southern Belles.

It's been crazy cold here. Icicle toes, car barely starting, schools closed, hunker down for days, bun freezing, COLD. They are calling for a bit of a warm up (meaning like 20 degrees), so hopefully we'll be able to get the boys out in the snow to see how they react.

 

 

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How's the weather in YOUR neck of the woods?  This calls for a early pajama night!

 

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Best Parenting Blog: 2008 Weblog Award Winner

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It's official, Superfans!  We are the recipient of the 2008 Weblog Best Parenting Blog.  Woweee!  Now the pressure's on to maintain "award worthy" blog material, right?  We were competing with some highly professional, well written, top-notch blogs- Hats off to ALL of the nominees!

I cannot thank you enough for your enthusiastic response to our request for votes. (All 2,851 of them!) You guys went to town with emails, updating your facebook statuses, blog posts, etc. YOU are the ones responsible for this award!!!!!  I wish I had a prize to share with all of you, but you'll have to settle for the same prize I received - the image "badge" posted above. Isn't she a beaut?    

(For a full listing of the award winning blogs by category, go here.)

Working on a new blog post starting right.......NOW.

 

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

(UPDATED) They're Brothers, Identical Brothers

Update Tuesday @ 8 pm EST : Looks like we came out ahead at the last minute, thanks to your final campaigning efforts. No "certified" word on winners until Thursday, but regardless you guys were OUTSTANDING! I'll let you know when the official winners are announced.

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They're BROTHERS,

Identical brothers and you'll find

They laugh alike, they walk alike, At times they even talk alike —

You can lose your mind,

When brothers are two of a kind.

124.6 points to the first person who can correctly identify who's who AND the sitcom theme song from which I remixed the lyrics. (Maybe I'll even dig up a REAL prize!)

Oh and I'll try to let you know as soon as I know about the Weblog Best Parenting Blog Contest Winner. Voting ends tomorrow evening. It's a barn burner, so get out there and VOTE! =)

The 2008 Weblog Awards

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Energy Zappers...

In my inbox today was a terrific quote from my dear friend, Suz. I began laughing hysterically. 

"The emotional and physical energy needed to supervise an energy-packed tot can take down the most physically fit mom. If your toddler happens to be a boy, add 50% more energy..." ---On Becoming Toddlerwise

So mathematically in our situation add 200% more energy??? So that's why I'm beat at the end of the day!!!!

Here's the energy zappers in action:

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Henry - This boy LOVES to be right in the action of things

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Buying some time, thanks to the genius wrapping paper coloring idea from Mari.

 

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Isaac playing trains on a solid, sturdy, connected track, courtesy of  Elmer's Wood Glue.

 

If you have any energy remaining at the end of this post, consider voting for our 4tunate at the Weblog Best Parenting Blog Awards.  We are running a close second thanks to your remarkably grand effort!  Voting ends on Tuesday evening.  Remember you can vote every 24 hours. (Nudge, Nudge. Poke, Poke.)

The 2008 Weblog Awards

 

 

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Did You Know You Were Reading a 2008 Weblog Award Finalist Blog?

The 2008 Weblog Awards

So apparently our blog was nominated for the 2008 WEBLOG AWARDS in the "Best Parenting Blog" category...and somehow, someway, we've made it as a TOP TEN FINALIST (out of 79 nominated blogs)!  And from what they tell me (they being some of YOU) it's sorta a big deal.

"The Weblog Awards are the world's largest blog competition with over 545,000 votes cast in 2007 edition and nearly two million votes cast in all editions since 2003."

Initially I didn't think I would bother you with asking you to vote, but many of you consider us almost family, and I knew you would want to be included. In addition, I know that God has used this blog for a PURPOSE and if a well-known award could reach other mothers of multiples, women struggling with infertility, or encourage any reader who comes across our site, well then, I guess it's not ALL about me after all, then is it? 

It's one click voting - no need to create an account, and you can return every 24 hours until Tuesday, January 13th to recast your vote.

http://2008.weblogawards.org/polls/best-parenting-blog/

 

And would I recruit you to vote without some sort of offering in return?  Heaven's no!  Here's a little afternoon humor courtesy of Brooks and Henry.

 

 

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