Wanna Make Some Money?

So apparently dental school doesn’t keep me busy enough. This past week I decided to start my own business…hey, I gotta pay for tuition somehow, right? For the past year and a half, I have been a member of various “GPT sites.” For those unfamiliar with the term GPT, it stands for “Get-Paid-To” and these so-called GPT sites are websites that pay members to perform various tasks…some pay you to read emails, others pay you to click on advertisements, take surveys, request information, sign up for trial offers, etc. They are all free to join, and over the past year and a half I have managed to make thousands of dollars from them, along with winning many prizes (like ipods, gift cards, computer speakers, a Nintendo DS, a camera, etc.) from contests many of the sites hold.

Well, recently I decided to start MY OWN GPT site....SimpleGPT.com. It is 100% free to join, and all of the offers on my site are free as well. Each offer you complete will earn you a certain number of points. The points can then be redeemed for a variety of gift cards or a custom prize of your choice. You can earn a $15 gift card by completing just a few short surveys.

The site is still in its beginning stages and is pretty simple right now (no pun intended). I hope to add a lot more offers soon. I'll probably try to keep the membership low, because I don't have a TON of free time to devote to responding to members' emails, problems, etc., but I do hope to eventually have monthly contests where members can win fun prizes. If you’re interested in joining, sign up below! Also, if you’re new to GPT sites, let me know and I can send you a tutorial with some great tips! (For instance, you’ll want to set up a junk email account to avoid the tons of spam you’ll get!) Wish me luck in this new adventure!

Sign Up Here!

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FHE at the Ball Field

Nick in the giant glove outside the stadium.




Cotton Candy! Yum!!!

Nick with the recycling super hero.

Doug called Monday afternoon from school and said someone had extra Mariners tickets, so a few hours later we were off to McDonald’s for a quick dinner, and then made our way down to Safeco Field. We had wanted to take Nick to a game, so this was perfect. He did ask half way through the game when he gets to play, I guess he thought we were going to a baseball game that he would play in. Despite the disappointment of finding out that he didn't get to play, he was excited and had a great time. He loved the Cotton Candy, but insisted on saving some for later. Joselyn liked the music and clapping, and enjoyed looking around. She had all the concession stand workers looking and smiling at her. I did realize that I really need to take my responsibilities of being a mother a little more seriously- my almost 4 year old son doesn’t know the words to Take Me Out to the Ball Game!!! We’ll be working on that!

Joselyn in her Dresses

I just couldn’t resist posting a few pictures of Joselyn in her dresses. She is 7 ½ months old now; I can’t believe how quickly she is growing. She is getting her first tooth (bottom right). She is eating well and likes just about anything we feed her. She has been pulling herself up to stand for a few weeks now. She also loves playing with pens. She is such a happy, content baby. If only she would sleep better at night!

My Garden- Apartment Style

Growing up we always had a huge garden. A garden is one of those things that I didn't care for too much as a kid, because a garden meant work. Now I would love to have a big yard with room for a garden of delicious fresh vegetables.

This spring, I decided to grow a few things in pots on our balcony and here is how things are turning out. In the front row is cilantro, and a tomato plant that was started from a seed and has been very slow to grow. Any tips? In the back row is carrots, I’m interested to see how they do in a pot, flowers, parsley, more flowers, and another tomato plant that I bought when it was about a foot tall. I wanted to take individual shots of each plant, but decided that a few group pictures were sufficient. Can you tell I’m proud of my little garden? Maybe it is my biology background, but there is something very exciting and intriguing about growing plants.

Our Lil' Slugger

Nick's found a new love in his life--baseball! We bought him a T-ball set a few months ago, and now that the weather is finally nice we've been able to go to the park and use it a lot more. He sure enjoys it, and it's fun to watch him. He likes to show off a little bit...when he sees someone walking by, he'll quickly run up and hit the ball in order to impress them. He always checks to make sure they're watching.



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Bath Time

We've had really good luck with bath time. Both of our kids LOVE taking baths. Nick would probably stay in the bathtub all day if we let him; probably because we let him bring as many toys in the bath as he wants. And trust me...you can fit a lot of toys in a bath! After her bath, Joselyn loves cuddling up in a towel and playing peek-a-boo with daddy!

A Day At The Beach

We went to one of our favorite Seattle beaches this weekend--Golden Gardens. The weather was perfect! We brought a picnic lunch and spent most of the afternoon at the beach. It was Joselyn's first time at the beach; she liked dipping her feet in the cold water. We had to keep her from trying to eat the sand though. Nicholas had fun building sand castles and just loved being outside all day.

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