Probably not.  But we’ll give it a go anyway.

I have been nominated for the Funniest Home School Blog Award at The Home School Post.  You can click on the icon below to go vote for me, if you are so inclined.

A little history here…

I have been nominated for this award in 2007 and 2008 (both for my old blog, Hilltop Academy) , and I lost both times.  In 2007 I lost by four votes.  Yes, four votes.  Truth be told, I’m not really sure how I did last year because when the contest ended I was in the hospital having just had Cap’n Jack Henry, and I was busy monitoring his progress in the NICU and praying that he could come home soon.  I assume though that I didn’t win since I never received any prizes.

I honestly have no aspirations to ever win this contest.  It’s kinda like when every year Peter O’Toole is nominated for best actor or best supporting at the Academy Awards and never wins (eight times, to be exact).  It isn’t going to happen for him.  He’s the token nominee, and so am I.  I’m the Peter O’Toole of the blog awards.

It did not add to my enthusiasm at all when I looked at my fellow nominees yesterday and saw her name listed there….

Mrs. New York Times Bestseller List herself?!  Mrs. Queen Bee of the Internet?!  Are you kidding me?!  I can’t compete with that kind of fame.

However, I will take your vote, if you care to cast it.  Here are a few things you should know…

• You don’t have to be a home schooler to vote.
• You can tell other people who don’t know me to vote for me.
• You can vote only once from your personal computer.
• You can vote again from work,  the library, your grandmother’s house, your neighbors’, or the stranger’s computer at Starbuck’s.
• You don’t have to think I’m funny to vote for me.
• You don’t even have to like me to vote for me.
• But if you don’t like me, please don’t tell me, okay?  I’m pretty fragile.
• You could let me know in the comments, on facebook, by e-mail, or by telegram accompanied by a bouquet of flowers that you voted.  It might make me feel a little better.
• Voting ends on November 21.
• Stop reading this list, and go vote.

Help me end the curse of Peter O’Toole!  Vote for The Pirate Mom Dot Com!