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"Did they really just give us a house?" asked Penny
Dyer as the limousine pulled away from the CBS studios on its way
to the airport. Moments earlier, Penny, her husband, her mother,
mother-in-law and her 21-month old quadruplets had been on the Early
Show, ostensibly to do a "health segment" on multiple
births.
But the WPN and CBS had different plans: Once the Dyers were on
camera, they were greeted by Kelly McCloskey, President and CEO
of the Wood Promotion Network, who presented them with a promise
to provide the wood building materials from the WPN and partner
companies to help them build a home of their own.
For the Dyer family, who currently live in a mobile home, being
able to afford a real wood home was a dream come true. "Now we'll
be able to save for their college education and do all the things
other families do," Penny said.
When the doctor told Penny Dyer she was going to be having triplets she couldn't believe it. "I was really freaked out," she said. "I mean we wanted to have twins," she explained. " We even had two girls and two boys names picked out." "Relax, it's only one more," her husband Dwain said. But a week later the doctor did an ultrasound and found one more and the Dyers learned they would be parents of quadruplets.
Four on the Floor
Today, Penny and Dwain are the proud parents of three girls and
a boy. All are happy, healthy, and at 21 months old, quite a handful.
"My whole family takes turns watching them," said Penny. "My mom,
mother-in-law, cousins and grandmother. We ended up using the four
names we'd originally picked out," said Penny, whose quadruplets
are named Bailey, Payton, Jessica and Brooks. Of the boy's names,
Payton went to one of the daughters and Brooks went to the son.
Penny takes one day off every other week to take care of the children.
Dwain and Penny share bathing, feeding and play duties every night.
"Fortunately, they're all real good sleepers," said Penny.
As for building the house, the Dyers are very excited. "We've picked out a lot that's not far from where we live now," Penny said. House plans are just getting under way. Stay tuned to beconstructive.com for frequent updates on the construction of the Dyer family's new wood home.
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