No - I am not talking about the young perky woman who steals your hubby but my children of course. The boys to be exact. One would think that just maybe, just maybe, I could have ONE holiday that is calm, peaceful, and where everything goes just right. Keep dreaming! This Easter … [Read more...]
AUTISM – first piece of the puzzle
An hour after putting Zachary to bed I heard a scream. My heart dropped to the pit of my stomach as I ran up the stairs to his room. The scream that had escaped from my 18 month olds throat was like nothing I had heard before despite having as many children as I did.Opon entering his … [Read more...]
TWEEN BOYS AND SWAG!
In one month my 9 year old boy will be turning 10. Something has happened to him and I am both amused and dismayed. Since he could walk he hated wearing jeans. It didn't matter how much I pleaded he refused to wear them and pretty well lived in track pants and tee-shirts. So … [Read more...]
BOYS WILL BE BOYS
Having eight children living under the same roof means that my house is loud, full of activity, and did I mention LOUD? Of course having six boys makes it even louder.The other day Sebastian asked if he could put his hockey net in the playroom if he cleaned it up. I said sure, knowing … [Read more...]
SO THE WAIT LIST ENDS………
Well some interesting things happened after my last post about waiting for services in the school system and my frustration in what was happening with my 5yr old and his wait for speech therapy. A few days after I wrote my post I received a phone call from the CCRA - this is the company that … [Read more...]
What’s worse you ask? The fat ass or sagging boobs?
I ran into someone the other day that I hadn't seen for awhile. In fact the last time I saw them was just before the twins were born."Wow." She said. "You would never know that you have eight kids! You look great!"I mumbled a shallow "Thanks." But I was suspicious. Did she really … [Read more...]
Tweens, Teens and Cell Phones.
Recently I read a few blogs regarding cell phones and children. The blogs all differ in terms of some parents allowing them, while others are against them. So what about me? Well I am all for them at the right time and age - which is different with each child.My oldest who is now 14 got … [Read more...]
Eight children sleep where????
Recently someone asked me where my children sleep, and being the smart ass that I am my reply was "In their bed." The dirty look I got led me to assume that my comment wasn't really the answer they were looking for.Personally I thought it was sort of a rude question but since they asked and I've now … [Read more...]
911 EMERGENCY – AGAIN!!
Well it seems as though the phone number of choice in this house is 911. Seriously. It happened again tonight. I should have seen it coming I mean holy shit I am just the worse mother on the planet it seems right now. As you read in my post the other day about my head spinning my … [Read more...]
The other “evil things” that parents need to remember
The other morning I was driving my two oldest to middle school as I always do. But this morning there was something different. Something terrible. Right in front of my other younger children's elementary school was a car that had crashed into a concrete street lamp post - you know … [Read more...]
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