Back in the days when I was training in gymnastics my training schedule went something like this: Monday: 4 - 9, Tuesday 4 - 9, Wed 4 - 9, Friday 4 - 9, Saturday & Sundays 9am - until whenever we were finished. We trained an average of 35 - 40 hrs a week. These days that is not the norm (well at … [Read more...]
Are you a witch or a prostitute for Halloween? Is there a difference?
This year I have once again been given the honour of being permitted to buy my kiddies Halloween costumes. They were all gracious enough to wait until the last week of September before dragging me to the stores in search of the "Perfect" costume. You would think with so many children there would … [Read more...]
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? The answer
First of all, a big thank you to everyone who commented, and shared their thoughts on my previous post. I decided it would be easier to write a post about what I actually did than to give a quick simple reply. A bit of history first. My daughter's learning disability is in reading, writing, and … [Read more...]
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
So what I am about to tell you may make you gasp in shock, wonder what kind of parent I am, make yourself believe what a great parent you are, run to grab a bottle of any kind of alcoholic beverage or have you simply nod your head because hell ya you've been there done that. My daughter was recently … [Read more...]
Living on the Spectrum and the benefits of individual sports
This article was originally written by myself last year and the plan was to have it published. I then became pregnant with the twins so that plan was put on the back burner so now I have decided to share it with my fellow Urbanmoms.It should be noted that this article can apply to children with … [Read more...]
Do My eyes have suitcases??
So after 8 children, laughter, tears, constant running around, drinking, sleepless nights - oh wait my nights are still sleepless - some people wanted to see how my picture would look without the shades. It was questioned whether or not I have suitcases under my eyes or if they are blood shot. To … [Read more...]
WHEN BEING “GIFTED” ISN’T SUCH A GIFT
Most have listened to my tales of 8 children, two whom have Aspergers and an eight year old, whom we just discovered has a severe learning disability. There is always a forum for these topics, and along with that, usually a sympathetic mom or two who are experiencing the same emotions with whom you … [Read more...]
Top 5 hate list for the beginning of school
With school starting in just a few more days I have been shedding a few tears - of joy that is. Oh you know I love my kiddies but seriously they have been driving me a bit batty this summer! It didn't help that the hubby had to have 2 surgery's which really screwed up some plans that we had. He is … [Read more...]
Forking out the Dough
Recently there was a post from Amanda who wrote about the cost of ballet lessons This got me thinking. With my hubby's surgery's and the children's performances over the summer I was way behind my usual schedule and so not organized! So I started to get cracking on registering my kiddies for the … [Read more...]
What is it really like with 8? Here’s the scoop…
So let me tell you what it's really like with 8 kids...... So many people are always asking me what is it like to have so many children, but honestly it is really hard to explain because it is all I have ever had. My children were born really close together so I have never really experienced having … [Read more...]