The twins Thatcher and Tanner haven't even turned 2 yet, however, they have taken control over this house! The other night I took Marie to training. She finished late that night so we didn't get home until almost 10pm. I expected the twins to be in bed sleeping like the little … [Read more...]
Whats cooking today mama?
So you may have read my last post about how I hate cooking. Crazy isn't it? I have 8 children yet I hate cooking. Seriously. I hate it. So I decided to take the initiative and change my ways for 2013. Yes! I have decided to cook atleast one real meal a week - in other words, one … [Read more...]
Whats cooking mama?
Anyone who knows me well, is very aware that I hate cooking. In fact I really don't enjoy food much at all. I know it's terrible, but seriously I really don't understand how people can get so excited about food. To me, eating is just another task that takes up precious … [Read more...]
Job Time!
I often comment on how hard it some days to switch gears in the parenting department. One minute I am chasing down two wild twin toddlers, breaking up a fight between siblings, and then dealing with the crazy mood swings of teenagers and having to rationalize things that I really shouldn't … [Read more...]
Back to school!
Thatcher and Tanner are happy the others are going back to school!Usually once a holiday has ended and the children get back to school I am estatic, jumping for joy and way to happy to see them off to school! Holidays typically bring a lot of boredom (I can't continually entertain 8 children), … [Read more...]
Do you have bedwetters?
One of my children (I won't give his name because my children do read my posts from time to time) is a chronic bedwetter and has shown no signs of stopping.At first I thought it was due to anxiety as it really escalated when he started school, and from then on it just continued. At first he … [Read more...]
Reflections from 2012
As many of you read in my previous post my family was struck with a wicked stomach virus over the Christmas holidays (Christmas eve, and Christmas day to be exact) and I was no exception! However, while I lay in bed moaning about how terrible I felt I took the time to reflect back on what had … [Read more...]
Need Your help! Babies gone wild again
One would think I could handle this but I am seriously at my point of exploding! Having had six children prior to the adorable twins Thatcher and Tanner I thought I had experienced it all - special needs, giftedness, medications, sibling rivalry, non sleepers, night wakers - oh yeah nothing was … [Read more...]
Christmas, 8 kids, and the vomit fest!
It never fails, as soon as the holiday season approaches someone comes down wth something. Typically during the final week of school the children start getting stuffy or runny noses, coughs, and sore throats and beg me if they can stay home. I am a monster though and unless my child has … [Read more...]
Christmas Traditions
Twas the night before Christmas and all through this house 8 little Monkeys were quiet as mice - NOT! On Christmas eve this house is anything but quiet! Here we do things a bit differently. We have a meatless dinner - due to many of my children not liking fish we have been having cheese … [Read more...]
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