Big Families
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Movie Night Mayhem
Now that fall is here, life has gotten far busier, and it had been awhile since we’d done something “as a family”. How about a Family Movie Night? Have a Family Movie Night, they said. It’ll be FUN!, they said. (“They” lied.) This activity is more daunting than it may appear: with six kids ranging from ages 14-3, picking a movie that will interest everyone is challenging enough. But throw into the mix children that: want to narrate the entire movie. don’t listen to the movie, & then ask questions about the movie they’re not listening to. chew popcorn too loudly. spill the popcorn they’re NOT chewing too loudly all…
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Throwing The Book At Myself
It’s Tuesday morning, and I’ve blown it. I was on a good roll, but then came the inevitable slip. On Monday, schoolbags were properly stocked. Snack and drinks were packed. Any and all permissions slips, tests, etc were signed and deposited into the correct folders. I even managed to get #3 over to the dentist to get his cavity filled, buy him jeans he’s needed since growing like a weed -again- and back to school. I was winning. Along came today. I awoke, and checked my planner first thing. Written among all of the “pay this bill” notations and upcoming “To-Do” tasks was written, “Pack lunch for #3’s field trip”.…
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The Sum(mer) Of It All
Writing this post is, to me, the equivalent of taking a broom to sweep out the cobwebs congregating in the corners of the room. I know it’s been awhile. Since mid-summer, the blog has remained dormant, with nary a new post to be seen. (Image Courtesy of www.arizonaoddities.com) Where’s the Six Pack been? Well.. I wish I had a great reason to explain my absence. But the truth of it is really quite ordinary… Life happened. And I was too busy maintaining it for lots of people. We had a fairly uneventful summer. We did the ordinary things: visits to the local pool. Day trips to visit my sister and…
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Sum-mer Home? (ALL Are Home)
We’re now in the second official week of summer, and I’m happy to report that despite the culture shock of the first few days, we’ve now settled into a solid daily routine. Not that it’s not still a challenge, though. Having all six kids home all summer, coupled with The Captain not arriving home until roughly 8pm, is exhausting to say the least. My energy starts to wane by dinnertime; bedtime can occasionally be a desperate affair, and by the time I hit my own bed after the day’s shenanigans, it’s a bit like this: So the first few days were a bit… hectic. We had approximately 17 fights (the…
