Laundry

THERE'S TOO MUCH!!!!!

I have always had a lot of laundry to do, but now, it's NEVER ENDING!! Every day there are 8 britches, 8 shirts, then all the miscellaneous things that get mixed in there.

Thanks to Pinterest,  I found a recipe for homemade laundry detergent. Normally, I would buy a large jug that was about $11. For just a few dollars more I was able to buy everything I needed for this recipe and it is supposed to last much longer.

I have been washing with it for almost a week now. So far it's great!! There isn't much scent to it, but it smells clean (if that makes sense) and there is no static with clothes coming out of the dryer.

Now, if I could just catch up with it and stay caught up with it, that would be great!!! That laundry fairy would be great!! But for now, it's mom, and this mom may be tired of laundry, but I love my house being filled with kids, playing, laughing, games...the arguing can go, but that just comes with it! I would trade it for the world!!

The look.....

The other day I had to stop at the store for bread and milk. I had 5 of the 6 kids with me, which normally I would NEVER go to the store with that many, but it was just two things, so we went.

I've always told my kids, whether it's 3 or 6, "don't touch anything, don't ask for anything" So I give the little speech before we went in. I got the normal "yes ma'am" from all. We get in and start walking down the aisle and I look back and they are all following, but scattered from one side to the other. So I tell them to just walk behind me so other people can pass. They do, I grab the milk and head down the bread aisle. There is an older couple standing there, so I say, "excuse us" I get pass them and get the kids passed and because there are several other people on this aisle, I tell the kids to "line'em up" which they know that means to stand in a line. They did, and as they are, the older lady is counting the kids and says, "oh my" I just giggle and tell her one is missing and I also have a 14yr old daughter, she then laughs and shakes her head.

I never thought about someone's reaction to us being in public and seeing all the kids. Granted, 3 of them are all the same height and one of them isn't much taller then those 3. Guess we could look like a circus to some! But that's ok, ill take my circus any day!!!

SSSHHHHH

Today was very quite at my house. I was up at 545, by 600 I had everyone else in the house up! That's 7 other people to get up and moving. I'm not sure how it happened, but I'm sure glad it all went very smooth!! YaY me!!

I got Cory out the door for work, then loaded kids up for school, everyone dropped off, and I went home to silence, clothes, dressers to be filled, non-cartoons to be watched!!!

Now, I'm sitting in the pick-up line. Then snack, homework, play, dinner, baths, bed..  I think that's all!

Coming together .... i think

We have finally been able to get dressers over and another bunk! I can start putting clothes in dressers again and my living room will be "normal" again. The boys now have their room and the girls now have theirs! Now to get everything in it's place.

YaY for progress!!

How it got bigger

So here's how it all happened .....

Yes, as you have read, Cory and I did get married and our families are joined. We now have 6 kids, Kiley is 14, CJ is 10, Taylar 9, the twins Hunter and Emma are 6 and Wade is 6!! Yes, you read correctly, three 6 year olds!! An 8th grader, 4th and 3rd grader, 2 in 1st and 1 in kindergarten!! And they are all living with us!!

Yes it's crazy and insane and nuts and crowded and stuff everywhere AND it's absolutely wonderful and I love it!!!

Fun Fun Fun

And 4 become 8

Well, we did it!!

We are now married and are complete! We had such a fun wedding and from what I'm hearing, everyone enjoyed it! From our Flower Girl who is a very you 61 year old (Nanny-Gloria) to the kids dancing out to "We Are Family".

There are not enough thanks for everyone helping out, food, decorations, hair, helping dress kids, to Nanny making my amazing skirt!! I could never say thank you enough!!

Time keeps going....

Just four days away from the wedding. There is still so much that needs to get done this week. Tomorrow the kids go back to school, and it will be a new start for 3 of them, new school, hopefully lots of new friends!! I'm very excited for them and ready for them to all go back to school. I'm ready for the crazy, insane, nutty, wacky, amazing, wonderful, creative adventure to start!!!