Parenting and Children's Book Author

You know you have six children when~

 ~Finding chopsticks in the hamper doesn’t make you blink an eye

~Seeing the baby eat an old fishie cracker she had stashed in her bouncy seat just reminds you it’s time to start dinner

~Stuffed animals multiply as mysteriously as socks disappear

~Skipping one day of doing laundry equals TWO mountains of dirty clothes

~You have the happy meal prices memorized

~When people find out you homeschool, they DON’T ask about socialization

~When you say, “Guess what?” everyone assumes you’re pregnant

~You need a dayplanner just to remember your own children’s birthdays

~When you pull up to the bank drive-thru in your 15 passenger van they ask, “How many have you got with you today?” while pulling out the whole jar of lollipops

~The basket for shoes by the door disappears entirely when everyone’s home

~You grocery shop from an inventory list and dishing up dinner looks like a food line

~Making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches uses an entire loaf of bread

~When people talk about a savings plan your mind immediately goes to the change jar on your kitchen counter

~Sticky is the predominant designer texture in your house

~The bathroom is your preferred reading room

~Going out for a ‘nice’ meal with the whole family sends someone ELSE’S kids to college

~Entering a building requires the use of both doors and lets out at least $25 in a/c

~Your pediatrician schedules an appointment ‘block’ for you

~You identify your children to other people by ordinal numbers

~Crayons are in pieces, pencils have no erasers, and pens are nonexistent

~“Your sister’s not a chew toy,”  “Take that horse out of your pants,” and “The chair is not a hat,” are just normal conversation

~You can spot a ‘kid’s eat free’ sign a mile away

~Some people call you crazy, but most call you blessed!

5 Responses

  1. Oh my gosh I can so relate to this and I love it. I had seven children and so many silly experiences. One day I got a call from the police department. They asked me if a certain child who was missing might be there. I said that there wasn’t a child by that description here at this time. The officer said, “Well you always have so many kids there we thought we would try”. Amazing!!! : )

    August 27, 2011 at 11:48 am

  2. So sweet!

    September 19, 2011 at 8:59 am

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