Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Brainless, you may wonder? We are back to our regularly scheduled program (smile). And, if I'm not brainless, then I must be crazy. My schedule is actually lighter than it used to be a year or two ago and prior to. Just imagine, I used to take my children to dance class and spend 3 hours there, and sometimes it would be right after we had just come from a 90 minute gymnastics class. My husband would wonder why my van had crumbs scattered about. It's difficult to explain how it just didn't seem right to make my children stand on the side of the road to eat their snacks (hehehe), not to mention we are usually in a hurry, anyway. So, my oldest went back to college on Monday and that leaves me with 6. Well, one gone but he actually may have been my biggest help. I still homeschool 3 and 3 are away at school. 2 of the 3 are in school from 8am until 5pm; longer than most work days, right? When some of the other mommy bloggers mentioned how their little ones were in bed by 7pm, I almost passed out from the excitement of just imagining the peace. I don't think we have ever managed to do that. My littlest ones are in bed by 9pm on a good night. But, because of the long school days and the extracurricular activities; music lessons, dance lessons, it is usually later. Since this is just the beginning, I have to brace myself for what is to come; meetings, competitions, additional lessons, volunteer time, additional appointments, and that's just their schedule! I haven't gotten to my own commitments, yet. Just wait and read... you'll soon understand why I'm brainless.

12 comments:

  1. wow! kuddos to you! 7 children! yes that could very well make me brainless! (your web address is too funny!). New follower found from MBC. Check out my sight - maybe the sign langauge could help you with some of your youngest ones or just be a fun tid-bit :)
    ~Kristy
    www.hearmyhandsasl.com

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  2. Hi. I am already brainless with 4 little kids... I do not know how you manage. :-))

    I am a new follower from MBC. Please follow me back at http://www.auxilioabalto.us/et.al

    I only say that becasue Google refers people to a different site. :-)

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  3. Wow! I only have 2 kids and they aren't in bed until 9 pm either. There is always something going on. I can't imagine 7 kids in different activities. Kudos to you!

    I am a new follower from the weekend blog hop

    Erika
    http://myroadtosavings.blogspot.com

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  4. Great post! Thanks for sharing. Saw you at http://www.cyberconnect.ning.com, following via GFC and i look forward being part of your blog. Have a great day.

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  5. Wow, you have your hands full! I am going nuts with only one daughter and two furry ones! I look forward to hearing about your adventures. Following you from Bloggy Moms. Come check out my site: www.twomomsalittletimeandakeyboard.blogspot.com. We also are in the Chicago area.

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  6. Following you @ GFC, Networked Blogs, Twitter and FB via Fabulous Friday Blog Hop.

    http://www.sjb-myphotopage.com/

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  7. I stopped to give you the Liebster Award that was given to me in the beginning of the wk by a sweet lady from MBC. I chose you cause I enjoy reading your blog and I admire a mom raising so many kids, wow sometimes i think I'm exhausted with 2. Please stop by my blog to get the rules for you to place the award here on your blog, it's given to blogs with under 300 followers.
    http://carolbalocka.blogspot.com/

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  8. Great post! 7 kids, wow! I have only one and I used to be ready to pull my hair out sometimes. To me you are a super woman. Any woman with 5 kids and above and still sane in my book deserves the title. Lol, I cant let my son read this though, I made him go yo bed by 9:00 until he was 15 years old. Shhhh, but it was just as much if not more for me than him......

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  9. wow, 7 kids, that's awesome! My mom came from a family of 12, big families are the best :) I have never been able to get my kids into bed by 7 either, it's normally about 9 also! New follower from MBC, look forward to your future posts! You can find me at
    http://wvfrugal-wvsaver.blogspot.com/
    Stop by when you get the chance :)

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  10. I have 6 kids and can totally understand where you're coming from lol! I don't know that there's a lot of difference between 6 and 7 hehe. We do all the girl scouts, boy scouts, dance, tumbling, soccer, basketball, baseball, softball, swim team, flute, and violin. I don't home school any of them, though. Kudos to you!! Glad to meet you!

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  11. When my schedule got too busy, I toned it down some, found a sport that they could all be in at the same time at the same place, Tae Kwan Do ( I probably spelled that wrong) and I took up crocheting (this is probably spelled wrong too). Both helped. The kids all found that they liked the sport. From Joyce *will follow back*

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  12. You seem FAR from brainless!!! I was a 'dedicated' mom too, running with my kids, advocating for them, supporting their passions. My kids are now in their 20's and I can comfortably say that that time and effort has paid off in spades! So keep up the faith and great work!

    I am your newest follower, returning your follow. I look forward to more visits.

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