Tonight I had nursery at church with the babies, toddlers, and 4's and 5's. Being that I have so many the same age, I always think about what life might be like for people that have like quintuplets or septuplets. Haha. I think, "Man, their days would be sooooo busy!" Haha. Then I go home to my nice quiet house of seven kids. Seriously, it IS DIFFERENT. I have kids from the ages of one to 13 so, yeah, it is different. One or two in diapers at a time. Not all at once. I wish I could take pictures of all the cute little kids in nursery but I definitely have my favorites. A little redhead boy that's a live wire is definitely one of my faves. He's like a ball of energy. Kind of like a super hero with coffee in his system. Just a dash of mischievousness. Love him! My little Juliet is the known escapee of the group. We have to have the door shut AND a baby gate put up for when she gets past the door. You thought we had chain locks on all our doors at home to keep the boogie man out huh? Nope, it's to keep the little curly blond in the house.
I added something into our day that really kind stretches me to my limit. I seriously don't think I can mentally afford to do any more than what I'm doing right now. When I say mentally afford I mean, if mommy can't teach and raise kids with joy, then whatever it is that is making mommy a grouch butt has to go. Whether it's an outside activity or a time consuming person not part of the immediate family. I don't know whether to rejoice or wince at times. (It's kinda half and half depending on the day). There is a church almost next door to us that does a fun after school program, complete with learning and bible study. Well, that's double dose for my kids because we already hold our own bible studies at home every morning. I just thought it'd be neat for my kids to meet other kids in the neighborhood. Plus, they have the opportunity for volunteer work and gardening. Once a week they are teaching them baseball and another day basketball. They are having so much fun. However, we have to really be on the ball to get bible study, homeschool, and chores done before 3:30pm when they leave. Four kids choose to go which means I usually have only one teen and two little ones napping during that time. For 2 1/2 hours I can either choose to sit and sip coffee with a good book, mop the floor, or just work on dinner or chores. I mean, seriously... 2 1/2 hours of options! Haha. Yes! However, it's made my day tighter for the other waking hours and I have to stay on top of things big time.
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