This blog was created to journal experiences raising 8 children. Finding myself single with 8 children in the late 60s is not exactly where I thought I would be. Here's my story!

Hi everyone....this is my first time to have a blog, and since I am at the top of the list of electronically challenged folks (my dtr had to create this blog), this will not be very creative in the art department. But, having lived a really really...

Ok, I'll continue on like somebody is actually reading this site!Today I am dog tired! Didn't get get to sleep until 4:30 a.m. But, that beats the night before last, it was 6 a.m. before the lids shut. You see, my brain doesn't shut down when I...

My mama used to say "Idle hands are the Devil's workshop" . Well, if that is true, and the devil paid a visit to MY house today, I know he threw his hands up and left, frustrated.Today was the seasonal switch with my wardrobe, and believe me, that is...

How often do we take for granted the fact that we can get out of bed without help, go to work, even though we may not want to, feed ourselves, perform daily hygiene routines, etc.Yesterday, I was in a huge rush, having many many tasks on my plate,...