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There are seven children that we are responsible for. What exactly does that mean? There are seven children that I consider mine and am responsible for making sure are cared for. One is off starting his adult life at college and working and there are still six living in our home. Four of our own and two that circumstances have placed with us. I do not want to go into a bunch of detail, but I tell people they are my nephews in a round about small town sort of way. I love and care for them just...

Most days are creatively scheduled and full of reshuffling of activities. I could not make my house run smoothly on a daily basis without my dedicated husband and color coded dry erase calendar on my refrigerator. I am infamous for double and sometimes even triple booking myself with family events and activities, but I ALWAYS make it work. I pride myself on that. I am dependable. I show up. This past weekend was no exception. We had work, a band performance, a visiting family member from out...

If you aren't new around here you know that the first book I wrote is meant to be funny. It is full of real parenting dos and don'ts but in a light hearted rhyming way. Even though it does tell you a few big rules for babies, it does not really tell you why. I originally had the idea for this book because older family members would jokingly give me a hard time about all of my "new baby rules" and ask what my "parent books" said about things. Things are constantly changing with new child...