I Think I'm Gonna Make It

You know you have a large family when...

...you have to carry three health insurance cards in your wallet- because that's how many it takes to fit everyone's name.
...you take the wrong child to the dentist...simply because your handwriting on the calendar was messy and both started with a "j".
...grocery shopping for 30 children and 12 adults for a two day camp constitutes a "small" shopping trip for you.
You find yourself relating some small incident to your husband and starting with the words, "Well, I only boiled twenty-six eggs for breakfast..."
...you buy a 40 pound box of bananas intending to make banana bread and freeze a bunch for smoothies...but your children eat them all first.
...you find an afternoon root canal relaxing.
...it takes you twenty-three minutes on the phone to schedule your children's dental appointments.
...you've given up on using your toaster entirely and make all of your toast under the broiler in you oven.
...you are seriously tempted by the stacking cribs you see at Goodwill for $19.99.
...you find yourself thinking, "Wow, the house is so quiet and peaceful with only nine children".
...you have enough children to constitute not one, but TWO large families.
...you have a laundry basket devoted entirely to lonely socks seeking their mate.
...when you got to buy your children those cool "spin toothbrushes" because you think they get their teeth so much cleaner...but the store doesn't carry enough styles/colors for your children to each have a different toothbrush.
...when you can't take all of your children to the doctor's office at the same time because the waiting room has only 10 seats.
...when you still have seven children that are required by law to sit in a carseat or booster seat.
...you call the doctor to get your children tetnus shots, and they tell you they don't have enough in the office and need to order more from the health department.
...you take up more than one entire pew in church.
...you take only half of your children to the library, and STILL get asked if they're all yours.
...you go to fill your children's flouride prescription at the phamacy and you clean them out of every pill they have...and it's still not enough.
...you spend sixty dollars on socks...and not everyone gets new socks.
...you go shopping at Costco and the cashier asks if you're having a soccer barbecue.

June 02, 2008

I think I'm going to survive this last dental visit after all. Today is the first day the pain killers are actually killing the pain, as opposed to, I don't know, threatening the pain. Not that I am cured by any means, but no longer either unconscious, or in horrid pain. I have had moments of mild pain. And even a few moments of no pain.

But enough about that. How about some half-baked meal plans?

Monday- lunch: leftover rice, chili, chips, sandwiches, watermelon

dinner: chicken fajitas, rice, refried beans, chips

Tuesday- lunch: pizza (made by Judah)

dinner: chicken and homemade noodles, rice

Wednesday- lunch: baked beans and rice

dinner: chicken gumbo, crescent rolls, rice

Umm...that's all.

Any suggestions for the rest of the week?

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Sorry - but all I could think of when you said "half-baked" was you all looped up on pain meds. hee hee

Posted by: Cutzi | June 02, 2008 at 02:49 PM

Glad to hear you're gonna survive. :)

Great "real" picture. Life with 13 kids often looks very tidy from this side, but I'm sure (hoping, at least) that there are the messy bootroom times, too.

You're honest about the chaos that sometimes happens, and I like that.

Posted by: Bobbie-Jo | June 02, 2008 at 05:39 PM

I'm glad that things are getting somewhat better for you...and so sorry you had to go through this.

As far as meals, what about spaghetti? hamburgers? Santa Fe Chicken Soup? (one of my go-to recipes...it's on my blog... http://lifeonsylvandrive.blogspot.com/2007/10/santa-fe-chicken-soup.html )

Let's see, what else? taco salad?

Trying to think of easy stuff for you... If I lived closer, I'd offer to cook dinner for you! :)

Posted by: Davene | June 02, 2008 at 06:54 PM

Hello. I think that you would enjoy this video. When the European society discovered that in some years there will not be enough children, some, companies, celebrities and associations have prepared in Germany this video in 2005. In it they explain very well some reasons to have children.
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=fTh92FnV_i4&feature=user
In the United States the low number of birth is not a big problem yet, but it could be in the future. I hope that this video help to every family to think.

Cordially,
Santiago Chiva
Granada (Spain)
www.opinionciudadano.blogspot.com

Posted by: Santiago | June 03, 2008 at 03:24 AM

Ummm, does Domino's deliver out your way?!?!?!

Posted by: Ellen | June 03, 2008 at 07:40 AM

OK - here is a totally easy meal, from start to finish. My kids ALL love it; and it is actually nice enough for company.

Preheat oven to 400.
Take skinless chicken (breast or breast tenders work well, but anything will be good.) Place in single layer in large ungreased baking dish (9 x 13).

For each pan dump (no, really - just dump it) one jar of Classico Sun-dried tomato alfredo sauce over it all. Cover with foil; bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil; bake an addition 10 minutes.

Serve over bow-tie pasta with a salad and crusty bread.

I've tried this with plain alfredo sauces, and it's not as good. Something about the sun-dried tomato aspect -- chicken comes out so incredibly tender . . . give it a try!! My kids give it 5 stars.

Posted by: Ellen | June 03, 2008 at 11:54 AM

Seems you have enough chicken this week...how about easy Homemade Hamburger Helper? My family loves this. You would need to double the recipe. This serves our family of ten with no leftovers.

Homemade Hamburger Helper

Boil 1 1/2 pounds of pasta (I use elbows) and:

Brown:
1 pound of ground beef
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 small onion (or 2 tsp. onion powder)
salt and pepper to taste

Stir in:
1 (15 oz) can of tomato sauce
1 (28 oz) can of diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 pound of frozen veggie of your choice (I use corn)
the cooked pasta

Simmer a few minutes, then stir in 4 oz of cream cheese.

When the cream cheese is melted, serve and top with shredded Monterey Jack cheese.

I serve this with a green smoothie for our veggie servings.

Posted by: Mommaofmany | June 03, 2008 at 04:34 PM

Good luck with the kids and not feeling well...My mom's feeling sick today and it's been a nightmare. We went over to the neighbor's for dinner but had to eat the school lunch--yuck!

Spaghetti's always easy, and there are so many things you can add to it: peppers, onions, tomatoes, extra sauce, ground beef. Once my family did a make-your-own-spaghetti bar. Every one got a plate of noodles and the kitchen was set up with sauce and mix-ins.

Posted by: Caroline | June 05, 2008 at 04:26 AM

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