Monday Night Special

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.

November 10, 2009

Long ago in my quest for beautiful photos, I determined that I would never overlook the beauty and joy of The Lousy Snapshot. Because sometimes, sometimes, they capture moments that a portrait ever could. So I introduce to you: Lousy Monday Night Snapshots With a Speedlite That Needs Fresh Batteries.

This is a game known in our house as "heffalump". In which Chuck gets under this green blanket (and only this blanket) and the children tackle him and Chuck tries to snatch them.

There is no limit to the number of players in this game. Any and all are invited to play.

Great for every personality type..

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Love it!

Posted by: Ingrid | November 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM

We call that game "A-tack-le Daddy" and have enjoyed it for years! :)

Posted by: Mommaofmany | November 10, 2009 at 02:04 PM

Absolutely love it!

Posted by: Kate Alva | November 10, 2009 at 09:05 PM

I can't help but notice the Aussie flag on a tshirt!

My friends kids all do that. Except without a green blanket. I'm not sure when it became law that of all the adults around *I* am the one that is always at the bottom of a pile of half a dozen kids! Up till 10 is fine. After that I draw the line. I like my rib cage as it is.

Posted by: Lou | November 13, 2009 at 04:35 AM

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November 10, 2009