Thursday, July 1, 2010

9 children under the age of 10

It’s a little loud here. Actually a LOT loud. There are 9 children (my 9 year old is the oldest of the bunch) and they all feel the need to shout louder than all the other kids because they want to hear themselves speaking. So basically that means it gets louder, and then louder, and then even louder.

We are all together here in one house (Ernie’s parents house). Every night it’s musical chairs with the kids sleeping arrangements. The grown-ups are just trying to hold on to a quiet corner where it’s possible to sleep without little feet in your face.

Meal times are either institutionalized [everyone gets served the same thing] or the moms become short order cooks. Children this young have very different opinions on what they will and will not eat. In this particular group, we have children that don’t like (won’t eat):

  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Grilled Cheese
  • Peanut Butter and Jelly
  • Bananas
  • Pancakes

On a positive note, all the kids will eat pizza.

The kids are having a crazy, fun time. For reals. It’s been crazy and all of the kids are having a blast (pictures coming soon)!

2 comments:

stalker sarah said...

How funny! Can't wait to see photos! I can only imagine how LOUD it must be. I would be going crazy! :):)

Kitty Smith said...

It was crazy, but I'm glad I got to hang out with my favorite peeps!