Becoming Eight

For the past few years I have been a single parent. Until now. 2 families of 4 have come together in a head-on collision to become 1 family of 8. Let me introduce you to it's members....

Hi, I'm the wicked stepmother! I am pretty new to the area and don't really know anybody. I would much rather be working than playing stay at home mom and housewife. My 3rd person name will be "MOM" or "C".

My partner in crime is the fun loving giant man child who grew up here. He has an actual life with friends, family and a job, that consists of encountering other adult humans. We'll call him "DAD" or "D".

The oldest is an almost 11 year old boy in 5th grade full of flourishing testosterone, loves, loves, loves video games and YouTube. He also aspires to be a body builder. We'll call him "N".

Second oldest is a just barely 10 year old girl in 4th grade, a severely shy animal lover and my Mini Me, is also becoming hormonal, normally sweet and loving has become whiny and argumentative. This is "T" and she is seeing a therapist every other week for Trichotillomania.

Then comes the life of the party, an almost 7 year old boy in 1st grade just recently diagnosed with Tourett's Syndrome. He is full of endless energy and always on the go; this includes his mouth. He has an absolutely brilliant mind, but unfortunately his behavior issues are hindering him. I have recently taken on the venture of home schooling him since the public school thinks suspending him every other week is the best course of action. We are also trying to get an ADHD diagnosis. We'll call him "J".

"A" is a 6 year old girl in Kindergarten. She's the "Daddy's Girl" and loves the color purple, collecting rocks and helping out with chores. 

"Small D" is a soon to be 5 year old boy in pre-school.  He has recently become obsessed with the idea of death and dying, and the fact that he doesn't want anybody he knows or himself to participate in the act of it.

"D" and "A" go to their "REAL" mom's house every other weekend.

Last, but definitely not least, is "G". He is a 3 1/2 year old boy not yet in school. He is the charmer of the group and strangers always gush about how cute they think he is. (This strikes me as ironic since he is the mirror image of his ugly father, whom I hate). I obviously DO agree that he is absolutely gorgeous! He has a pretty bad speech delay that we are currently in the process of trying to figure out. 

Yup, that's right. All 3 of my totally awesome children have to see some kind of specialist. It's so NOT awesome, but it IS life as we know it.

Onto the furry and feathered.....

The doggies are Paige, a Dalmation mix, Jersey, a Corgi mix, Axle, a pit mix, and Dozer, a pit. 

The Kitties are Snowflake, a fluffy Siamese, Kiwi, a non-fluffy Siamese, and Mischief, the "Black Cat". 

T just bought a fiddler crab with her birthday money. She named her "Fiddles" of course. 

The most recent additions are the 3 hens in the back yard. They are only 3 months old and have yet to lay any eggs. They haven't been named yet either, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time. (We do have 6 kids, remember). They are Easter Eggers and will lay blue/green eggs, to the delight of the kids!!

So here begins the adventure. We are getting ready to move into a bigger, better house with lots of land. 5 whole acres. And I have a dream. A farm / country store / petting zoo / pumpkin patch / corn maze dream! YAY! It's very exciting to be starting this new chapter in our lives, together.