Is it magic?

I recently realized that most of my time and energy was being used up by simple tasks such as breaking up wars between my kids, arguing with them over daily tasks such as homework and attempting to convince all of them to act like people instead of wild animals! One evening a few weeks ago Hubby Brat and myself went out, just the two of us. As there isn't a great deal of things to do in this area once the sun goes down, we found ourselves milling around Hastings. I found this book in the family section and thought the title was amusing. I opened it up and began to read it's contents. At first I was thinking "Yea, ok, you haven't met my kids!" I kept reading however and slowly began to think that perhaps the author knew something I didn't. I took a memo in my phone and decided I would look up the book on Amazon, hoping I could find it cheaper, which for the record, I saved $5 by doing this!

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 I ordered the book and eagerly awaited it's arrival. As soon as it came in, I began to read it, not an easy task in this house! I started talking to Hubby Brat about it and we both decided that the system found in this book was worth a shot! We introduced this new way of thinking to our kids just three days ago and let me tell you my house is 100 times more peaceful than it ever has been before! Counting the kids has already began to stop the obnoxious behaviors in their tracks! The arguing, yelling, fighting, whining and talking back has dwindled so much that I have free time so that I can actually spend time with the kids and have time for myself.

If you haven't read this book, I strongly urge you to pick up a copy. I have never been one for "expert advice", most experts leave you wondering if they ever had kids or even have ever met one! But not this book. This book is a must have.

The Crazies

No, I'm not talking about the movie here, I'm talking about my family, my wonderful yet slightly high spirited and very insane family..

Hubby Brat is my oldest crazy and is more like one of the kids a good portion of the time. Of course he drives me nuts quite often, that is part of the job description for both a spouse and a kid after all. He is ever so slightly geeky with a touch of bad boy mixed in. We don't always see eye to eye, but I love him all the same.

Lily, her self proclaimed nickname, is my overly energetic artist. She is very talented and creative to say the least.

Electro earns his name due to the fact that he's just not happy without some sort of electronic to be glued to.. Video games, TV and computers is what this boy lives for.

BOY! is heard often in our house.. If there is trouble brewing you can almost guarantee he will be at the root of it.

Car Man is the biggest vehicle fanatic that I have ever met. It doesn't matter what form of transportation it is, he loves it.

Bug, aka Monster, is always on the run. She is never far behind her siblings wanting to do everything they are doing. Of course this drives them crazy and in turn, they all drive me crazy lol.

Muppet is our newest addition. It is both exciting and a tad depressing seeing her grow up so fast. It doesn't seem possible but she'll be a year old in just a few short months.

I couldn't think of a better fitting name for myself, other than Insanity. After all one way to define insanity is to do something over and over again, and after six kids.. You get the picture. Between keeping up with Hubby Brat and chasing after the six, I definately count myself in the crazy group. Like most moms, it seems like my job is never done and there are never enough hours in the day. Aside from keeping up with everyone else's everything, I balance the books, do the cleaning when I must, I love to cook and enjoy playing with crafty things.

With such a chaotic life this blog will not have one set theme. I might post my tales of the crazies, budgeting tips, recipes, craft ideas, links to my favorite books or my crafty projects that I have up for sale. Who knows what will be found, there's only one way to find out!