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I'm a mother of eight and wife of one. My husband and I just celebrated our twenty fourth wedding anniversary. I still love spending time with him, we make each other laugh, and are kids at heart. Speaking of kids, yes we have eight children and yes we know

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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: When life fell apart: 3 of 62
It was 2:00 a.m. It had felt as if I had just dozed off when the bedroom light shinned in my eyes so brightly that it blinded me. I was disoriented for a moment as a shot out of bed as I heard my husbands voice saying, Dawn, you need to wake up. I need to talk to you. I had spoke to my husband Vance on the phone the last ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption How adoption affects child development: 1 of 11
The meaning of adopt is; to legally take into one's family and raise as their own. Sounds easy enough, does it not. Just embracing a child into your home, your family, your life and they will love you forever and ever. It is not that simple. Adoption is an enormous responsibility that will affect you and your child.My husband... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Shopping at the grocery store: 7 of 49
Grocery shopping at my home comes around every Monday. I dread Mondays. I have never liked grocery shopping. As a matter of fact, I do not like shopping at all, let alone grocery shopping. To me, it seems like such a waste of time to go to the store, spend all my precious time buying all of this food, pack it in my car, haul ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My great, true, personal garden story: 67 of 392
I would have to say that I have always been attracted to dirt, since the first time I made my original mud pie. I do not remember my age however, I will not forget the dreadful shock to my delicate little taste buds when my pie did not have the same flavor of my mom's chocolate pie. You could say this experience gave me my fi... More..
Hobbies & Games > Scrapbooking & Paper Crafts How to get started scrapbooking: 3 of 16
You have boxes upon boxes of pictures that go back to your childhood. You have photo albums with the peel back sticky film and half of the pictures in them have slid out of place or are starting to turn a yellowish tint. You have wanted to start scrapbooking. All your friends scrapbook, but how do you get started? The firs... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption The best age to tell your child that he or she was adopted: 5 of 23
Exploring your family tree and gaining knowledge of your ancestor's genealogy seems to be a favorite pastime for a majority of people. Is it hobby or more of pursuit of discovering what components of your family's history combine to create the person you are today? Have you ever imagined what it would be like if you did not k... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Behavior & Discipline (Other) Is being your teen's best friend conducive to effective discipline?: 2 of 9
I think back to all the friends that I have had growing up, prior to graduating high school. Some of them are wonderful friends that I still have a strong bond with currently to this day and they are fantastic parents. I remember dragging Main Street, going to parties, and yes drinking. All of those things that you do with fr... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Cooking & Meal Planning How to choose a breakfast cereal: 2 of 8
You turn on the television and see commercials telling you what brand of cereal you should sit down and serve your family for breakfast in the morning. You flip through your favorite magazine and see countless ads showing you products that are just right for your perfect health or the ones that will put a smile on your child'... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Mother's Day & Father's Day Father's Day gifts on any budget: 7 of 16
He is the man that my children look up to, that they call dad. This requires a special gift for a special man! It is Father's Day and they do not want to just get any ordinary gift. They would like to show him how much he means to them. My husband and I are the parents of eight children. We have been managing gifts on a budge... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Mother's Day & Father's Day Father's Day crafts and activities: 4 of 8
Every day should be Father's Day, why just pick one day? These are the words of my husband, the father of my eight children. When a man makes a statement such as this, we make it a goal to make the day special. We brainstorm, we construct, then the big day comes and we give. All in the name of the man my children call, Dad, D... More..