In the Stillness Comes a Moment of Clarity

In a household of this size you can imagine quiet times are hard to find.. Children all seem to be on different sleeping schedules.. Since school has been out for the summer the teenagers never seem to sleep.. I have one son that seems to be able to function on little to no sleep.. He goes to bed at like Midnight and awake by 7am.. Nap times are the most difficult of transitions around here , for I am a firm believer in nap time .. Having a bunch of cranky kids is no fun and those few quiet moments are so worth the fighting and the fits they pitch .

Right now the noises coming from within the house are of Grand~Prince's swing a swinging.. The Aqua Room has the TV playing with little voices animated about the newest game they've made up to play.. The kitchen is a buzz with Face time and Ms Diva herself trying to wake up.. The Grand~Prince seems to be like his Momma(Ms Diva) was as an infant, early to bed early to rise..
One of the greatest things I have learned about myself since becoming a Mother is my ability to function on little or no sleep.. At the tender age of 13 when my Monkey started having seizure's sleep became a thing of the past that wasn't necessary at least until day Three without it.. Now with having two sets of children ranging from Adults to toddlers I can say I do have more help then I did in my early days of parenting.. Three out of nine children have lives an homes of their own... Face time has become a regular way of communication with my Monkey since she lives about a hr away.. How I miss the days when all my children were under the same roof.. But as a parent you want your children to grow up to be healthy ,happy independent adults..
      Our household mainly consist these days of  The Gamer ( hes the daddy.. the provider ) , My own Ms Christian Grey ( shes one sexy ass Dom ) , Ms Diva (our 17 year old daughter) Grand~Prince (our youngest grandson) , The Artist ( my 16 year old daughter), Mini~Diva in training(our 6 year old daughter), Chaos (our only boy) , Rotten tail( she is only 2), an my Princess(at nine months she is our youngest daughter)... But never forgetting our Sally, who is currently missing a Jack.. (22), Monkey(21) and McCray Cray, married with a wonderful husband(20) and our oldest grand~prince Mr. Flirty Pants I live for the days when all my babies are home under the same roof laughing, and just having a good time.. Doesn't happen often or at least all together but this Momma can try... And yes in this household their are two Mommies, I share the duties of the babies an everything else.. an I Love it that way.. Well More to come about this crazy household later...
 

  Current Song of the day Poison Girl ~ HIM ...

Almost forgot since the household started waking up.. The Moment of Clarity to me this morning was no matter the struggles, chaos, or how crazy this life is .. I am loved and love in return so everything is worth it!! I am surrounded by my loves, children and their children what more could I ask for???