Hello

          I will begin by introducing you to the details that are my daily life ... just like most of your days mine are either so boring it's sad or full of some other adjective used to describe chaos. I am a 43 year old mom of 4 boys and 1 daughter who passed away at birth. I have 2 grandchildren. A boy (2) and a girl (6months) . I am typing wondering how much detail I want to reveal to the blogging world. So I think I will play it by ear, as they say.  I hope to bring some comedy and some inspiration to the readers . And make others feel as if they can relate and not feel alone at times. I am a stay at home to my 6 year old who I also homeschool . My other boys are 23,22,& 20. The 20 year old is the only one of the adult children who still live here with us . 
          I like to cook and try new recipes . I don't like to clean some of those messes, but alas I do it so that my little ole doublewide doesn't end up on the TV show Hoarders... And I believe I am just one yard sale, thrift store trip away from that being a reality.  As you've guessed from the name I live in a doublewide , it's almost 20 years old but at the same time it's almost paid for as well. Do I want a big newer house YES, but I don't want to have to pay for it. My husband is a project manager and he makes a decent salary . so we could technically afford a bigger mortgage. And some days I dream of having that luxurious home with much more room and more updated style, but I like the security of the less than $500 a month mortgage and knowing that if anything happened and we didn't have the hubbies income, I could still work and pay the mortgage payments.  I hope that I will be able to share the successful recipes and lament over the failed ones.
         I recently had surgery to remove my left ovary and fallopian tube due to a hemorraghic cyst which just wouldn't go away. (1-26-17) I have PCOS as one of my many conditions. The medical diagnosis list I have for all my conditions is one that most just wouldn't believe was from ONE person . But its true and I live it everyday . I struggle to conceive my daughter who passed in 2009 and my son who was born in july 2010 . and you're probably wondering about the other 3 ... they are not my bio children but they are MY KIDS.. in every since except DNA. They are my husbands birth children from his first marriage and I have raised them since they were 8months,2 and 3 years old 24/7 . The birth mom isn't in their life by her choice . That is another part of my crazy hard to believe life !!  I've had several miscarriages thanks to a blood clotting disorder factor V leiden.