Whoooo Arrrrrrrre Yoooouuuu?

Every time I hear the question (or even read it) "Who are you?" the the song "Who Are You" by The Who pops into my head and then the cat in Alice and Wonderland asking Alice "Whhhoooo Aaaaarrrrreeee yooooou?

After reading the blog Who The Hell Are You by Lorelle, I got to thinking - "Who the hell are we?"

If you don't follow me on facebook, you're coming into this totally empty!  What if you don't like me?  Or think my sense of humor is totally inappropriate, that I have no idea what I am doing or "what gives me the right to talk about this"?  I'd be lost too!

So, who are we? (I'm not going to get all this right in 1 sitting, its 4am, cut me some slack here people :)  but I'll do my best!)

ME - I'm the writer that's who I am :)  I'm the SAHM of 6 kids that range from 16 to 4 and have shown me that life/situations/actions/reactions are always, ALWAYS, different and that each child/human being is different and has to be handled different both physically and emotionally.

 I started getting my masters in Psychology, but dropped out because I couldn't handle kids/work/school/life all at one time!  Will I go back? Who knows, but the honest answer is probably not!  I'll use my kids as an excuse now, my husbands job later, and my grandchildren after that!  So don't hold your breath waiting on that blog!  

I didn't want a large family, don't come from a large family, hell I actually I didn't think I wanted a family at all!! Boy was I WRONG!

 I have psoriasis, social anxiety, and bits and bouts of depression that sometimes I think are never going to pass! 

I got married shortly after I turned 18, that didn't work - 'cus most young marriages don't - YAY STATISTICS (bastards) then remarried a few months after my divorce was final. 

(I know, I know, I'm quick at this stuff, huh?)

But I have an amazing husband (most of the time!)

My Husband - aka "Babe" - he's my right hand, my rock, my asshole, my friend, sometimes my enemy, but most of all he's my partner - in everything I do!  WE make this "HOUSE OF CHAOS" work.  WE, not he, not I, WE.  He works his ass off - 1 full time - M-F job - and 1 part time job - he builds airplanes - crop dusters and those emergency fire water dumping planes (I can't ever remember what the hell they are called!) He comes from a large family, was raised with heavy religion, and his family is very distant and doesn't come around/interact much.

*now the fun part -- KIDS*

"The Oldest" - is my brothers 16 year old son who just came into our life 1/2012 and moved in with "Babe" and I in July,2012.  We are still getting to know him, but he loves athletics, basketball is his favorite.  His past life has been crazy, broken and unstable and we are working on showing him what life is SUPPOSE to be like.  He has amazing street smarts (which scares the shit out of me!) but has had to be a survivor his whole life and so he's tough and strong and going to go places in life!!
"Drama Rama" - is my brothers 15 year old daughter who has lived with me off and on her entire life - mostly as a baby then again as a teenager (her step Mom got the easy years, damn it!) and moved in this time (permanently) July, 2012.  She is the main drama factor around this house.  Everything has to be about her or about nothing at all.  She is always getting into sticky situations and never knows how to get out or rise above them.  She is def. her own worst enemy.  She's learning - she hasn't had a simple life either - but we are trying our best to help her be the best she can be, at whatever she wants to be!
"Peace Keeper" - my 9 year old son from my 1st marriage.  He is calm, cool and collective.  Might have a slight touch of OCD, loves school, academics, and will do just about anything to keep the chaos to a minimum. And its scary how independent he is! And how flexible he is!
"Wild Thing" - my 7 year old from my 1st marriage.  He is wild and crazy.  Off the walls, has amazingly crazy ideas and can't keep focused for more than a few minutes.  He loves school, but just enough to get by and because his friends are there.  He is mothers child.  Solid boy through and through.  Always in trouble always starting fights - but is the first to cry, apologize and need to be held, loved and cuddle with you! He is one of the most caring, sweet children I have ever seen.  Loves animals, the outdoors, and a true spirited child. And he TOTALLY HATES CHANGE!
"Darling Diva" - my 6 years old princess - She is - WOW, I'm not even sure how to describe her.  She is so independent but so needy at the same time.  She is always up my butt, wants to do everything I do.  Likes to clean, and showers sometimes multiple times a day for no reason, loves to help me in anyway that she can but in the flick of a switch she is an evil spawn.  She screams, yells and throws fits like I've never seen in my life.
"Leggs" - my 4 year old bilateral clubbed foot baby boy.  He is SOLID BOY and an exact mixture of his 2 half brothers.  He can be as calm or as wild as the situation needs him to be!  He has the most amazing loving personality I have ever seen in a child.  He is a sponge and loves to absorb every bit of knowledge he can, anyway that he can.  He might be the youngest and the smallest, but he can stand his own with the other kids.  He's for sure the toughest of all 6.

*Ok, I'm done for now - I'll write more later! I'm fixing to face plant the keyboard* 9/05/2012 4:35am