The Joys of Large Families

So I found this posted on my friend's blog, she has her 8th on the way, and it made me laugh so hard I had to share, especially after the day I had today. I went to the boy's school for a picnic for Gage's grade. It was suppose to be at a park but due the rain we had today they moved into the halls at school. Nothing says "picnic" like pulling up your carpet square! Anyway after lunch the kids went outside to play and I noticed a friend of my parents there, yes they had their last very late in life since their youngest is younger than Gage, I think he said he was 50 when he was born. But that isn't the point, I of course am wearing the babe so right away him and his wife start talking to me about when he was born and everything and what # he is. Then as Brody runs by he says "and that one's yours too" "yep" I say, and no sooner Aubriel runs by and he says again "and that one's yours too" another "yep" and then he looks at me once he realized that none of the ones he has seen so far are of school age so his eyes widen and he says "and you have one in school too" "nope, I have two in school" I love to watch people count with their fingers when they see me with my kids, I bet they haven't done that since they were in school!

You Know You're a Large Family When...
- People count the number of your children out loud when you're in public
- you start counting your children when you're out in public
- people ask, "Are they all your's?"
- you have at least three bunk beds set up in your home
- almost everyone you know has less children than you do
- people say,"Wow! How do you manage?"
- people ask you, out of the blue, if you are Mormon or Catholic
- You buy your pots and pans in the restaurant supply store
- supposed "family size" portions seem awfully small
- you complain,"doesn't anyone make large dining tables anymore
- you've heard "don't you know what causes that?" more times than you'd care to remember
- you've forgotten what it's like to be alone anywhere but in the bathroom
- your children never run out of playmates among their siblings
- everything you buy is in bulk
- people ask, "Don't you get overwhelmed?"
- you and your husband can no longer hold each child's hand while crossing the street
- it takes a wonderfully long time to hug and kiss everybody good night
- one of your children looks wistfully at the newborn and asks you, "Can't you have another baby really soon? I hardly get to hold this one because everybody else is taking turns."
- you realize that few houses are designed with your family in mind
- people ask you if you've ever accidentally left any of your children behind
- life around your family never seems boring or dull
- your tent is the largest one on the campground
- you feel sorry for people with only two children
- you sometimes wonder what on earth mothers with only two children do with their spare time
- whenever you set your dining table, it looks like it used to look when you were expecting a lot of company
- you read a cookbook and joke "They call these meals? Sounds like a snack to me."
- your gratitude at the abundance of God's blessing moves you to tears unexpectedly
- you start thinking yourself as "rich in children"
- you secretly think that life in your family might possibly hold much more adventure than life in smaller families
- you are vastly amused at much modern parenting advice, realizing that it is unnecessary, impossible, impractical, or simply silly to try to apply it in a large family setting
- it seems as if you pack more stuff going on a short trip than some people pack when moving their entire household
- you and your husband laugh,"And to think that when we got married, we wanted only four children!"
- your husband sighs happily, "I've finally got my dream cars"--and it's these 2 vehicles
Okay I really couldn't compete with her pictures so I didn't even bother, she had a picture of their full size van and school bus, we just have a little Suburban!