My life today

My 4 eldest children have just left to go to school, the 3 youngest are watching Peppa pig in the living room, and I am here wondering when Dave is going to be back and if he is buying the coffee filter that I need to have my coffee for breakfast. I could be cleaning and tidying but I need my breakfast, so I thought I could write while I wait. I hate when we run out of coffee filters!

This is my first post in this blog, if you just got here and are wondering who is this person talking about her coffee... Well, I am Daniela, Brazilian, wife of an Irish guy and we have 7 children!!!

A lot of people ask me if I had ever imagined that one day I would be having this life, and I can tell you that no way in a million years could I ever have imagined that one day I would be here sitting in this messy kitchen, with  an 11 month old baby screaming at me to be carried. A smell comes to me... hmm... poo, poo to be changed. When I consider the fact that I have done the same (changed nappies) for the past 10 years. I think; NO, I had never imagined that one day I would be driving a 13 seater mini-bus, that I would have married an Irish man, that I would live in Ireland for longer than 2 years.. And most of all, that one day I would have had 7 beautiful children. Oh my!!! Am I blessed or what?

Some may think that this is crazy and I can guarantee you that they are right, this life is a bit crazy alright! But I would change it for nothing in this world.

Now I will just write a few facts of the reality of my life:

1. I can count on one hand how many full nights sleep I've had over the past 10 years!

2. I can't remember the day when myself and Dave had the full bed for ourselves for a full night.

3. My house is, most of the time, in a big loving mess. :)

4. I love sitting in the living room watching Peppa pig, or things of the sort, with the little ones.

5. Even though I love my babies and I would have more if I could, I really dislike pregnancy and, believe it or not, out of the 7 pregnancies only number 4 was easy, if you can call any pregnancy easy. :)

6.Every day when I wake up (usually very tired) I tell myself that I need to go to bed early, but after I put the children to bed, I find lot of interesting things to do, like; go on the internet,watch a movie with Dave,call my family in Brazil,have a long shower... endless lovely little things that can't really be done with 7 happy children around. You know what I mean by happy , right???? NOISY!!!

7.I have breastfed all of my babies, and still doing so with my youngest. I love breastfeed but when they become so attached to it I find it hard going.

8.We have homeschooled our children up to March 2014, but with the number 7 arriving and my health was very poor, we felt we needed a break from full time homeschooling so we have enrolled them in a small country school near by our home. They like it, but often ask to go back to homeschool.

9. Our lives have changed a lot for the past 7 years during this time our family have experienced the joy of making new friends and the sadness with losing some because of difference in opinions and belief.

10. Our wedding anniversary is in the beginning of December, we will be 11 years married, and we are more in love now than we were back in 2003, and that my friends is a BLESSING!!!

Those are just few facts about me and my family. Hope you follow us and leave comments.
I will try to share often!
Have a good day.

PS/ Dave arrived brought the coffee filter and now I am ready for my morning routine: try to tidy up with 3 little ones on my legs!!! :) The joys of Motherhood!