I picked up the phone today to call my oldest daughter. It went straight to voice mail, so I sent her a text instead. In the meantime, my three-year-old was asking for a snack, so I opened the refrigerator and proceeded to make something for him. Halfway through warming up macaroni and cheese, it dawned on me that I had been walking around the kitchen for the last few minutes with my phone stuck between my shoulder and my ear, waiting for my daughter to answer.
I have ADD. Apparently, I've had it all my life. (Boy, would knowing that have been handy 20 or 30 years ago!) I also have six kids, a husband, a house, two cats, 11 fish, seven snails, a crab, three frogs, and usually, the bug of the day. At least half of our kids have ADD as well. My poor husband! He ends up being the only normally functioning adult in the house! Of course, what all of this means is that our house is an interesting place to be, even if it's a little frustrating sometimes.
Mornings are a real challenge for us, and daylight savings time changes are a nightmare. It adds to the general confusion, and usually results in at least one person getting up late, or early. The best was when our 16-year-old took a nap after school, and woke up at 6:20 p.m. She thought it was morning and she was late for school. She ran around like a maniac for 20 minutes or so before our 13-year-old took pity on her and told her it was still evening.
I wouldn't change any of it, though. We may be a little unorganized, but life is usually a lot of fun around our house, even if it is a little crazy.
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