Welcome to Murphy's madhouse!!

When I married Gene fourteen years ago, I really had no idea where that road would lead me, although I thought I did. Of course I knew basically what would happen in the short term, and vaguely what I hoped for our future. And I was right about that. It amounted to a lot of time alone for the first few years as Gene fulfilled his obligation to the navy. I don't think he ever felt that I showed the proper amount of sympathy for his plight when he would tell me that he had been so lonely while touring Australia or that he missed me miserably while in Hong Kong. I was living alone in a strange, if beautiful, place. Working myself half to death or camping out on my dear friend Heather's couch. About five months after he got out of the navy Eddie was born in San Diego. We moved home to Kansas shortly after his birth, there Scott was born followed approximately every two years by three more. Eddie is ten, Scott is nine, Evan is almost 7, Jesse is four and baby Ross just turned 1.
I confess that the noise and chaos generated by five little boys can be overwhelming at times. On occasion I realize that I may not even realize how overwhelming because I live in the midst of it. I can hear it in the voices of various family members when they call. It is obviously a truth that the environment of our home is messy and noisy, but I don't ever recall feeling so much joy. We love each other, we are friends. As much as I wanted to be a mother, I never knew exactly what that meant or how it would change me fundamentally and permanently. Now I am grateful for those changes, I could never have been so fulfilled, content, even joyful, in any other situation.
We hope that you will join us in our journey through life and enjoy the adventures we experience along with us. Welcome to Murphy's Madhouse!