Hi. I have finally decided to listen to my Grandmother and write down all the funny things that happen in my life. As lives go, mine can be a real hoot. I have five children under the age of 10 and none of them are twins. You do the math. Yes, they were all on purpose. I get asked the craziest questions when I go places. Things like, "Are they all yours?" Well, yes. Most people are not gluttons for punishment enough to take five small children into a restaurant or anywhere for that matter if they are not all theirs. I have been asked if I run a daycare. The answer to that is also yes. Only, all the children are...Mine! It seems to spill into night care and weekend care and on and on. Anyway, I digress. My kids keep me in stitches with the funny things they say. I am always calling my Grandmother and updating her on the latest thing. If she has said once, she has said a hundred times that I should write it down. Well, Grandma, here it goes. This is for you. My husband is in the US Army and currently deployed to Iraq, which leaves me with five beautiful babies all by my lonesome. If that sounds terribly crazy and scary, it is. We homeschool our kids and keeping the house running, school running, and myself somewhat sane while Rick is deployed is a full-time job. That is why I named this site My Favorite Thing in the World. My favorite thing in the world is ...drum roll, please.... Five Clean Babies. I have been saying this for years (adding to the number as the number grew). Why, you might ask? Because five clean babies are all taken care of. They are bathed, dressed, usually fed and on the way to bed. Nothing is more rewarding as the mother of five than bedtime. Don't misunderstand, I love my babies more than anything. But to function from day to day, I need my down time. Five clean babies is the signal that down time is on the way. I don't want to make this first blog a hundred pages long, so I will stop for now. I will update on the happenings and goings on in the household. I will keep you posted on the beautiful things that my five beautiful babies come up with. And I will keep you posted on life as an Army wife living without hubby. Lots to come.