About Us

Hello everyone! Allow me to introduce you to my family. My reason for insanity.

My name is Ashley. I'm sure you'll soon grow to love me and my crazy posts! I'm a 32 year old mother of 5. Three of the five I inherited by marriage but they been mine for almost 11 years. The other two are belong to me and have been my reason for living since the day I found out we were expecting. I grew up in the great state of Mississippi. I am your typical Southern wife and mother. Oh who am I kidding there is nothing typical about me or my family. I am who I am and nothing will ever change that.

In 2006, I met the man whom I plan on spending the rest of my life with while we both worked for a local casino. Charlie is 13 years older than I am. Literally from the moment, I laid eyes on him I knew we were met to be. He is my best friend. He works hard to take care of his family. He rarely complains about anything. He has opened my eyes to a world I never knew was possible. He would do almost anything to make sure the kids and I were happy. For that along with a million other things, I am truly grateful. I love him to ends of the earth and back again.

My inherited children mean the world to me. I couldn't imagine my life without them. They call me Mami, a true term of endearment in their eyes. Jackie is our 23 year old nursing student. She graduates in December. I can't wait to see her succeed in life and her career. CJ is our almost 20 year old. He graduated from high school in May and hasn't quite figured out his path in life yet. Rebecca is our 17 year old. She has opened up a whole new world for our family. She was diagnosed with Aspebergers at 13. While we have our ups and downs with that, she is showing us a world that we never knew existed.

Our monsters are my reason for breathing. Nathan is 9 and has shown us a world filled with true chaos. He has ADHD, dyslexia, dysgrahia, ODD and a couple of things that aren't professionally diagnosed. I simply don't need any more labels for him. We'll never let him know how different he is or allow anything to stand in his way. Kacey is 5. He is the baby and he knows it. He brings as much chaos into our lives as Nate does. He amazes me every day.

I guess I am the glue that holds us all together! I live each day moment by moment. No matter what curve ball I'm thrown I keep it together by running on caffeine!