I've been snowed in since Wednesday night with 7 menfolk! My husband, my son, 2 SS, our "adopted" son, and 2 best friends. And ti hasn't been all that bad, really. By having the friends here, all the boys kind of kept out of my way, and weren't begging us to take them places in the snow and ice, and the older boys (17- 19 year olds) were nice enough to let Gibby, 11, hang out with them some. Since they all played videogames till the wee hours of the mornings, my husband and I also had some quiet time in the mornings, while all the boys were still asleep. I over bought groceries- the storm wasn't as bad as predicted for our area- and so there was plenty of food for everyone. The boys were all good enough to clean up after themselves, for the most part, and I didn't really do much except throw stuff in the crock pot for them to eat when they were hungry.

A win, win. It even made me a little sad today to realize all but one of the older boys are seniors, so this may be the last time we are all together like this.