When life gives you lemons

The first episode of the Where's the Lemonade podcast where we talk about why we are podcasting in the first place.

Show Notes

Brief history

• Both found ourselves divorced after over 20 years.
• We met online. Paige was the first girl to flirt with Darren online.
• It was hard to go on a date for the first time after 20 years.
• Did not want to introduce dates to kids until this was more serious.
• Lives are thrown together, no way to prepare.
• 6 (Darren’s) + 4 (Paige’s) = 10 Kids
• When we first got married we had 7 kids at home with 7 different schedules
• How Paige sacrificed her career to stay at home and keep things running.
• After some time Paige started an Etsy shop. Daisy Blossom Creations. Check it out here.
• We survived how did we do it?

Why are we doing this?

• We wish we had some practical advice from someone who was going through the same thing as us.
• Our friends that hadn't been through a divorce really couldn't understand what we were going through and how we were figuring it out.
• We have friends that are interested and curious about how we are making blending two large families together. And we seem to be fairly happy while we are making this work.
• We have talked to several other families that are in similar situations and have shared ideas and swapped stories. We want to share what we have learned with more people. In an effort help.
• We are not experts and will never be. We make mistakes every day. But we are trying to learn from them and share with others.

The format of the show

• Sometimes guests, like our kids or friends that have gone through the same thing.
• Topics we might cover: scheduling, traditions, time alone, grandparents, etc...
  
  
  • 7 kids dropped their bags, kicked off their shoes. How to keep a clean house?
  • How to go from being a guest in the house to a parent.
  • 7 schedules 7 kids and tons of food. How to cook for that many people on a daily basis?
• If you have questions or thoughts you want us to cover check our website http://www.wheresthelemonade.org. facebook, or twitter.
• Every episode will have a short blog with some pictures. http://www.wheresthelemonade.org
• Every week we will have a funny moment.

Funny Moment:

• One of our kids loved the “Lego Movie 2” because it taught a “life lesson”, we thought wow he is maturing and understanding meaning in movies. Then we asked him what did you learn. “I Don’t know”. So we are part way there with maturity. There is still hope there.

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What is Where's the Lemonade??

They say when life gives you lemons you should make lemonade. Making lemonade is not always easy or possible. For us, we found ourselves single in our 40's with kids at home and starting life over again. Luckily we found each other, online no doubt. When we began blending families, schedules, traditions, and laundry, we discovered lots of lemons. Our podcast is a reflection on how we get through the hard times and enjoy the good times on our new journey together, all with ten kids in tow. Sometimes when life gives you lemons, you make lemon squares. Lemonade might come later.