Oh Me Nerves, You Got Me Drove!

Newfoundland and Labrador has a reputation for being friendly. Warm and welcoming, fun loving and funny to the core, the people there are also known for their, unique language, and knack for storytelling. Newfies have been isolated from most of the world, being that Newfoundland is an island. They have a culture that's one of a kind. All a bit "Arse Backwards" (Doing things in a different way) And "All Off-Kilter" (Things are a little off beat, and bizarre to outsiders)

Most women raised in Newfoundland or, a very traditional Newfie home, were raised basically to be the glue of the family. Some would say the "oldin days" ( Old traditions that have pasted) has never left the island. Newfie women are most times the ultimate true meaning of a house wife. She often has every quality you think of when the words "house wife" cross your mind.

Meanwhile the men are taught they must provide for the family. To keep things "out around the garden in order." (do any outdoor chores) They are often hunters, fishermen, carpenters, and "work up in the woods" (lumberjacks)

Oh Me Nerves ( A saying used to describe being frustrated or stressed ) You Got Me Drove. ( Your Driving me nuts ) Has got to be one of the most common phrases used in a newfie family. You can use it in so many contexts. All depending on what your family members are doing to bug you.

But lets be honest here. "b'ys" (friends or a crowd of people). I can't be the only Mudder out there that feels, and most days look's like she's been hauled through a knot hole" (worn out and tired). I really have to admire me grandmudders (Grandmother) and the elderly of Newfoundland. At any given time you can walk into there house and its SPOTLESS!!! Crowd of youngsters around or not, (having a gathering, or all the kids home at once) not a single thing is outta place. HOW????

Maybe it comes easier with the years. But "by god" (OMG) i feel like my house "the arse is fallin outta er" ( Always messy ) My S/O and i have an on going joke that i have 5 hours a day on any given day that i "don't have a thing to do." ( There's no chores to be done ) ARE YOU SERIOUS!!! In perfect reality, the few moments i do get to relax in the run of a day, i'm not actually relaxing.

I'm thinking of more that needs to be taken care of, or one of the youngsters spilled something, there crying, whining, about to hurt them selves, bugging for you to play with them..... the list goes on and on and on. I mean there has been numerous times my S/O has said to me, just sit down and relax, the mess will be there after your done relaxing. ( In my mind i'm actually thinking....if you would just get up and help id be sitting down with you!) "OH ME NERVES YOU GOT ME DROVE"

In my house hold, we are some what traditional newfies. But i truly believe our "Newfie Husbands" just really would not be able to walk a day in a mudders shoes. But that also goes the other way, in that we wives would not be able to walk a day in there daily tasks and struggles. So in a newfies eye's the relationship is a 50/50 split. As the outsiders are looking in saying Omg how do these woman do it all.

We have treated them like kings before our kids came along and never expected any help from them. But in "this day in age" (generation), how many of our men are lugging wood everyday to heat the house for the winter. Heck 90% of people don't even have a wood burning stove or fireplace in there homes anymore. Hunting it's more of a recreational sport now and something they take a vacation from work for. Fishing well that falls in the same category. I will give them credit for yard work and such but before we hired a guy to come take care of our lawn. I was the one also keeping up on some of those tasks while my S/O is away working. But i do have to give my S/O credit for "picking up slack" when "me nerves are shot!" (helping me out when i absolutely cannot handle anymore responsibilities for the day)

But when he's not here to help, i struggle with just letting my house go and have a mess around. By no means is my house "DIRTY" but untidy most definitely. But i'm struggling with that! Maybe because i grew up in a house, that was spotless 24 hours a day, 7 days a week i'm just having a harder time accepting the things around that are out of place? Or do i just have strong newfie roots "drove" (instilled) into me? Either way everything got me "Off-Kilter".

That's why this blog website was born. I need something to keep me sane. I Mean my daughter will not go play out around the door (outside) if i'm not out there. Like seriously i remember "living" outside as a child. My Twins they are at the baby stage where they are just constantly picking at each other. "OH ME NERVES YOU GOT ME DROVE" I'm up 3 separate times a night, most nights tending to them screaming for no reason. ( It's probably there teeth) but i don't think there actually going to get any at this point. They will be 1 in just over a week and zero teeth.

I wake up the forth time at 730am, i try to grab my shower for the day if my daughter is not yet awake for school. But most mornings it consists of us taking a bath together, because shes been awake since 630am being as quiet as she can be, waiting for me to wake up, shes so excited to spend alone time with me before school. I then pack her lunch, do her hair, give her 5 minutes to figure out how to get her shoes on her feet. (YES 5 minutes!!) "OH ME NERVES YOU GOT ME DROVE" If i'm lucky i'm getting out the door to the bus before the boys are screaming to get up. If i'm not lucky there getting rushed out the door with us in dirty diapers. Or i've managed to get one of the two in a clean diaper and were briskly walking to the bus now. If you know me there is no such thing as running.

The boys are up now i feed them. Oh i've also fed Paige already??? I hope some times i second guess my self. Coffee. (YASSS coffee! :) ) if i'm lucky i have time to shove in a muffin or bagel. I then unload the dishwasher and attempt to load it, without the twins crawling in there or breaking dishes from taking them back out a hundred times. "OH ME NERVES YOU GOT ME DROVE" I mean some days i just put them in the play pen and let them cry. But i can't handle that everyday. Now i need to load it and clean up from breakfast, go gather laundry from the night before and bring it to the laundry room and sort it. By now i've tended to the twins a few times. Oh look Its after noon by now it's nap time.

I get to sit down and watch yesterdays episode of Dr,Phil because god knows i can't watch it with kids around. God for bid the wiggles stop playing on the tv. Oh Right THE WIGGLES!!! OMG Hot potato, hot potato. potato potato. "OH ME NERVES YOU GOT ME DROVE" What am i going to take out for supper should i even cook supper or just open something canned or wait my kids love oatmeal it's so much easier. But how nutritious is oatmeal anyways? I should probaby try to have a sandwich before the boys wake up.... "Oh speak of the devil" the boys are awake i must make a sandwich for them too... I'm now dealing with poop for the second time since nap time or the third time today. "OH ME NERVES YOU GOT ME DROVE" That's 6 diapers folks. My boys are synchronized poopers. Thats just poop!!

Ok so lunch is done and cleaned up now Paige is getting off the bus. She walk's through the door and a tornado starts. I'm glad i have not got to the floors yet. But that's after supper after i bath all three kids, get them in bed, read 5 stories and get the bed time snack. "OH ME NERVES YOU GOT ME DROVE" Finally i can relax. Oh wait i need to turn on the dishwasher and do laundry because hydro is cheaper after 7pm here. Let's mop my floors because with crawling toddlers its gotta be done. I hope there's a good show on tv tonight. I can relax for an hour or just fall asleep. I just crawl into bed and oh suprise a crying baby!! "OH ME NERVES YOU GOT ME DROVE"

I get to repeat it all again tomorrow :) In between all this i need to find time to bond and play with my babies, pick up milk, make sure we have enough toilet paper. I mean it just goes on and on and on i'm sure i'm missing 100 things in this list. But grandmudders HOW??? You had 5 kids or some had more up past 13.

Your probably thinking Misses (Woman) how in the world do you have time to be blogging. Ahhh Yeah i don't all these things i just talked about doing everyday. Yeah it's not done and i'm not stressing because i'm blogging and i don't care :) But you can add this to the list of work to do, because boy this is fun but alot of work too. One things for sure though "OH ME NERVES THERE NOT DROVE" :)