My friend Lucie won't like this

Here are 6 things you need to know about my friend Lucie:
* She lives in New York.
* She is a wonderful mom (Note: I am of no relation to her so I can say this without bias).
* She has 6 kids.
* She is an Amazing cook.
* She is really funny (and I'm a harsh judge of humor).
* Her first concert was Def Leopard.

Here are 5 of her 6 beautiful children

(again I can say these things because I am of no relation)

But seriously - these kids belong in a vintage Benetton ad or Vogue Bambini.

Reason for starting this blog:
I first saw Lucie at church about 1 year ago. She had this calm-zen expression on her face & 5 well-groomed (I noticed because I'm shallow) kids trailing behind her silently & her newborn strapped onto her like this:

(only much more stylish because hers was a French stripe and her baby isn't made of plastic)

I introduced myself and eventually invited myself over to her home. After spending more time with her and her family (mostly playing with her kids and eating her food) people at church would ask me, 'Is it really as perfect as it seems?'
And to their chagrin I'd have to say, 'No. It's Better.'
No one wants to hear that but it was true.
So I thought I could share her knowledge.


Now don't get all bent out of shape - I'm not just bragging about my friend and trying to make people feel insecure. This isn't a Mom Competition.
Lucie is a highly qualified lady. She got her degree in Special Education and taught mentally challenged children for many years. She never gets offended and she has turned the other cheek so many times I want to punch someone just to make things a tiny bit even. And did I mention she knows sign language? (OK that might be bragging, sorry).



When I told her my idea for this project she said 'no thank you.'
Then I'd start to ask her questions and jot things down in my notebook - when she saw she said, 'I'm not answering anymore if you keep writing.' She's so funny. I'm not taking 'no' for an answer.

Then her twin daughters asked for my Lucie notebook . . .
Wait, let me explain - the left side are the 'instructions' to make me & the right side is the 'finished' me.
NOW does it look like me?

And what Lucie doesn't know is I've had people ask me how she would hypothetically deal with a problem or what her day entails. (I knew this was a good idea).
Mostly people want to know how she does it all (including me!) so I'm just recording how she DOES do it all.

Anyway, this just might be something I read one day when I have kids or her family can read to catch up with her life or her kids can read one day (if the internet still exists).

Lucie's a good sport about playing with the kiddies.