"After ten pregnancies in twelve years, I had to call in the FBI to find my waistline." From broken limbs to broken hearts to broken windows, the hilarious trials and heartwarming joys of big-family life by a mother who can still laugh about toddlers sharing ice cream with the dog, first graders who curl their hair with bubble gum, sixteen-year-olds with goggles for eyes and headphones for ears, the summer the chauffeur (guess who) went on strike and the teenagers had to take walking lessons, and all those priceless moments no mom will ever forget - no matter how hard she tries!

In this heart-warming book, Bloomingdale goes through the trials and tribulations of being a parent of twelve children. It is filled with laughter and a lot of memorable elements.