Now Playing......Elaine!

Main Character Hi, I'm Elaine and I'm the main character in this here crazy adventure also known as motherhood. I am thirty-seven and a mother of three gorgeous girls. Lauren is 13 and the twins, Alli and Brooke are eight.

I am married to my husband of 12 years, Dan and we live in Oak Forest, IL. I teach English as a Second Language in Chicago Heights. This is my first year at this school. I taught 7th grade English in Oak Forest at the same school where Lauren goes. It got to be too much drama to handle so I moved on to bigger and better things. Co-Stars This is my husband Dan. I met him at a bar (where else to you meet your future husband on the South Side of Chicago) when he was fresh out of the military.

I knew from the second that I met him that we would get married,it also didn't hurt that he had nice hair and he was wearing Doc Martin high-tops! We have been together since 1995 and have been married (twice without getting divorced) for almost 13 years. This is Lauren, the oldest of the cast. She is almost 13 and loves every minute of being a teenager. She is super smart, funny, athletic and full of drama.

Her ultimate dream is to play softball at the University of Arizona and to drive a blue Mustang. I fully intend on bribing her into a full scholarship to college. Our deal- if she gets a full ride to college, we buy her that blue Mustang. Hey, I'm not ashamed to admit it. When I am not driving her and her friends to and from anywhere they want to go, we hang out and talk everything girly. Here are the twins, Alli and Brooke. They round out the cast and what a wild ride it has been! I think they are so super cool. They love to bug the crap out of Lauren and make tons of noise but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Ever since I saw the original "Parent Trap" I wished for twins. I couldn't believe that it really happened to us! The "Twin Terrors" as we call them love to be outside riding their bikes, throwing a ball around or playing with the neighbor kids. Even though there are four ladies in the house, I'm the cool chick of the family. I am pretty much one of the most laid back mom's in the neighborhood. My parenting style is to be firm, fair, and consistent. I am starting to wonder if my parental skills are lacking int he consistent category though. I want my girls to come to me when they are having both good and bad days and I want to be as open and honest as possible. My house is always bustling with kids. I know that I better plan dinners for more than a family of five every night because I always have extra kids at my house. I think that I always have extra kids at my house because it is a comfortable place to be. My husband is hilarious and there is always laughter pouring out of our windows. He has adapted to all of the "girl issues" that come with the teenager territory and he really funny about it. The moments that I feel most proud of myself are usually at night. I feel accomplished that even though I work full time that my house is clean (for the most part), the homework is finished and put away, dinner was made and consumed all in one night, and I am ready to start the next day. My mom was a stay at home mom and I feel like even though I work outside of the home that I am doing as good a job as she did with my brother and I. When the house is quiet, I find myself sipping on a nice hot cup of coffee or an ice cold glass of champagne while watching some reality t.v.

My kids really make me proud everyday (wow do I sound like a Mom)! Alli and Brooke have a hard time in school. They are both in Title I math which is a special pull-out group that focuses on bringing up math their math skills.

Brooke has a hard time with organization which absolutely kills me because I ultra-organized. We have to sit with both of them every night and do homework because if we don't it is a mess. I am thrilled to report that both Alli and Brooke made the high honor roll last quarter.

I have to say that I NEVER thought that day would come! Last year they would both tell me that so-and-so got a bumper sticker because he is so smart. It would break my heart because they wanted one of those stupid bumper stickers so bad! Lauren never had any issues with school. She is in all honors classes and scored really high on her high school entrance exams. I am proud of her each and every day when there is no drama being brought home. It may sound crazy but middle school drama sucks! She has a great group of girlfriends and when they like each other, they really like each other!

This internet image captures what it's like to be a mom of all girls. Even though the girls and I argue a lot, most of the time we are having conversations instead of arguments. I tend to speak my mind more than is necessary and it seems to be rubbing of on my girls, especially the 13 year old! That's ok, I want her to speak her mind (when it is appropriate)