Dawn gives the lowdown on family life with her eight children, two of whom are on the autistic spectrum. Take a peek at her daily routine as mum, chauffeur, nurse, teacher, hairdresser, accountant, agony aunt... and now blogger...
Mimi was visiting from New York and he kept saying, "She never sleeps! She never sleeps." We didn't twig until he tried to explain - "New York, the city that never sleeps!" We all fell about laughing.
I am dieting again, this time I'm giving the G.I diet a go. I like to wear quite modern clothes, but last year I noticed with horror that I'd begun to wear long T-shirts and elasticated trousers!
My eldest son, Jae, is 31 years old. Elle May, has just turned 30. There's Nicolai who is 27, Kymberley who's 25 and Joshua is 22. Then there is a nine year gap between Josh and Paskal, 13. Willow is ...