Several times a year we host house guests, and sometimes lots of them. Our immediate family numbers 26 (for now), so holidays and special events mean guests from out of state for several days at a ...
Managing Your Home
I figure having twelve children gave me an honorary doctorate in home management! Seriously, this is a topic that it near and dear to my heart: finding the quickest and easiest ways to keep up the household! You won't find unrealistic or untested ideas here. No complicated systems or guilt-producing expectations. As always, I'm sharing what has worked for us during the good times and the challenging times across the years.
Mommy, I Don’t Feel So Good: Keeping Up When Life Happens
Life is humming along smoothly and you’re feeling pretty efficient. The laundry is almost caught up and you’re finally getting the hang of meal planning. You’ve even managed to keep some semblance ...
The Effect of Our Surroundings
Funny thing about our surroundings. When we see the same scenery day after day, we stop seeing it. And we ignore the effects of our surroundings on our selves. Think about the pile of newspapers on ...
Easy Ways to Make Family Meals Special
Munching frozen pizza while gathered around the TV….eating burritos in the backseat of the mini-van….grabbing a hot dog at the game…. All families have times when a family meal involves ...
How We Changed Our Meal Planning
If there's one thing I've learned about systems and plans while raising twelve kids, it's that systems and plans aren't permanent. Like a baby's sleep schedule, just when you think you've got it ...
Spring Inside Your Home
Don’t you just love Spring? The pear trees are dressed in bridal finery, with their veil of snowy white blossoms. Daffodils nod their cheery heads in the flower bed, and forsythia branches burst forth ...
