How I Only Do a Couple Loads of Laundry a Week (with a family of 7)I used to feel completely overwhelmed and behind with laundry. My poor couch would be buried in a laundry avalanche. But now, I'm free a
Top 4 Tips for Packing School LunchWant to know the biggest trick I have up my sleeve for packing school lunches? 1. Make the kids do it. Ha! I come from a family of 8 kids...
To Everyone with Kids at ChurchSo a few weeks back my kids sang in church in front of the whole congregation. It was seriously adorable and sweet and was just one of...
Moving's the Worst, Part 2I really think it's a testament to how miserable moving truly is that it's taken me like 2 months after we moved to even be able to think...
Teaching Kids to Clean, aka The Death of MeHaving a clean house with little kids is like running up a down escalator. Wearing roller skates. But it's a problem, because when my...
Moving's the Worst, Part 1The last time we moved I had four kids, ages 9 down to 2 and was a month away from delivering my fifth. It was the worst, although I...
Losing a Baby: Looking Back and Moving Forward11 years ago this week I was in a hospital bed, very near death. After some years of infertility we were finally pregnant. At 33 weeks...
Menu Planning: Let's Get 'er DoneI swear, like 90% of my life is dealing with food: breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, meal planning, making grocery lists, grocery...
Messy Room Solution: Grade Them!My kid's version of clean vs. my version of clean are completely different realities. This afternoon I was walking through one of their
Puzzle Motivator aka Cleaning Toilets HappilyWe do Saturday chores around these parts. Note I said "Saturday chores," not "Saturday MORNING chores." Chores have been known to take a...
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