We have an area of our house that we call, “The Staging Area.” It is the part of the house where we ready ourselves to go out the door. It’s such a simple thing that my husband built years ago with some wood we had left around in the garage. We had the hooks lying around too. The only cost Continue Reading →
This has been a full weekend between The Driver’s birthday, Valentine’s Day and now the Presidential holiday. Whew! Gotten a lot done, but want to still get a lot more done so this is a simple thought for a simple day. Laundry. People ask me all the time how I manage to keep up on the laundry for seven people. I Continue Reading →
If you were sitting in my home at 5:00 pm each day, you would think a silent alarm of some sort had gone off that you’d missed hearing. At 5:00 pm every day, my children know it is time to turn off all of the screens, stop their play or come inside–whatever they are doing stops. 5:00 pm signals the Continue Reading →
In a home full of children, how do I manage to treat each one of them fairly–that’s what I should do, right? It sure is what I’d like to do, but a phrase that my children have heard pretty much since birth is that “life is not fair.” I don’t even have to say it anymore. They do a nice Continue Reading →
With Halloween just barely under our belt and the rest of the holidays barreling down on us, I thought I’d broach the subject of candy. It seems to be everywhere in the world of a child–whether it’s as a reward for an accomplishment, a birthday party or just from a kind person that loves to see kids smile. I know Continue Reading →
For quite a few years now, I’ve been a menu planner. It became my habit because we needed to save money by buying only what was needed at the grocery store instead of perusing up and down the aisles and filling the cart based on stocking the pantry with whatever was missing. It also began because I do not find Continue Reading →
Managing a large family takes a bit of organization and some creativity to help things run smoothly. Things that may work for a family with 2 children will fall flat in our home or they may just make this Mama lose her mind. One of the things that I have had to figure out by trial and error is how Continue Reading →
I don’t know how it is in your house but it sure seems like I used to have to answer questions daily like, “Who gets to pick the movie?”, or “Can I open the garage?”, “Can I go get the mail?”, or “Can I have the Costco receipt and give it to the person at the door?” Now that’s really Continue Reading →