Helping Families Minimize Chaos and Maximize Joy
Large family life means multiplying love, laundry, dishes, and groceries. It means planning ahead, learning how to organize a large family, and how to keep clutter to a minimum so you don’t end up on an episode of Hoarders.
Minimizing clutter, calendars, laundry, and dishes will help maximize joy in your large family.
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My list of Things To Do before heading to New Zealand seems to be growing rather than shrinking. I still have no social security card for my son and no new debit card for me. This week I have a meeting at the school, a dentist appointment for a child, photos to deliver, and bills…
Well, my friends, I leave for New Zealand in nine days, for the birth of my second grandchild. The past few weeks have been filled with tasks that need to be done before I skip the country for three weeks. Fun things like filling my freezer with meals and making sure Chuck knows the location…
This will come as no surprise to you, but it has to be said. I don’t think we are going to produce any pro sports players in our home. Which is okay, since sports aren’t our thing. Not playing organized sports, however, doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy tossing a ball around and playing games. Last…
Post contains affiliate links The Warlord’s Alarm includes a fun STEM Project to Try As you know, there are few things we love more in this house than books. Take my computer, cell phone, and TV but please leave me with books, coffee, and soft yarn for knitting. We have been having a ton of…
Our family has a long history with Missoula Children’s Theater…beginning when I was in high school and did a workshop at our school. Our kids have been performing with them locally since 2009. It is something of a tradition in our house. This year Apollo’s school performed Robin Hood. Apollo was cast as a horseman…
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This post contains affiliate links.So…what book is Hezekiah reading? I didn’t have very many takers in guessing…but the friend who introduced me to the book in the first place recognized it and said, “Best description ever! should be on the back of the book!” Drumroll, please… Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis. For…
So the other day I asked Hezekiah (14) about how he was enjoying the book he was reading. I am reading it for the second time and was curious about his thoughts. His answer? “Well…so far two men ejaculated in the woods. Then they drugged and kidnapped the third guy. Now he’s locked up and…
Parenting isn’t always Rainbows and Ice Cream. It’s isn’t always Sunshine and Smiles. But you know what? A lot of the time it is. Especially when you convince your beautiful thirteen-year-old daughter to pose for you. As my children get older, their stories are no longer my stories to tell. I realize, there stories were…
5 Simple Ways to Keep In Touch With Long-Distance Family I’m going to let you in on a little secret. It isn’t easy having two of my daughters (and my grandson) live halfway across the globe from us. A visit to my daugthers means at least 30 hours of travel and more than a bit…