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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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…
Tucker, Track, and Soaring Over Hurdles We are not a Sports Family (as in capital s capital f). It’s not that we don’t like sports (okay, some of us don’t) or aren’t athletically inclined (okay, that applies to some of us as well). It’s more that we aren’t a family that prioritizes playing or watching…
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…
November 2017. I promised myself I would stop procrastinating just as soon as I got home from New Zealand. Kalina (the source of transportation for her siblings while I was gone) got her driver’s license just six days before I left. It was stressful. It was horrible. I promised myself never again. Well, guess what?…
Today is the first official day of Spring Break. That means no setting an alarm for six am to make sure my little lambs are up and getting ready for school. It means no worries that the school will call telling me a child is suspended or that a child has puked, canyoupleasecomepickhimup? So that’s…
Is minimalism with kids even possible? Diapers, toys, high chairs, baby tubs, LEGO bricks, clothes, shoes, books, backpacks. All the stuff that comes along with kids can be overwhelming. {This is Part 2 in a series of Large Family Minimalism. You can read part one here.} What My Firstborn Taught Me About Minimalism My firstborn…
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