We survived! Hallelujah! Weddings are such a trip, aren’t they? And I have survived my first “daughter” wedding! Here are…
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Large Family
I’m Drowning in a Mess and I Don’t Know Where to Start
Are you so overwhelmed with the mess right now, that you don’t even know where to start? Dirty kitchen, dirty…
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Taming the Laundry Beast
Laundry. It’s not the cooking. Not the dirty dishes. Not the kid’s schedules. Not the shopping. Not the noise. Not…
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“Help Me!” How to Plan Menus and Shop for a Big Family
One of the first things that comes up when I talk to moms about my large family is “How do…
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How to Implement a Buddy System in Your Home that Will Save Your Sanity!
As a mom of many, everywhere I take my tribe I hear the question, “How do you do it??” (I’m…
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Raising Responsible Kids Who Know How to Work
In a world of entitled, lazy people (and it keeps getting worse every day), it is still possible to raise…
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Don’t You Know What Causes That??!! Snotty comments about large families
If you have a large family, or if you grew up in one, you’ve heard them all! The things people…
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Are you crazy?? Why would anyone have 17 kids??
That is an excellent question. Let me tell you how I got here… My first baby was born six weeks…
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