By Jennifer, on February 18th, 2006%
We added a a beautiful baby girl to our family last May. My two oldest girls are 9 and 7 and my boys are 6 and 4.
After my first beautiful baby, I packed up all those precious clothes in banker’s boxes and put them away in the basement. It wasn’t long before I was . . . → Read More: Taming the Clothes Monster
By Jennifer, on February 16th, 2006%
There are seven people in my family. That adds up to a lot of clothes. Throw in towels, diapers, sheets, kitchen cloths, and a few extras and that adds up to a lot of laundry. A mountain of it in fact!
SO here’s a few ideas I’ve used along the way to help lessen the . . . → Read More: Lessening the Laundry Load
By Jennifer, on February 15th, 2006%
This is a continuation from yesterday.
So what do we do, if we don’t do school at home?
We read.
We read two or three hours a day. This is the highlight of our day and the heart of my children’s education. I generally choose books that I personally would love to read. We . . . → Read More: Hating School – Doing Life – Part II
By Jennifer, on February 14th, 2006%
This is a reprint from an article I wrote for the local home school association.
I hate doing school!
It was not one of my children that uttered this complaint. It was me.
I want to homeschool my children. I know this is the greatest thing I’ll ever accomplish. I love being with them. I . . . → Read More: Hating School – Doing Life
By Jennifer, on February 2nd, 2006%
Today was cleaning day.
Since the birth of my fifth blessing, I’ve had trouble get on top of things in my house. Nine months of a difficult pregnancy followed by a busy summer and an even busier fall, and things in my home just feel unbearable.
Last week a dear friend told me she felt . . . → Read More: I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends
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To Do in 2011 Follow a schedule.
Exercise.
Sew.
Enjoy the moments.
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