It’s Tuesday, so I have to think of something I wish I had known back when I was surrounded by nothing but The Little People.
Something encouraging, that is. I won’t mention the fact that I can’t even sort the clean laundry now because I can’t keep track of what belongs to whom. At least my [...]
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Ship Full O’ Pirates is hosting the 2nd week of Help for Growing Families today, and here is my tip. This may be shocking for those of you who grew up in families with just 1 or 2 children, so sit down before you read this. Oh, you were already sitting. Good.
My tip: If it’s [...]
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Today the kids are having a “hands-on” school day. They finished their Bible and chores with very little prodding this morning. As they worked, they were excitedly discussing plots, characters, costumes, etc. As soon as they had the go-ahead from me everyone down to the 2yo dashed out the door, dressed in their version [...]
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you open your lunch to find…
a homemade personal size pizza and a the last of someone’s personal stash of skittles.
thanks gals you made me smile today.
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OK, I should say up front that I have no idea what a bonanza actually is, so maybe this has nothing at to do with a bonanza - but it’s a fun word to say, and works well with bedroom. The alliteration pulls it all together, don’t you think?
But there is a bedroom something-or-other going [...]
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posted by 7 yo Becca.
Yesterday my sister and I found instructions for a big-mouth puppet.
It was fun and easy.
This video is going to tell you how to make it.
Please leave a comment if your kids try it.
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books
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At church last Sunday, I watched a mother of 4 little girls walk the 3 oldest to the bathroom in the middle of the fellowship meal. She had left the baby with me and my friend. It’s been a long time since I was the only one big enough to supervise a potty trip, and [...]
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We are Praising the Lord tonight for His tender MErcies to our Friends in Real Life the Seargeants over at Plymouth Rock Ranch.
Jehovah Jirah - The Lord heard their prayers and gave them the well they asked for! So head on over and wish them well. - No Pun Intended.
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Did you miss the beginning? Start here:
Big family in a small house, part 1: Bedrooms
Big family in a small house, part 2: Storage
Unlike many families, we had the privilege of laying out the floor plan in our house. We built it ourselves - with our own hands, that is; not in a call-the-contractor [...]
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Besides me, I mean. That would be too easy.
Well, it’s happening again. The Duggars are in the news again for the usual reason, and suddenly people are talking about blanket training. Whenever this happens, my old blanket training post and my more recent follow-up post on the subject get tons of hits. [...]
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one Dad
seven daughters
one son
two dogs
one cat
one hamster
two rabbits
1200 square feet
nine days
NO MOTHER!!!!…(to be continued)
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