A Blog on Homeschooling, Parenting, Homemaking, and Productivity
In a family of 10, unless you have a system for shopping/ purchasing and using, it is very easy for expenses to get out of control. We easily go over about 1.5 gallons of milk in one day, and about 10 lbs chicken leg-quarters in just 2 meals. Now you know what I mean! In […]
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With so many hungry tummies that need to be fed, it is very easy to be spending a lot of time in the kitchen. In order to establish a balance between providing healthy, cooked food and time spent in kitchen, I usually employ tactics to simplify kitchen techniques. Or it is very easy to drown
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I have never been a fan of meal planning for each and every meal of the week. For me, it’s mostly because it’s hard to figure out how much quantity exactly my family will finish for a certain meal. Most days, it just depends on everyone’s appetite that day, or how popular that meal is.
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We make several road trips throughout the year (family trips, conferences, ministry). Last year itself, we made 3 out-of state trips; one to Missouri, one to Chicago, and one to Florida (last one while I was 36 weeks pregnant with baby#8!). On top of that, we do several smaller weekend trips. Here in Texas, out
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Back when I only had a few kids and they were young, I knew very little that it was actually fun to manage a house! Well, experience is the best teacher. I learned very soon that it is simply not possible to do everything by yourself, especially when you wear several hats. In fact, this
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