Chores. Family Work. Zones. Jurisdictions. Whatever you call them at your house they are a necessary duty that needs to be performed in order for your home to run smoothly, be clean, and maybe even somewhat organized. I say that because my house is so not organized, and sometimes its not even clean or running […]
Grocery Budget for a Family of 11
Food. It’s necessary for survival. It’s good for you. It’s bad for you. What used to be good is now bad…what used to be bad is now good. Knowing what to feed your family can get confusing at times! And expensive. Rather than re-write how we go about grocery shopping I thought I’d post links […]
Meal Planning for a Large Family
Q. What is a typical week of meals for your family right now? A. I love our farming, homeschooling lifestyle. One of the biggest reasons is we get to eat all three meals a day together as a family. This also means somebody has to make all those meals. If we aren’t prepared by knowing […]
Enjoying Young Adults in the House Rather Than “Teenagers”
I love having young women in the house! My oldest girls are 16, 15 and 13 and let me tell you they are a joy to have around. We have been missing them the last week and a half as they have been vacationing in Florida with my parents. Thinking about them while they are […]
Gardening/Cleaning Apron Tutorial
Sometimes we just need an apron that has pockets. This apron has three large pockets perfect for holding cleaning or gardening supplies. It is made with sturdy material like denim, canvas, or home decor weight fabric.Pin It Supplies needed:1/2 yd 54/55″ wide fabric OR 3/4 yd 44/45″ wide fabric1/2 yd coordinating fabric (either width)2 packages […]
Aprons, aprons, aprons!
I’ve had this poem saved in my inbox for a while now. It was actually kind of lost until I started deleting all my built up e-mails. I thought it was pretty cute. I don’t think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma’s apron was to protect the dress underneath, […]
Scripture PJs
I wrote a guest post for Jocelyn at We Talk of Christ for part of her Book of Mormon Forum. I am reposting here to show a little of how we incorporate scripture study in our school days. There’s a Primary song my children love to sing, Scripture Power. Because I want to be like […]
Cooking In My Home
Welcome today’s guest blogger, Cheryl! I was born to Canadian parents, raised in Idaho, and graduated from BYU. Since then, my home has been in Provo, Utah (except for one wonderful year in the Bay Area, California). I have one amazing husband (12 years and counting), five fabulous kids (with one on the way), […]
Using Music to Build Spirituality – Part II
After posting my huge outline on Using Music to Build Spirituality last Sunday I received quite a number of e-mails! Some were wanting to know if I had any sources for rejecting music because the video may be bad but the lyrics are not. Others were asking if I was really justified in telling the […]
Using Music to Build Spirituality
Here is the outline and all that I had prepared for my presentation to the young men at Camp Helaman. I was way over prepared and only ended up doing about 1/3 of all of this (skipping around lots) but it went well (I think) and the boys participated in the discussion which was a […]
Sewing Basics: Child’s Dishtowel Apron Tutorial
This is another simple project my older daughters’ first sewing teacher made with them. It is a great beginner project for boys and girls! And another useful item to have in the house. These are also pretty cheap to make which is a plus! Materials Needed:a standard dishtowel (mine measured 15 x 24 inches)1 package […]
Sewing Basics: Girls’ Kerchief
This beginning sewing project is for girls. It is very simple and basic but with cute results. Of course the girls love it! Materials Needed: 14″ square piece of fabricDouble Fold bias tape cut into the following pieces: 2 – 14.5 inch pieces, 1 – 30 inch piece Step 1: Cut the square fabric in […]
Sewing Basics: Simple Pillowcase
The first project my beginning sewers make is a simple pillowcase. It is very easy, doesn’t take much time, and it is useful! All you need in one yard of 44/45 inch wide fabric – just the regular cotton fabric you get at the fabric store. Start by straightening the cut edges (they never cut […]
Sewing Basics: Practice Sewing Lines on Fabric
Last week we covered sewing along lines drawn on paper with our sewing machine. This week is the same only you put a new needle in your machine and sew on fabric. I thought I’d show how I prepare the fabric for my beginning sewers to sew on. It’s hard to sew on just one […]
Sewing Basics: Sewing Along Lines
After having fun sewing all the different stitches our sewing machine can do we take a step back and learn to follow lines drawn on paper using the basic straight stitch on our machine. Do this with an old needle (or change the needle after doing this as paper will dull it) and NO THREAD. […]
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