Friday was a BIG day! I had an ultrasound and found out that baby #9 is a . . . BOY!!!! I decided against posting the incriminating evidence but trust me it IS very evident. 😀 We are all ecstatic. Actually I’m pretty sure we would have been ecstatic either way, I mean how many […]
Sunday Society & Keepers at Home
In September 2010 Julie B. Beck, General President of the Relief Society, spoke to the women of the church about the importance of learning the history of Relief Society. Some of the many reasons she gave were: “Understanding the history of Relief Society strengthens the foundational identity and worth of faithful women.” “We study our […]
Etching Glass Mugs {Tutorial}
I don’t know why it’s taken me eight children to finally think of permanently etching their names on individual cups. We’ve tried everything from assigning colors of plastic cups to names on pieces of masking tape. Now the proof cannot be washed away and has to be carefully used. Here’s the process we used to […]
Of Things That Matter Most Part B
screen shot of Cookie & Fudge on lds.org a continuation of my personal study notes from last Sunday about Pres. Uchtdorf’s general conference talk “Of Things That Matter Most.” “Our second key relationship is with our families. Since “no other success can compensate for failure” here, we must place high priority on our families. We […]
Do you sometimes feel . . .
harried at the end of the day? Yeah, me too. At least yesterday was like that as evidenced by the photo. Consequently there is a delay for the learning style post for today. I might get it posted later this afternoon, but there are no guarantees on that. *************************** Voting is still going on for […]
Age Appropriate Chores/Skills
Think of some famous musician, sports player, or artist. How did they acquire the skills they have? Chances are for most of them it took work, lots and lots of dedicated work, learned sequentially and methodically, to achieve the level they are at now. The same lesson applies to us and to our children. Any […]
Home Improvements
Why is it after a big bout of sickness one feels like cleaning, decluttering and organizing? Whatever the reason that’s what we’ve been doing. I made a big huge list of all the home improvements needs and ideas I could think of to try and make our home run a little better. We’ve been slashing […]
Of Things That Matter Most Part A
This week during my personal study time I decided to study President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s general conference talk “Of Things That Matter Most.” I have studied it every day this week and I am still not done! It is just amazing how much is really there to gain from and apply to my personal life. […]
Keeping Home While Battling Sickness
Yesterday was a “start again” day. It was very basic but we are back on our routine. After nearly two weeks of non-stop sickness, our family has finally emerged victorious from battling the germs, bacteria, and viruses that waged war on our bodies. Well, actually on everyone else’s since I never got sick and still […]
Homemaking Resources
With all the sickness and getting up all hours of the night to help the littles the past couple of weeks I didn’t get around to really writing the homemaking post I wanted to for today. Instead I thought I’d share some of the homemaking resources I’ve found. Some I have used, others I haven’t […]
Mothering & Homeschooling: Finding Time to Personally Recharge and Refresh
Homeschooling is demanding. Motherhood is demanding. Combine the two together and what do you get? Wonderful demanding days full of teaching, snuggling, cooking, reading, guiding, serving and nurturing. In the midst of all the good things we do each day we may think ourselves to be selfish if we do not say yes to every […]
Toddlers, Babies, and Schooling, Oh My!
Homeschooling is tough! There are so many different things to keep track of and think about, especially when there are a large number of children in a family. Now that my three oldest are 15, 14 and 12 there are helpers to switch duties keeping the younger ones entertained while I help the others do […]
One-on-One Time With Mom
Yesterday I showed the schedule we follow. Throughout the day I spend some one-on-one time with each child but it’s usually for something they need: help with school, fixing their hair, helping them practice the piano, brushing teeth, reading bedtime stories, etc. I wanted to spend time with each one that was just for fun, […]
Homemaking Skills: Where do I start?
Okay, you’ve decided you want to teach your children some homemaking skills. GREAT! But where do you start? It’s like saying I want to eat the whole chocolate cake. GREAT! How do I do it? Bite by manageable bite. To accomplish anything in a meaningful way we must have a plan. Start off big and […]
The ART of Making a Home
Being a homemaker is a hard job! Despite the spin the world puts on it, we do not lounge on the couch all day watching TV. We are not lazy burdens who do nothing while our husbands go out and work. Building a family involves both husband and wife working at their different and distinct […]
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