Hi, I'm Kimberly. I'm a homeschooling mom of 11 and here on Raising Olives I share about what I've learned; tips, ideas and some of the ups and downs of managing a home and raising children for the glory of God.
I enjoy art. I’ve enjoyed art since I was a child. When I was pregnant with our sixth child, I took a smattering of art lessons, just enough to show me what I didn’t know. I do not have much time to pursue art these days, but I have wanted to equip my children with…
Here is another gift that our younger children (1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 year old) are making for family this year. (Don’t worry, I warned the family who regularly reads my blog not to read this week, so hopefully no surprises will be ruined.) I saw this at We are THAT Family and once…
Each year the children like to make gifts to hand out to everyone who comes over to our home during the month of December. When my friend Betsy, came to our Mom’s Meeting (our topic was Christmas gifts), brought these cute ornaments and told us how to make them, I knew that this is what…
We aren’t doing a ton of decorating this year for Thanksgiving, but I did want to incorporate a Thankful Tree. As the month wore on I wasn’t sure we would get to it. The idea is to create a tree and on each leaf to write something for which you are thankful. Often families will…
Ready for some more Q &A? If not, I apologize, it’s the only thing I have enough brain power to post. Today we bought 170 pounds of chicken, 100 pounds of ground beef and 30 pounds of roast in addition to a hundred cans of tomato sauce, dozens of pounds of cheese and much more,…
By Jenn from Girly Do’s I am thrilled to be able to feature a special hair do for the readers here at Raising Olives. For those visiting Raising Olives for the first time from Girly Do’s make sure you have a look around and check out some of the great tips and idea’s from Kimberly….
I made this bootie, well a pair of these booties out of soft, delicious Merino wool for Nicholas last year. I used this free One Strand Knit Bootie pattern and modified the pattern to add the little cable on top. I’ve been asked for my alterations a couple of times on Ravelry, (Don’t know what…
I have seen these rain gutter bookshelves several places online and have always thought they would be wonderful to have in our book loving home. Then I saw them at my friend Heather’s house, asked if she liked them, how easy they were to clean, etc. and I finally decided to take the plunge. The…
Remember the drawers that I got for free while yard sale-ing? They fit perfectly under the boys bunk bed and have solved our space crunch in that bedroom. I decided to forgo the wheels in favor of nice felt pads at the corners so they will slide nicely and not scratch the floor. I could…
Some of you may not know this, but I am addicted to knitting, well at least I was before I became addicted to blogging. I love to knit and have made hats, socks, sweaters, scarves, purses, booties, washcloths, blankets, you get the idea. There is a fun new pattern for any of you out there…
