Category Archives: Journal

Bella’s Bash

In case you hadn't noticed, we love babies.  We love crossed eyes, soft coos, loud burps, floppy snuggles, sweet smiles, cute cries and a reason to celebrate. With our last baby (Nicholas, our ninth) ...

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Savannah’s Surgery Update

For those of you who know and love us in real life and for those of you who know and have generously taken the time to pray for our family through the blog, I wanted to give an update on Savannah our five year old. Thursday Savannah had surgery to repair a congenital problem that caused ...

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Wordless: Time Management

Nicholas (2) makes the most of  a car ride to grandma's house. More Wordless Wednesdays with the olives. This post is linked to 5 Minutes ...

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4 Moms Open House: Kitchen and Dining Room

Welcome to the second week of  4 Moms: How Moms of Many Manage open house.  Please feel free to link up your post tour of your kitchen and dining room below and visit the other moms of many KimC, Connie and The Deputy Headmistress to see how things ...

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4 Moms Open House: Yard and Entry

Welcome to our month long open house series. Each Thursday during the month of August 4 Moms and 35 Kids ( Connie, Deptuty Headmistress, KimC and I)  invite you into our homes for a glimpse at how we  set up, organize and manage homes for our larger than ...

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Not Me: Tubs, Sofas and Toes

With the arrival of baby Bella in addition to our other responsibilities, Mark and I are NOT struggling to keep up with everything.Nope, not us, everything is under control. I was NOT having to rush to get a shower in time to make ...

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Hiking with Kids

Our family loves summer because of the opportunity to spend more time out of doors.  We enjoy camping, fishing and water fights and games of tag in the backyard, but one of our favorite ...

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Nick’s ERGObaby Doll Carrier

When the wonderful people (and I'm not just saying that, ERGObaby has been a delightful company to work with) at ERGObaby saw the video of Nicholas' reaction to our ERGO they thought he would enjoy an ERGObaby doll Carrier of his very own.  Um, yes! I didn't even know that ERGO offered doll ...

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My Life at the Moment

I'm getting quite spoiled because my hubby and kids are amazing.  After I finished nursing the baby on Monday morning I came out to find that the kids were finishing their chores and Mark was already washing the assigned laundry loads for the day (laundry systems for large families). You wonder if it gets ...

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Not Me: New Baby

When Colby (3) first saw Isabella's umbilical cord he did not say, " Mommy why is hers private not in hers diaper?" My feet and ankles are not still swollen nearly beyond recognition (thanks to all of the IV fluids).  IF they were swollen my kids would not add insult to injury by writing "MOM" on ...

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