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March 11th, 2010

4 Moms, 35 Kids - Our Schedule

This week 4 Moms will be talking about scheduling.  Be sure to visit the other 3 Moms to hear different perspectives and ideas and don’t miss next week when we all live blog how a day REALLY goes with real time updates.

Life in a Shoe
The Common Room
Smockity Frocks

I’m a schedule person.  I’m also a “drop [...]

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  2. The Schedule
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  4. Build a Better Schedule
  5. Early Bedtimes: Tuesday’s Tip For Moms

March 5th, 2010

Freezer Cooking with a Group: OAMC

Our family works together with 4 other families to freezer cook every two months.  This allows us to purchase in bulk and save a lot of money.  (We average $5-6 per meal and each meal serves 8-12 people.  That is not including side dishes.) A number of you have expressed an interest in knowing more [...]

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  1. Freezer OAMC Cooking: Beef Recipes
  2. Freezer Recipes for Once a Month Cooking: Part 1
  3. Bulk Cooking in Pictures
  4. You Asked: Bulk Cooking, Gutter Shelves and Comments
  5. “Not Me!” Monday: Bulk Cooking

February 9th, 2010

Yo-Yo Curtains: Tutorial

Thank you to Heather for being willing to guest post for me today.   Heather has a degree in home economics and now homeschools her four children.  She blogs at Kingdom Arrows and also has the distinct privilege of being one of my real life friends.

Bet you thought I was going to talk about [...]

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January 26th, 2010

Keeping Kids Rooms Tidy

Every morning before breakfast our kids are supposed clean their bedrooms.  Currently the 5 girls are in one bedroom and the four boys are in another bedroom, so both bedrooms have the potential for a huge mess and lots of squabbles.  We’ve found a great solution for both of these potentials.

Our secret  for having nice, [...]

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  1. Daily Chores
  2. Laundry Help: Clothing Limits
  3. Laundry Help: The Family Closet
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January 14th, 2010

Freezer Cooking: Beef Recipes OAMC

I’m beginning to go through my file of questions that readers have asked and many, many of you have asked for once a month cooking recipes.  We cook with 4 other families and we cook for two months at a time.  I’ve posted some more details about our mega bulk cooking previously as well as [...]

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  5. You Asked: Bulk Cooking, Gutter Shelves and Comments