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Category Archives: Schedule & Organize

Summer Schedule 2011

I know that most of you are enjoying a break from school, but our family marches to the beat of a different drummer and are starting a new “school year” complete with a refreshed schedule/routine. 5:30 Me: Read Bible 6:00 Me: Shower, dress, tidy bedroom Big kids: Dress, tidy rooms, read Bibles Little kids: Memorize…

4 Moms Get Their Large Families to Church on Time

kids church w/ Bella

  Welcome to this weeks edition of 4 Moms, 35 Kids: How Moms of Many Manage This week we’re sharing  how we get our large families ready and out the door for church on time. You may want to read what the other 4 Moms have to say about this topic; KimC at Life in…

The 4 Moms Spring Clean

Sick Isabella

Or at least some of them do. You know what they say about the best laid plans… Yesterday I spent much of the day holding this precious sick baby girl   and loving every single second of it. God is so very good that even in the midst of sickness, the direct result of sin,…

Spending Individual Time with Kids

Welcome to this weeks edition of 4 Moms, 35 Kids: How Moms of Many Manage.  This week we’re talking about spending individual time with our kids. Oh, the worry and guilt that this topic can wreak on this mom of ten, but before I get started don’t forget that you can read the thoughts of…

4 Moms: Breakfast Recipes

This week 4 Moms are talking breakfast and sharing some of our favorite recipes.  Please link up your favorite breakfast recipes at the bottom of this post and you’ll be featured on all of the 4 Moms blogs.  Be sure to visit the other moms of many to see what they have to say Connie,…

Updated Chore List for Our Large Family

Having twelve people living in our home it is important for everyone to pitch in and help with everyday tasks.  This allows us to serve others, do fun activities, projects and trips.  I wrote about the importance of chores, how we train our children to work and what types of chores we give at what…

Menu Planning: 4 Moms, 35 Kids

**Since we began cooking for our freezer, I do not menu plan like this anymore.  Now I simply send one of the children down to the freezer to pull something out and I stock up on vegetables and salad stuff when I go shopping.  We always have rice, potatoes and homemade bread (well, unless someone…

Our Schedule: 4 Moms, 35 Kids

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(4 Moms live blogging day)…

What Do You Do When You’re Overwhelmed?

Amy says you should Be a Quitter. This is what our family does when we’re expecting a baby:  no company, no extra activities, no deep cleaning, no fancy meals (unless we can pull them out of the freezer ) and lots less blogging.  We do keep up with laundry, do basic chores and spend lots…

Multi-level Homeschooling: Little Ones Part 2

Little Ones Part 1 Our School Room The majority of the time that I spend working with the children on school is spent reading aloud and discussion.   This time generally takes upwards of 2 hours each day.  In addition to this we often read aloud for fun  in the afternoons and evenings.  Most of…