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.
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)…
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…
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…
Another post in which I attempt to answer some more of your questions. By the way, questions are wonderful because 1.) they prove that someone is reading the blog, 2.) it means that you are thinking about what you read, 3.) it gives me great post ideas. So if you have questions ask away! Amberlyn…
Well, since there seems to be a lot of interest in mulit-level homeschooling, I thought I would start with giving you our general schedule grouped by big kids and little kids and then eventually go into specifics of how each time period works. This schedule in some form or another has been in place for…
I struggle with menu planning and preparing food for our household. When I don’t know what is for dinner it is hard to relax and spend time with the children. Menus 4 Mom has been wonderful for those weeks when life just gets too busy. Menus 4 Mom is free and they have all of…
Back when our first child was born, we made a decision that was smarter than we realized at the time and we have reaped the rewards for the last 12 years. We set an early bedtime for our child. As soon as our baby was settled into a schedule, we put her to bed early. …
Rebecca asked to see our current chore list, so here it is for your viewing pleasure. Not interested in the specifics? You can read a more general post about training children to do chores, look at cute pictures completely unrelated to chores or learn 25 Random Things About Me. Whatever, just move along there is…
When I began this blog I wrote about how helpful our schedule was in allowing our family to accomplish everything that we need to accomplish. Here are some things that we do to make our schedule more practical for our family with several young children: Schedule the children’s chore time immediately preceding a meal or…
Are your children slowing down your simplifying progress? Here are some things that help me get my projects done with small children hanging about. Don’t forget your priorities. Don’t get so absorbed in your project that you speak crossly with your children or ignore them when they need correction. (Believe me I am speaking to…
