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Lentil Chili: 4 Moms Soup Link-Up

Welcome to this weeks edition of 4 Moms, 35 Kids: How Moms of Many Manage.  This week we’re sharing our favorite soup, stew or other cold weather recipe.  Be sure to read to the bottom of the post to see more and to link up one of your own. Be sure to visit the other…

Personalized Table Cloth: Kids Can Make This

Bella's hand print tablecloth

Four years ago the children and I created a fall themed table cloth incorporating the hand prints of everyone in our family.  Every year we get it out,  marvel at how much they have grown and enjoy remembering the fun time we had making it. Since we’ve added 2 children to our family since 2006…

Marshmallow Gun Tutorial

marhsmallow gun shooter

These marshmallow guns are fun, inexpensive and simple gifts to make.  They are ideal gifts  for kids and husbands of all ages.  Rather than spending big money on Nerf guns, just get yourself over to the hardware store, shell out a few bucks and spend a quiet evening making several of these fun marshmallow shooters….

Homemade Yogurt and Yogurt Cheese: Guest Post from Katie

A special thanks to Katie at Kitchen Stewardship for today’s guest post. By making my own yogurt, I save at least $300 a year on just one food item. If your family eats yogurt at all, you’ve got to try this! (Ahem: if you don’t eat yogurt, allow me to introduce you to  the health…

Flower Hair Clip Tutorial

Savannah flower on headband

I’m sure you’ve seen the little crocheted baby hats with huge flowers on them, so cute.  Since I love making baby hats I was on the look out for a way to inexpensively incorporate these huge flowers, different colors with different hats to match different outfits. These inexpensive, easy to make flower hair clips fit…

Get Grease Stains Out of Laundry

This is a quick tip that I learned a few years ago and that has since saved a multitude of clothing from being ruined. You know those pesky grease or oil stains, those little places on your clothes that look like they are wet even when they’re dry?  Those pesky spots that  do not come…

Free Summer Movies for Kids

There are many advantages to having a large family however, the cost of theater admission is not one of them. Yet for the past 6 years, the children and I catch a few movies at the theater each summer for FREE, thanks to Regal Cinema’s Free Family Film Festival. Every summer Regal Cinemas offers free…

How Much Do We Really Need?

There have been two short posts that I’ve read in the last few weeks that have given me a lot of food for thought. Amy points out that what we consider trials are ‘problems’ that many people pray for and would consider an amazing blessing in  Somebody Wants What You Have from Amy’s Finer Things….

Sue Gregg Cooking Giveaway and Review

Congratulations to Charlsie @ Finish the Race for winning the Sue Gregg Cookbook. We have used and enjoyed Sue Gregg’s cookbooks for years.  Healthy, whole foods cooking with real life taste and preparation sums up this set of cookbooks.  If you want to move your family toward healthier eating, but don’t know where to begin…

Yard Sale Saturday: Big Girl Clothes

I’m thankful for warm weather, better health and yard sales.  This was a great week for clothes for my two oldest girls (ages 12 and 13, sizes girls 14 and ladies 4).Three cute tops, two pairs of denim capris and two pairs of khaki capris all in very nice condition for $.50 each.A flashy, girly…