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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.
As a mom of many living on one income, you generally won’t find me shopping in the mall for children’s clothing. I generally shop second-hand at thrift stores or yard sales. However, one thing that I learned very early in my quest to clothe our children on less is that if I purchase something new,…
We don’t buy baby food. Well, I did buy a couple jars when Bella (our 10th) was about 8 months old, but other than that we don’t buy baby food. We buy real food and prepare it for our baby. Cheaper, healthier and simpler well not more simple, but still fairly simple. I don’t have…
This black bean soup is inexpensive, simple, spicy and scrumptious. It’s also a great vegetarian option. 4 lbs black beans 1 1/2 diced red onion 1/4 cup chopped pickled jalapeno slices 2 TBL sugar 2 TBL red wine vinegar 12 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/4 tsp salt 1 1/2 tsp cyenne pepper 1 TBL chili…
Welcome to this weeks edition of 4 Moms, 35 Kids: How Moms of Many Manage. This week Connie, KimC and The Headmistress and myself are sharing our tips for feeding the troops while traveling without going bankrupt. Traveling with a large family can be expensive. Gas, lodging, activities and food can all add up. One…
The sun is shining. The flowers are blooming. The grass is growing. It’s that time of year. Time to say goodbye to cold. Goodbye to snow. Goodbye to winter and goodbye to these: Even if it earns me the bad mother of the year award, I’m compelled to admit that by the end of the…
We have a great kitchen, it’s bigger than any kitchen we’ve ever had before. However, four out of seven top cabinets in our kitchen have open or glass fronts. Great for displaying pretty china or serving pieces, but not great if you have 10 kids and need the space for food storage. Despite my best…
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,…
As homeschoolers we have part of our budget set aside for purchasing books, but over the past 2 years that budget has decreased dramatically while the number of books we’ve purchased has risen. How is this possible? We are able to get nearly all of our books for free from Amazon.com by using Swagbucks. Swagbucks…
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…
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…
