When we moved into our house, my first child was 11 days old. I wasn't prepared for motherhood and for figuring out how to clean my whole house at the same time! So, my husband graciously allowed me to get a cleaning service at least every 6 weeks, but more often once a month. And, … [Read more...] about A New Way to Clean
Organization
How to Organize Puzzles
How to Organize Puzzles: The kids decided to put all their puzzles together, all at the same time! Eek! Can you imagine the mess of possible lost puzzle pieces? Well, I decided to make the most out of the situation. While they were out, I wrote a code on the backs of each piece so that they can … [Read more...] about How to Organize Puzzles
How to fold a shirt
Here is an amazing video of "how to fold a shirt." http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=39ebc2419a791ea5ea16a753e4abc96d.686246&fr=yvmtf Now, will I be doing this? No. I have Laurie Bluedorn's comment, "There is only so much time in the day" constantly … [Read more...] about How to fold a shirt
Life 101
"Life 101 gets them ready for the big world beyond." This was the title of an article in the Chicago Tribune yesterday. It's about courses that many universities are beginning to offer to help their students be able to manage credit cards, make a plate of pasta, understand the difference between … [Read more...] about Life 101
Summer Book Club
I came up with an idea a couple of weeks ago to get together with some other homeschooling moms for a summer book club. About 5 of us so far are going to meet on Friday mornings (with all 19 children!) and discuss Teri Maxwell's Homeshooling With a Meek and Quiet Spirit (www.Titus2.com). I read it … [Read more...] about Summer Book Club
