On the Road Again It’s been a bit, so here is a springtime family update. At the start of spring, we headed south with all the kiddos. My husband was going to be taking the older children to an event for youth, and I was going to be taking care of all the younger ones. After the event, we planned
Sewer Gas, Storms, and the Beauty of Nature
Menu Planner and Shopping List
Meal Planning Here is a free, printable menu planner and shopping list to help you organize your life. I have really grown to love and appreciate meal planning. With a large family to feed and a lot of responsibilities in and around my home, having some order in the kitchen can be a life saver! I’ll admit, when I use
Thankful and Determined
Order in the House! Well, it’s about time for a family update, coming into the new year I find myself thankful and determined. I’m thankful to God for his loving kindness towards us everyday, and I’m also determined to make the most out of the time He’s given me. I’m always trying to find ways to improve my and my
Dating Your Spouse
Time for a Date? Are you dating your spouse? It’s a new year and maybe one of your resolutions is to date your spouse more, or maybe it should be. Despite what many may believe, your date life should not end when you get married. In fact, it should be more like the beginning. However, life can get busy when
How to Make Rock Candy
For a science experiment we recently tried our hand at making sugar crystals, also known as rock candy. This is not too challenging, and kids love it for obvious reasons, (sugar). Whether you’re teaching about crystal formation from various compounds or you just like candy, this is a fun activity. Ingredients: Sugar (obviously) A measuring cup, plate and a pot
Little by Little
Family Update Little by little fall is fading and a new year is fast approaching. Around these parts that means the cold winter is well on its way. My family will tell you I’m not a fan of the cold, they would be right. However, I do appreciate observing each season, I just get tired of some seasons sooner than
Lava Lamps Project
What is it? Here is a fun, making your own lava lamps project to help you learn/teach about density. We got this project idea from our “Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics” course textbook by Apologia.” This is an easy experiment and though they don’t light up like real lava lamps (like one of my kiddos was expecting), the effect
A Time for Change
Family Update: It’s been a couple of months now since we’ve sent an update. This one is titled “A Time for Change” because, well change just seems to be in the air. When I last wrote an update we were getting ready to take our daughter to college out of state and though change of that magnitude is never easy,
Family Vacation on Smith Lake
Before leaving our daughter at college in August, we had a great family vacation on Smith Lake in Alabama. It was truly a blessing to have time together as a family before being apart. We found a great house on the water to enjoy our stay in. The lake lies somewhat between Huntsville and Birmingham and actually crosses three counties.
Successful Potty Training 101
It’s about that time again at our house. Time to potty train another “little” that is. So I’ve been inspired to create this blog post, “Successful Potty Training 101”. This will be our 7th child we’ve trained (6th boy). You would think I should be a pro at this by now, but I’m not. Honestly the process is still one