Taco Soup

Some days you just need to throw dinner together. For me, feeding 11 people every night (plus there are often extra people here), can be daunting. So I keep a list of things I can make in a flash that don’t cost a lot and are pretty healthy. If the girls can make it it’s…

Giveaway!

One of the things I really wanted to do before we start back to school tomorrow is get some new things listed on our Etsy Shop. So I spent all day today working on it (OK, I did a few other things too but that doesn’t matter right now). I actually managed to list four…

Being Different

There are places I just don’t fit in. As a dress wearing, homeschooling mother of nine…..sometimes I am just plain out of place. At the bank…what am I doing there anyway? One look at me and you KNOW I don’t have any money. At the car wash. Please. My car hasn’t been washed since the…

The Right List

Things I had planned to do before starting school again on January 11th: 1) Have all of the Christmas decorations put away. 2) Clean out the storage building while I’m putting away Christmas decorations. 3) Organize the school area. 4) Clean out my closet. 5) Add 20 new items to my Etsy shop. 6) Start…

New Scarf Idea

Wow! Is it Monday? My mental calendar is all messed up! It will be weeks before I know what day it is without looking at a calender 20 times throughout the day. I keep asking the kids, “What’s today?” “It’s Monday, Mom. Still Monday from when you asked me 10 minutes ago.” Sorry. But my…