A little tip to save the sanity of a busy mom

Some of the children were in rare form today. Loud, messy, and in need of multiple reminders to do their chores or focus on their schoolwork. Perhaps not so out of the ordinary, but I have been much more tired than usual and have not been an exemplary model of  patience.
As I was preparing lunch, [...]

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Postpartum Weight Loss

Only about one month to go until Baby #7 is born, and I’m beginning to look like I could actually pop. I’m brushing up on how to lose baby weight; it’s good to be prepared!
I’ve written here before about weight loss tips, but I have not shared how I lose weight specifically in the postpartum period. [...]

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Non-Toxic, Homemade Dishwasher Detergent

Back in May, I posted a dishwasher detergent recipe that I tried after completely running out of Cascade. Initially, the recipe worked very well, so I decided to continue using it. Unfortunately, the great results only lasted for about a week. After that, a slight white coating began to develop on my dishes, so I [...]

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About potty training

Could it be that we may actually be a diaper-free household for a week or two before baby #7 arrives?
George is quite a unique little boy. He just turned two a month ago, and he has been using the potty at least once a day for the last few weeks. This may not sound unusual, [...]

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Dad Dollars

Recently in the waiting room of my doctor’s office, I picked up a Family Fun magazine. (Great magazine, by the way! If I would ever decide to subscribe to another magazine, this would be the one!) Anyhow, I read a wonderful idea, and put it to good use last week.
The idea is:

Put Dad’s face on [...]

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Updates! The Blanket Boy and the Playroom

Blanket Boy
As I mentioned in the comments regarding the “friend” that I made out of Fred’s old, beloved blanket, I decided to leave my mad, unskilled creation as-is. Fred is wonderfully oblivious to my lack of craftiness. Here is how he has responded to the Blanket Boy:

He LOVES it. He originally named his new friend [...]

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Van Emergency Box

Inspired by Raising Olives (as I often am), I decided to finally put together an emergency box for the van. Not “emergency” in the usual sense – I don’t mean breakdowns or flat tires. By “emergency,” I am referring to kid-related emergencies. Things like bladder accidents in the grocery store, a unexpectedly sick child, an [...]

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The New Playroom!

I’m a bad blogger.
A good blogger anticipates that when you do a new household project, you’ll eventually blog about it. A good blogger will take “before” pictures, “during” pictures, and “after” pictures, so that her readers can experience the whole thing with her.
Not a bad blogger. A bad blogger will remember to take pictures as [...]

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You Might Have a Lot of Kids if, Part III

You might have a lot of kids if…
You buy your toothbrushes by the pound.

Just kidding. No one sells them by the pound. If they did, you’d buy them that way.
As it is, you do the next best thing. You go to the Dollar Store every couple months and buy out all of their toothbrushes. Well, [...]

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Dishwasher Soap Revisited

A week ago, I was raving about the homemade dishwasher detergent made from Borax and baking soda. However, after using it for a week or two, I’ve run into a little issue with it. The mix worked perfectly for a while, and then my glassware started to look cloudy.  I am not sure what the [...]

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