Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a stay at home mom with seven children all living with you? Now add that you are a blogger, an Etsy Shop owner and auction buyer, organizer and resale person (buying abandoned storage units like on the TV show, Storage Wars) with a hobby […]
Homeschooling With Patience and Kindness
Have you ever looked back on a really great day of homeschool and thought to yourself, “That was a really great homeschool day, I wonder what made the difference?” In my 16 years of homeschooling, I have found that the answer is homeschooling with patience and kindness. How do you “get” patience and kindness? Here […]
Deep Cleaning The Dining Room Table With Your Children
Time To Clean The Dining Room Table? Every once in a while, the table has a few too many stains and needs a good cleaning. It doesn’t have to seem like work though! Here is how you can start cleaning the dining room table with your children. This post may contain affiliate links, and I may […]
How to Store Whole Fresh Apples From the Orchard for Winter
Our family loves to go to our local apple orchard to get the “windfalls” deal. Our orchard charges a very low price per 5 gallon bucket of apples we find on the ground. For a family of 10, that is a great deal! We try to go as many times as we can. This post may […]
Senior Photos Taken by Tree of Life Photography
This year, we had Senior photos taken by Tree of Life Photography. I just wanted to let you know how that went. Note: Some links in this post are affiliate links, which means I receive a commission if you make a purchase. Affiliate relationships include, but are not limited to, Bluehost, Amazon Associates, Walmart.com SM, […]
NeededInTheHome Was Featured And Given An Honorarium For Making Face Masks In Response To COVID-19
NeededInTheHome was featured in an article in the MFI Briefs magazine July 2020 issue for our response to COVID-19 in our local Coulee Region community. Our response ended up reaching all of the United States. Read on to hear how NeededInTheHome was featured for making face masks. Note: Some links in this post are affiliate […]
Starting A Weight Loss Program
So I am 46 years old, a mom of 8 kids and obese. I probably have the strangest motivation ever for wanting to lose weight. To be honest, I was not concerned about my weight before this. I still have enough energy to do what I need to do, etc. But now I am starting […]
Three Baby Feeding Bibs With Snaps That I Love
After having eight children, I get asked a lot of questions about which products I recommend. Feeding bibs are a top question. I tell everyone that I very much prefer feeding bibs with snaps. Any other type of closure is a waste of money to me. Here are my favorites. Note: Some links in this […]