The 2 yr old sure knows who to look for when she needs help or someone to play with. Although any of her 5 older siblings would do, she especially loves to look for her oldest sister (9yrs old). The older ones usually oblige to her requests (more water, draw something for her, get a toy, […] Read more…
I Miss My Robots!
Back in 2008, we invested in 2 robots to help me with housework as I was pregnant with #7. In Robots to the Rescue I wrote about what a lifesaver they both were. W’ell, I’ve had to send them BOTH for servicing early this week and boy do I miss them! It’s only been 3 days […] Read more…
Schedules AND routines
One of the secrets to my sanity in running a household of 9 and homeschooling the 7 children is having both schedules AND routines in place. Having implemented them have helped to eliminate many day-to-day hassles, I am one who generally prefers to know what lie ahead rather than fly by the seat of my pants. […] Read more…
My Baby’s Lullaby
My baby likes Chris Tomlin’s How Can I Keep From Singing. One moment she is fussing and trying to get herself to sleep and then the moment she hears the intro to the song she quietens down almost immediately and within minutes would be asleep. Pretty amazing stuff I say! We have been listening to the […] Read more…
You are now a little fat
Yes, my 4 year old had this to say to me this morning after she was done with her school 🙂 I have no idea what brought it on. She just turned to me after packing up her books and said with the sweetest smile, “Mama, you are now a little fat.” And proceeds to […] Read more…
Nasty Comments
I suppose receiving nasty and/or rude comments comes with the territory of having an open blog and allowing people to comment on it. But it still gets to me. Sometimes I get all riled up. Other times I get annoyed. Sometimes I choose not to publish the comments. But other times I do and even […] Read more…
Where has modesty gone???
It is interesting what passes for fashionable clothing nowadays. Today, after my long delayed post partum check up went shopping for dd’s birthday present. At the doctor’s clinic I saw a pregnant lady barely covered in the slip of a dress she wore. The fabric was thin and she had more than half of her […] Read more…
Rush, rush, rush
Everything is done in a rush ever since baby #7 joined our family 2.5mths ago. The only thing that can’t be rushed is her nursing session! 🙂 She sure takes her own sweet time to nurse, very unlike the rest of the children. Of course things could change as she gets older – I can […] Read more…
Breastfeeding requires sacrifices
When I started breastfeeding more than 11 years ago, I didn’t know that breastfeeding requires sacrifices. Perhaps it was just as well that I had no clue. And today, 11 years down the road, I am still making the same sacrifices! 🙂 Women who breastfeed are a special lot! And I am proud to be friends with many of them. Read more…
Tired? What’s that?
As I recently posted on FB, “I wonder if there is a scale to measure tiredness”, I am truly wondering. Everybody says they are tired. When I was single I thought I was tired. Then I got married had to do housework – boy! did that tire me out. And then I had my 1st […] Read more…