Mar. 22, 2008
Many Books, Curricula, and Magazines For Sale and Free!
http://www.electricchurch.net/Ruth/books/books.html
The page is heavy with images. It will take a moment to load. If you click on images, you can see a close up photo and/or more photos of items.
I prefer to do a flat rate shipping, because I have had bad experiences with media (you can pm me for details if need be), and the weight of these items (depending on how much and what you purchase), it may be less expensive, anyway. But I am flexible. It just may take a little longer for me to get costs of postage if we do something different than flat rate.
Feb. 28, 2008
You know you are a large family when....
(my kids helped me with this)
You know you are a large family when
people mistake your oldest daughter as the mother when they don't see you.
changing diapers, baths and clothes is like an assembly line.
the family quits drawing names for Christmas because your family ends up doing everyone elses' family and some of your own.
you dream of a minivan as being an economical run-around car.
10 pounds of potatoes isn't enough
at the grocery store, people think your pile of groceries are for a month, when in fact, they are for 3 days.
no one will let you rent from them.
you go through 25 pounds of flour each week.
you go somewhere with half the kids and folks still think you have a large family.
your younger children have never been to a restaurant $$$
your soup pot resembles vats.
you don't take samples at Costco, because you'd clean them out.
the whole family can't participate in a board game because it calls for "between 4-6 players".
you take up an entire pew...and them some.
you have to double a cookie recipe just so everyone can have 2 cookies.
A casserole takes 3 lasagna pans for one meal.
you teach the lactation specialist and midwife a thing or two
And my favorite.....
you belong to
cmomb!
Anyone else???
Feb. 2, 2008
Oops! Correction! Chaos to Order
Who was the cartoon character that would say he was "mortified?" Well, that's me. I went back and edited my post
here to reflect the correct link.
Jan. 28, 2008
Journey Companion to CTBHH
As I was doing some deep cleaning, I discovered that I still have several cases of these journals books. I would like to get these sold to make room for... um... make room.
Cmomb sells these books at just $1 profit over our cost. Not only are they
less expensive than anywhere else, but they come Priority Mail, as well. (I'm sorry. We are not shipping out of the US.) I would love nothing more than to give you a discount to get these out, but they are already are discounted
Please help me clear out my house and buy these for yourself and for your friends 
All monies from the sale of these go to pay for this site and for providing materials, such as this book for free to those that can pay little or nothing towards it. Nothing goes into the pockets of anyone here. It's all cmomb.
http://www.cmomb.com/the-journey-companion-to-ctbhh/
Jan. 27, 2008
From Chaos to Order
I want to share about an audio I listened to recently that may be a great help and encourager to other mothers who are trying to juggle family and home.
From Chaos to Order, Bringing Organization to Your Home (41 minute workshop) comes from
www.homemaking911.com.
Malia shares, in a seminar-type approach, how you can get your home organized and cause less stress for yourself and give your home a new peace. I found it to be a shot in the arm, even for me! It is an exhortation with practical insights to get one going.
For $7, I think this resource is worth it. It is something you will want to listen to now, and then again in six months. You may not be able to implement everything at once, but she gives you step by step ideas to get you going. You will want to come back and glean more later. It is so practical and doable!
Malia is a great example of a Titus 2 woman. If nothing else, you will enjoy browsing her site!
Dec. 14, 2007
Dec. 7, 2007
Just a quick note regarding my last entry...
My last entry ended up being a jumble and didn't include all the cookie recipes. I went in and fixed it all this morning. And hey! Those Reeces cookies look really scrumptious! You can go back and view it here:
http://homeschoolblogger.com/cofeeiv/435497/
Nov. 28, 2007
Nov. 28, 2007
This has to be my favorite hunting photo
Can you hear the waltz music?
Nov. 21, 2007
When the big ones are away, the littles will play
Those in our family who are old enough to hunt (that's 8 people) are gone this week. The "littles", as I call the younger set of 5, and I are having a fun time of cleaning and playing in the snow. Well, for them, it's been play. For mama, it's been shoveling. We have about 6 inches so far and today it is snowing again.
The snow is just beautiful as it sits heavy on the pine trees. The tall, dry grasses in our field stand tall with snow intertwined. The garden, looking sad and abandoned has taken on a new look of beauty. As I write this, three deer are in the garden. The kids are watching out the back, surmising that they are a mama, daddy, and baby. They are watching them dig for grass, coming up with their faces covered in snow. They have had several occasions to watch them jump over fences. How beautiful!
As I shoveled snow yesterday, Jayden (4) asked what would happen if he spit in the snow. Is this a boy thing, or what? Tess crafted a cute little snowman, hoping it would remain until the hunters returned home to see it.
We have a list of things "to do" a mile long. Well, that might be exaggerating, but just cleaning the pantry has taken several days, alone!!! The first task we tackled was the refrigerator. Rase stood inside it and wiped it down really well while I washed the shelves and Tessila (8) wiped them dry.
Rase (6) has been my little man, going around the kitchen with a screw driver, checking all the cupboard doors and tightening the ones that need tightening. We discovered one that was complete broken. He removed it for me and we took it to a shop to get replacement parts. He reinstalled the hardware for me!
It's been interesting cooking for such a small crowd! I use small pots and pans.
The hunters called last night from Red Lodge. They had come down from the mountains to get propane, a meal, and check on parts for the heater, which stopped working in one of the trailers. I was so glad they called! We sure miss them! They said they had received about three feet of snow!!
I wish I had a digital camera so I could take before and after photos of the refrigerator and pantry! That's all for now. Have a blessed Thanksgiving!
