Our weather has been so beautiful, and the weatherman says we will get another nice week. So I’m going to continue to try to get some outside time in while we can. And as usual, I need improvement on my own personal goals…
Today we are continuing the Friday series called 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week. You can find all the previous posts in this series right here. There are also some great tips in the comments, so be sure to check those out, too!
Here are the ways we saved money this week.
Today I’m sharing a collection of some wonderfully encouraging quotes about children and families. Sometimes it seems that the world has a lot of hatred towards families; particularly those with a lot of children.
I wanted to shed some sunshine, instead.
Here are 6 positive quotes about children and families.
I am not a crafty or creative person. Most of the time when I try to tackle a project, it does not look the way the instructions promised me. I’m starting to suspect that the problem isn’t that the directions for every project on Earth are wrong…
Why doesn’t mine look like that?!?
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My goals for last week were a nice mixture of fun and getting projects done. Since it was my birthday week and we had a nice gathering of friends, I was a little busier than I had anticipated. But I’m still pretty happy with our progress. Here’s how we did:
Putting together a meal plan for September is always fun, because so many foods are in season this time of year!
That means tons of sales at the grocery store.
And you’re probably looking forward to comfort foods (and using your crock pot more!).
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This week we are continuing our Friday series called 5 Ways We’ve Saved Money This Week. If you missed any posts, you can find them here!
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So without further ado, here are the different ways we have saved this week.
Yes, I have a big family. No, I’m not overwhelmed. Having a big family is a joy for so many reasons!
When our third baby was born, people started to raise their eyebrows just a bit. I heard a few comments about “knowing what causes that.”
Then I got pregnant with our fourth baby. Because we had three boys in our large family home, people just assumed that we were trying for a girl. That wasn’t actually the case, but surprisingly, we “got our girl”.
And then I became pregnant with baby number five.
And later…number six!
That baffled a lot of people. Why in the world would we have another baby when we already had both boys and a girl?
Meanwhile, I wonder the total opposite.
Why do people consider kids a collectible item? I don’t have babies because I’m trying to get a specific type of child.
I have a big family for so many better reasons. Here are just a few.
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