You don't want to know how much I spend on a tree or the size of it. I got my Christmas tree craze from my Mom. This year I am at it again....my tree is picked and in two weeks will go up. Creating traditions is part of the fun of raising kids and the season.
Read MoreYou need ideas on how to make Christmas special on little funds...ask my Mom. Eleven kids and she made it as magical every time.
Read MoreI am a huge fan of dressing the part so why is it that I also say be comfy? Am I crazy? My Mom set the example by dressing the part and eventually I followed suit. Nevertheless she let us be teens...she let us be comfy and experiment.
Read MoreEpisode one...a family with eleven kids during the holiday season. This month a story a week about holidays with a crazy gang... my family.
Read MoreEver felt useless at night with your kids stuck on their phones and computers doing their homework. You're not! They need the pitter patter of your feet and trust me they want it.
Read MoreHappy Halloween. Eleven kids, one house and anyone over twelve not allowed on the night prowl. Share I did.
Read MoreThat's her the year she arrived. Farmington Elementary changed that year and so did I.
Read MoreDo you trust your teen blindly? Maybe you don't trust at all but many parents think they need to trust their child to have a good relationship. How do you answer the question of when to trust?
Read MoreI find myself entertaining my kids too often. Do you remember being bored? I sure do and it was good for me.
Read MoreHer she is, traveling Europe; a true gold medalist in exceeding expectations. My Mom and my sister didn't listen....thank goodness too.
Read MoreTake a good look at this picture; Aaron has his eyes crossed, Geoff is sticking out his tongue and Joel is very unhappy. There weren't Instagram filters in the seventies but even for the seventies this was an unusual family picture.
Read MoreYou don't need to have a lot of money to have some summer fun. Mountain Dew commercial's from the seventies and eighties portrayed this to perfection. I think they inspired us sometimes, at least my older brothers and I got in on the fun.
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