Tag Archives: large family

Kids, Chores and Allowances

Posted on March 14, 2012 by carrie

After reading and responding to a comment Candi left on yesterday’s post (about accomplishing those weekly and monthly cleaning chores), I realized it’s been ages since I wrote about kids, chores and allowances. I’m pretty opinionated on this topic, and … Continue reading →

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Getting Monthly and Weekly Cleaning Chores Done

Posted on March 13, 2012 by carrie

When you’re a mom of young kids, much of your housecleaning time involves putting out fires. Today so far I’ve: Wiped up 3 water or milk spills courtesy of toddler Picked up strewn books, toys, etc off floor Changed toddler … Continue reading →

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Ass+U+Me

Posted on January 13, 2012 by carrie

You know what I find interesting lately? What people assume. I was taught that when you assume, you make an ass+u+me. But, I was raised right. Not everyone learned that wisdom. I find it humorous that people assume that because … Continue reading →

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How To Avoid Sickness This Fall and Winter

Posted on November 11, 2011 by carrie

I’m not a huge fan of cold weather, for a few reasons. One, because I have blue moods in winter due to low serotonin. Two, because of the inevitable sickness that comes with being inside more often and breathing stale, … Continue reading →

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Life Without a Dryer: Large Family Version

Posted on May 13, 2011 by carrie

Our dryer went tango uniform the other week. It belongs to our landlord, who, per the terms of our lease, is supposed to fix it. He has been curiously silent despite our attempts to contact him. Oh, well. I told … Continue reading →

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