Life with Our Magnificent 7: WEEK 7

Welcome to the chaos we call our life & family!

My DH often says this is the chaos we like to call our family, or something to that effect. To answer the basic questions we here often: Yes! With 7 children we are busy! Yes! It often gets hectic, chaotic, crazy, & overwhelming, we love it anyway! No! We do not wish we had a smaller family we can't imagine our lives with less children, we love them all! Yes! It's tricky co-ordinating everyones schedules thank goodness for the FLYlady calendar (if you haven't heard of FLYlady I really recommend looking up her site!). Yes! We do cook a LOT of food, and we eat all or most of it in one sitting! No! You probably do not want to see our grocery bill, or how much we spend on clothes, footwear, sports, etc. each year! ;-) UPDATE 2019: We now have 1 of the original 7 that lives at home. We have added a 3 wonderful daughter-in-laws and an awesome son-in law, as well as 3 beautiful granddaughters and 3 handsome grandsons with our oldest 4. We have 2 adult daughters who have also moved to their own places.

Chaos, maybe, boring, NEVER! There is almost always something going on in our home, never a dull moment from the adult perspective anyway... you know kids, if it gets "too quiet" they are sure it's a sign of being bored! LOL

In 2008 we moved into a new "project home" I have posted some of the fun & craziness that has happened while replacing flooring, adding a furnace, roof, pantry, texture to the walls redoing a kitchen and much more.

2019 UPDATE: WE NOW have purchased a new "prject home = rehab home" that we hope to move into by the end of September 2019! Again feel free to join us for the ride as we continue our new adventure to upgrade get our home ready for move in! It has been interesting to say the very least!

Saturday, October 12, 2013

WEEK 7 - Holiday Planning

The days are getting colder & the Holiday Season is starting to creep up on us!

Today I bought Halloween Chocolate Chips (Orange & Black) & Mini Christmas M&M's (Red & Green)! Along with Andes Mint Chocolate Chips & Andes Peppermint Chips (great in my self made Peppermint Chip with White Chocolate Chip Cookies, YUM!).

Holiday Planning-Week 7-Bathrooms & Hall Closet-

OCTOBER 13-19

DEEP CLEAN:

Bathroom Upstairs Hallway

Bathroom Downstairs

Master Bathroom

Hall Closet

~~Hall Drawers~~

ZONE 3 - BATHROOM & ANOTHER ROOM:

Clean Off Countertops

Clean Out Bathroom Cupboards

Clean Out Bathroom Drawers

MONDAY -

TUESDAY -

WEDNESDAY -

THURSDAY -

FRIDAY -

PLANNING AHEAD:

Begin Holiday Swaps (Form)

~~Mix 9 Dozen Christmas Cookies. Freeze Dough in Freezer Bags.~~ Fall Chocolate Chip Cookies

Make 2 Loaves of Cranberry Bread. Wrap & Freeze.

Double One Meal & Freeze Half for the Holidays

Force 2 Amaryllis, 3-4 Days Apart. (Mark Date on Pot)

Decorate for Fall: Pumpkins, Pinecone Basket, & Fall Wreath for Door.

Plan Wreaths for Doors

Hall Bathroom Decorations

Check & Replenish First Aid Kit

Saturday, October 12, 2013

WEEK 7 - Holiday Planning

The days are getting colder & the Holiday Season is starting to creep up on us!

Today I bought Halloween Chocolate Chips (Orange & Black) & Mini Christmas M&M's (Red & Green)! Along with Andes Mint Chocolate Chips & Andes Peppermint Chips (great in my self made Peppermint Chip with White Chocolate Chip Cookies, YUM!).

Holiday Planning-Week 7-Bathrooms & Hall Closet-

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