Every country boy needs a good truck. We’ve had a truck in some form or fashion ever since, so when I had the opportunity to review the 2016 Toyota Tacoma I said absolutely!
Pickup Buckets to Clear Kid Clutter for the New Year
In my house, kid clutter is the number one offender when it comes to keeping the house clean. I hate picking up my kids’ things, but I also hate to wait for them to come home from school so they can do it themselves. My solution was a pickup bucket. Basically, it is simply a […]
Simplify Morning Chore Routines With #ARMandHAMMER ($100 Giveaway)
With five kids, you can imagine that our mornings aren’t exactly boring. Or smooth, most days. Certain things have to be done on a regular basis, like laundry, morning getting-ready routines, dishes, etc. Just getting five kids in and out of the bathroom for brushing teeth, while trying to prep breakfast and start laundry can […]
To Give An Allowance or Not
Do you give your kids an allowance or not? I have been in both camps at one point in time, so I will share with you what I have learned in each one. To Give an Allowance… My kids were 8, 6 and 2 at the time and we wanted to teach them good spending […]
We Work Our Shower Overtime – Waterpik Powerspray With $100 Giveaway!
Five kids + twenty chickens + two dogs + Oklahoma dirt = we give our shower a full-time working out. There’s no denying that we know how to make messes. The first thing we did when we remodeled the bathroom was to install a real bathtub, a large one, with a hand-held shower head. Our […]
Four Ways to Make Chores More Fun for Kids
DIY Felt Chore Chart
When our oldest turned five and began learning to take on more responsibilities I wanted to create a fun way for him to keep track of his chores. I didn’t see anything online that I really liked, so we decided to go with a DIY felt chore chart. I didn’t have a pattern or […]
When and How Do You Pay For Chores?
We’ve reached a point in our family where the amount of work being done by our oldest child was not equal to the amount of work being done the other kids. Sidney and I are seeing a development in his maturity; doing things without being asked, helping take care of his younger brothers, etc. Our […]
