Cardamom's Pod

Wow – how can it be 12 days since I posted?  Real life has been a-goin’ on over here, folks!
Oh, yeah – now I remember – we set a new family record for the number of days in a row having people over – 9 days straight – mostly different people each day with a [...]

Through the years, in the process of learning how to schedule our family, I have tried many different things.  I have asked friends to share their schedules with me so I can glean ideas.  I’ve bought scheduling books, and looked things up on the internet.  I’ve fussed and fumed, scribbled on hundreds of sheets of [...]

Inspired by this post by Connie at Smockity Frocks, I dusted off my MOTH (Managers of Their Homes) book.  I picked up different colored Post-It notes and posterboard, and my chart is on a hallway wall, partially filled in.  The children are so excited, and are looking forward to having a highly visual Plan Of [...]

Having a large family requires a lot of oversight and management.  I am constantly learning and growing in this area!  In order to prepare for the Lord’s Day, a couple weeks ago I jotted down this list:
SATURDAY CHECKLIST
…to clean up from week of work,
and prepare for the Lord’s Day…

House Clean – picked up, vacuumed, mopped, [...]