Sep 082012
 

It’s a little bedroom, bigger than mine, but one of the smaller rooms that they’ve had. But is it too small for five kids? Thanks to Wal-Mart.com, nope. It’s just the right size.

I haven’t put up their curtains, yet, but I plan to use the same ones we’ve been using for awhile. And I’m ordering canvases so their walls can feature their own artwork. When it’s all finished and cute, I’ll post again.

Here’s the bed. It’s a twin over full bunk. But there is also room to slide another full mattress right underneath. So, now, it’s a twin over full over full. I think I’m a genius (and Lula thinks so, too).

The bedding is also from Wal-Mart, but we would never be able to find it in our small town store. That’s what makes Wal-Mart’s free site-to-store shipping so awesome. Big city bargains delivered straight to our mountain Wal-Mart! Can’t beat that!

The closet is still unfinished. I really hate sliding closet doors, so I’m thinking about redoing the whole inside with shelves and rods. Maybe something like this. Or a bunch of these. But I really like this, which would leave room for shelves on each end. If you’ve redone a closet, please let me see. When I look here, all I see is wasted space. Which, of course, we can’t have!

But that’s what we have, for now. A very clean and workable bedroom–with just enough stuff and plenty of room for all.

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Feb 262012
 
I Have a Story to Tell You

Yes, imagine that, my life has once again played out in such a dramatic way that I feel it makes a pretty good story. And, oh how I love having a story to tell! If you could see me right now, happily hunkered down with my laptop and a cup of coffee, I know you’d laugh to yourself. “Wow, that girl really loves telling a story.” You’d also think, “Wow, that girl needs a shower [...]

Feb 132012
 
Quick Fixes

Homeschooling through the winter has its drawbacks.  I was either going to start this post that way, or with “I feel like the worst mother in the world.” I hesitate to write things like that, though, because someone will decide to translate that as, “Ohmygosh, she is the worst mother in the world!” Hold that thought while I go retrieve my kids from the road.  They’re throwing snowballs at passing cars, but I think some [...]

Feb 282011
 
Today, I'm Tired

Everything is hitting me today. Everything. I’m tired. I’m getting sick. And while I’m incredibly grateful to have all my stuff here (Well, almost all of it. We have a few things in the old garage which the landlord has generously offered through March), now I have to do something with it. And I’m tired. And I’m getting sick. I am not getting sick! There are about a dozen people I could call to help [...]

 February 28, 2011  family life, frugal living Comments Off
Aug 232010
 
I'm About to Be Your Best Friend

OK, maybe not. But I am posting a video that I know a large percentage of you will watch (purely out of morbid pore-counting curiosity because the camera is ridiculously close to my face). It’s a riveting three minute how-to on at-home eyebrow plucking, just in case you needed more to go on.It’s also a little bit of a bribe, I guess. I mean, if I would do something like that for you, we are definitely, [...]

 August 23, 2010  blogging, frugal living Comments Off
Jul 292010
 
What the Fuss Was About

Somewhere around a year ago, we began using a creative form of reward and discipline (something God showed me while I was doing the dishes) that has been part of our family’s life, in one form or another, ever since. We’re a spanking and time-out household. Strong-willed hissy fits are our main behavioral issue (I have five, count them, five strong-willed children and I am claiming that will for the Kingdom), and so time-outs are [...]

 July 29, 2010  frugal living, fruit snacks, mommyhood Comments Off
Jul 062010
 
Foodie Facials

I’ve been reading a lot of chatter lately from moms who are stuck inside. I know a little something about this. Actually, I could do two weeks standing on my head. When the four older kids were all babies, I went two, even three, weeks without going anywhere but the backyard. And to tell you the truth, that has never (in my mommy history) bothered me much. Although, there was a time when I would [...]

 July 6, 2010  frugal living, natural parenting Comments Off