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Our Busy Homeschool is MOVING! 14 Jun 2013 | 12:59 am
Surprise! I’ve spent the last few days setting up Our Busy Homeschool at my very own self-hosted domain. I’m still figuring out the whole WordPress platform – talk about a challenge – but I got all m...
Quick Reader Questions on Chores 12 Jun 2013 | 03:46 pm
Elizabeth asked: Where did you get the little yellow vacuum? That yellow vacuum is the Eureka Lightweight Easy Clean Upright which we picked up on Amazon. It’s not super powerful but that’s perfect f...
Operation Chore Training–Post 4 11 Jun 2013 | 03:20 pm
I finally bought the book Managers of Their Chores in fall of 2010. At that point I had five children ages 9 down to 1 and would give birth a month later to my sixth child. Our chore problems needed s...
13 Years with my Sweetheart 10 Jun 2013 | 08:50 pm
Time passes quickly. One day you meet a handsome returned missionary, three weeks later you’re engaged. You’re 18 years old, he’s 21. Seven months bring you to the temple and you’re married, eterna...
My Chore Mistakes–Operation Chore Training Part 3 10 Jun 2013 | 02:18 pm
Once I realized we needed a method to the madness that was chores I started with the traditional plan: I assigned jobs to each child and they rotated weekly. It was pretty much a crash and burn experi...
Week in Review June 8th 8 Jun 2013 | 03:01 pm
In my life this week… Baby dropped and is now crushing my bladder. Lovely joys of pregnancy. At least that means the heartburn is gone. I’m not sure if he’s decided to turn head down or not but pra...
Why Children Need Chores and Perfectionist Moms 7 Jun 2013 | 07:21 pm
This post is a quick but essential groundwork. Even if you have just one child and can handle the chores without help it is essential that you give your child chores. Chores are work. Work is GOOD. It...
Operation Chore Training: A New Blog Series 5 Jun 2013 | 09:09 pm
There are many times I am asked how I keep up with the chores and work that come with having a large family on top of homeschooling, pregnancy, newborns, or caring for a child with medical needs. I d...
Relaxed Day 5 Jun 2013 | 01:01 am
I love those days when everything feels relaxed. I suspect the cooler weather has something to do with it. I’m all for sunshine but can the temperature stay below 80F all the time too? I’m also thr...
Planning Younger Grades Loosely 1 Jun 2013 | 03:08 pm
I got a great question from Kristen after she read this post. “I know you have smaller children too, and I know you don’t buy a boxed curricula, how do you plan out your months with doing the eclecti...
