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A little more about me and my blog. I started blogging a few years ago when we bought some lots in our neighborhood (that contained one very old, very icky house that we tore down! - yeah, the boys loved that!) in the hopes of building a home that would actually hold our brood without bursting at the seams! There were many delays and setbacks (I was treated for breast cancer most of last year) and a link to all the original stuff is in post #1 here. Now we are back on track for trying to build that new house, so I just started a new blog (plus I couldn't figure out wordpress anymore!) I've only just started this new one, but it's going to be about our journey into building a house (mostly by ourselves) while still homeschooling and having babies. I'm also trying to organize and purge what I can from our current house so we are not dragging a bunch of excess into our new one (if we ever get it built!!) This blog will share all the cool organizing, decluttering, cleaning, homeschooling, and dealing with all those boys, tips I can find along my way!
Please leave a comment with your blog address so I can visit you back! Thanks for stopping by!!
Nice to meet you! Finding a lot with a big "icky" house that we can either renovate or tear down to build anew is my dream.
ReplyDeleteHere from the MOB blog hop!
Oh! It looks like I am also your first follower! :) How exciting!
Deletethanks for stopping by! (and being #1!)
ReplyDeleteyeah, if you read my old blog (linked in my first post) you can see just how "icky" the house was. that's why we got a good deal and why we tore it down. the woman hoarded animals (including mice, cats, dogs, birds, I heard a turtle and a snake too! glad I didn't run into any of them!) and she never threw anything away - seriously! junk mail from the 40's still there! wowza!!
oh wow super big family, I can see why you needed to build! lol it's funny because we have 4-5 bedrooms in our house and my three boys are about to share. they all want to be in the same room. I love that they are growing up close. I imagine your kiddos are the same way.
ReplyDeleteactually, I think they would love their own rooms, since they have always had to share ONE room with each other. but, that would be a ton of bedrooms! I think we'll have 2 rooms for the boys - one for the older ones and one for the younger ones. they do seem okay with that idea! thanks for stopping by!
DeleteCongrats on your soon to be new baby. I'm glad you are going to get your new bigger house. We had to move into a larger house when we reached 3 kids. I can't even imagine how tight you all are.
ReplyDeletehaha, tight! yeah, think "sardine can!" We still haven't gotten all the paperwork back to submit for a loan from the bank, so if we are denied, book me a room at the nuthouse!
Deletethanks for stopping by!
Wow - I love your idea for this blog. I love organizing and throwing stuff away. I'm your new follower. Hopping over from MOB Blog Hop :) Blessings from Croatia: A Little R & R: www.littlerandr.org
ReplyDeletethank you! wow, Croatia! I forget what a small world it is in internet land!
DeleteNice to meet you. I've always been fascinated with big families. I currently have 5 and am praying for more. :-) 2 are biological and we adopted the middle 3. 4 girls and a boy! You can find me at www.letterstoabba.blogspot.com
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a year...what a blessing to have so many children! Maybe the Lord will bless me with a few more children and can catch up;)
I enjoyed your post
Angie
www.helpmeettosam.blogspot.com
thanks for stopping by!
DeleteHello, stopping by from the blog hop. Building a house--you should have plenty of stories to write for your blog. That's cool that you get to involve the whole family in building your new home. I imagine it'll be one that you all will enjoy for years to come.
ReplyDeleteStopping by from the blog hop. Enjoyed reading about your very large family and your endeavors. Building a house sounds stressful but I suppose if you can make it work for your family, all the better.
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you. Wow, you are busy. Where do you find the time? Still, it is good to see you here, to share all your years of experience. Happy homemaking, and happy blogging.
ReplyDeleteWe just built a house using a contractor and that was so much of a head ache I cannot imagine building one myself! More power to y'all! Hopping over from the blog hop!
ReplyDeleteMary Beth