"I hate housework. You make the beds, you wash the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again." --Joan Rivers.

Over the years, I’ve worked on perfecting my house cleaning routine. Early in my parenting, I *thought* I was somewhat relaxed, focusing only on the most important things. I probably was. What I do know is that I had clean children and a clean home back when I was a new mom. As our family grew, I wanted to keep it that way!!

However, I’m just one person. So, some things had to change.... more

I’ve had some people ask about the topic of chores and how they work in such a large family. I’m a strong believer in the importance of chores for my children, including adopted children. They are a daily part of our family – yes for ALL 20 of the children still at home.

Everyone has chores - everyone. When an adopted child arrives in the family, they get chores on their first full day of being with us. (In the beginning, I would wait, thinking the child needed adjustment time first. It turned out to be the opposite. They needed to... more

I’m a very neat and clean person, very neat but open a closet door in my house and cover your head. I tend to be an out of sight out of mind type person. Both my husband & I have used our attic/upstairs bedroom in our bungalow as a huge junk room. Most people with similar houses would use this as the master bedroom; as it’s the biggest bedroom in the house. It needs some painting... more