Giant Chocolate Cupcake

I am often asked how to make a giant chocolate cupcake because my recipe is always a hit. My giant cupcake recipe is very simple to make, let me show you how. I took pictures as I put it all together, it was so simple! I thought I would share the simple, 10 easy steps [...]

Jillian Michaels-30 Day Shred level 3, the Final Review

I finally made it!!!  I am officially “Shredded”!  If you have made it this far…Congratulations!!! I think you are now probably feeling stronger and are noticing some big changes in your body.  If you aren’t, you’re doing something wrong or you were extremely fit in the first place.  If the latter is the case, kudos [...]

Laundry Management

With six children and two adults in the house, we produce a lot of laundry.  As the kids get older, we have taught them how to do their own laundry.  At about 8-10 years old (depending on their maturity) they are taught how to sort, wash, fold, and put away their own laundry, plus some [...]

Chores and Cleaning

At our house, if the family members don’t pitch in and help, the house can get messy quickly.  So, we have some rules and assignments to help keep things running smoothly. Chores are spread out among all the children, depending on their ages.  They all have to clean up after themselves (except the baby, of [...]