I have been seriously neglecting my blog. And now I don’t even know where to start. Big things have been happening in the Baker home. Most notably our decision to consider having a home birth for our 6th child. I have been searching the internet, asking friends, nurses, pretty much everyone if...

Every year when I make New Years Resolutions, I vow to keep a better record of our money. Every year I do a little better than the last but honestly I am no accountant. I know what I need to do but was just not sure how to do it. My husband took over taking care of the budget and bills last year when...

Chances are that if you are raising a large family you might be feeling like there is no way you can “get it all done”, especially if your children are still very young. In the days when we had four kids five and under the age of five we had not yet learned the importance of time management....

I got a request for a post on computer based curriculum. I am so excited. I got a request! I wasn’t even sure anyone was really ready this thing.. We have used a computer based curriculum by Alpha Omega called Switched on Schoolhouse. I was very excited about getting it and really liked it for...

I am a huge fan of cloth diapering. I started using cloth diapers when my second child was born. Adriana had the worst diaper rash you have ever seen when she was tiny. I tried every kind of rash cream and brand of diaper you can think of and nothing ever seemed to help. Then I had this stroke of genius...

Do you dread laundry day? Are you digging in baskets all week long because you haven’t the time to put everything away? Are clothes scattered throughout the house? Do your kids dress like hobos because they can’t find the matching pieces to their outfits? I have felt your pain and I CAN HELP! I...

I have been looking for some new ways to engage my kiddos. We use a classical homeschool approach to learning and I absolutely love it but I think that tend to get bogged down in worksheets and lesson plans. Part of that is because we made a commitment this year to put homeschooling first. All you homeschool...