We made a cute new 30-second stop motion video showing how to personalize your Bandette or Bandle sippy cup or bottle label by writing on it with a ball point pen, boiling it for 10 minutes, and then letting it cool and dry for 5 minutes.
Check it out:
Can’t tell you how many times I have heard that question!
Here’s my answer for today.
YES!
But…. how can you really say that you are done when you have 9 children…I mean, what’s one more – or two more.
So, for now, I am definitely feeling done. I love, love, love having our 9 and am feeling very fulfilled and complete. OH, the days of fun we are having and will have in all the years to come.
I guess we will just have to see what the future holds!
OK, so you might be wondering…what do you drive when you have that many kids?!! NO, not a school bus, not even a shorty one!
Actually, I drive a 15 passenger Ford van with a high top. It is definitely not sporty or classy, but it does the trick! AND, I can stand up in that thing!
The seating is arranged for 11 people, we have no seats for friends right now. We have the option of putting in more bench seats, but for now I really like having a set of captains chairs in the middle row. I still have to buckle so many of the little ones, and so I like having the middle of the van accessable.
My sweet husband nicknamed our van “Zippy”. I think he was trying to make me feel better about having to drive a big, ugly, army green vehicle. I remember him saying something about “Zippy” being fast, sleek, and small. One of us was delusional!
We do have a nice 15″ cd player in the van that everyone, but myself, can see and enjoy. I can not tell you how many movies I have heard but not seen!
Van Stats:
1 infant carrier
4 carseats
3 boosters
1 seatbelted
Although some of our kids are old enough to move up to the next seat stage, we prefer to keep them in the “safest” seat possible for as long as can be tolerated. Since my husband and I both worked in the ER, we tend to be overly cautious with moving vehicles.
So, my “hot mama” van pictures are here for all to see. AND that is how we get around with 9 children and two parents!
Yes! But not regular help with the kids.
I have a cleaning service that comes every two weeks. They clean the top floor one week and the bottom floor two weeks later. As a family, we keep up with the rest.
I get a sitter when I need one. That can be 2-3 times a week right now, as we are extra busy with meetings and such.
We have been very blessed with some wonderful sitters that love our kids. You can check out a recent blog that one of our sitters wrote at www.katekatee.wordpress.com.
Note: This picture was taken from Heur et malheur (fortune good and bad), by E. d’Erwin, illustrated by H. Castelli, Paris 1877. Image used courtesy of oldbookillustrations.com
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!! I did when I only had two. Now, we average about 3 times a week, depending on the dirt level. And, we do bathe lots of them together – 5 is the record.
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