a big (little) family

Primarily written by Adrienne, a homeschooling mother of seven, ages 10 and under. She chronicles life, laughs, struggles, and lessons learned as she raises a larger-than-most sized family and tries to figure out what she's doing day by day.

With occasional posts, Alexandra, Adrienne's older sister, writes of her ranch life in Nevada and raising four sons, ages 5 and under. Life is never dull and her boys have given her some pretty awesome stories to tell.

Stick around awhile, and you're sure to laugh, nod, smile, be encouraged, and see what life is like with a big (little) family.

7.11.2011

After a really long night without much sleep because of two crying children and one interesting moment around 3am that had me falling down the stairs with Charlotte in my arms, three of my children are now awake.

Three of my children are crying.

The two that I’ve touched so far have fevers.

One has had a dose of Tylenol already.

My knees are hardwood-floor burned from my skid across it.

One has been sent back to bed. Starting to think we should all go back to bed and try again in an hour.

It’s 8am. The weather forecast includes a heat advisory. The high for the day is 105+. Going to be a fun one. Or something like that.