Comments on: A Day in the Life: Natalie (Our First Day of School…With Nine Kids) http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/09/a-day-in-the-life-natalie-our-first-day-of-school-with-nine-kids.html Naturally inspired living for homemakers Wed, 22 May 2013 21:30:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Natalie http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/09/a-day-in-the-life-natalie-our-first-day-of-school-with-nine-kids.html/comment-page-1#comment-96052 Natalie Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:22:16 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=17859#comment-96052 Not at all! It's pretty basic...1 pound of ground beef and 1 pound of ground turkey (the turkey keeps them moist...I've found that ground beef alone is dry and hard...and turkey alone falls apart. Half and half is just perfect!) Throw in a couple eggs, bread crumbs, seasonings of choice and lots of Celtic sea salt (recently learned how good this is for us!) Moosh together, scoop onto baking dish, bake at 350 for 30 minutes, then throw in a deeper baking dish. We mix up 4 packets of brown gravy, pour them over the meatballs, and bake uncovered for another 15 minutes until they are hot. The gravy is not so healthy, but I'll bet there are healthy alternatives out there. I'm the renegade on this writing team, I'm afraid. Enjoy! Not at all! It's pretty basic...1 pound of ground beef and 1 pound of ground turkey (the turkey keeps them moist...I've found that ground beef alone is dry and hard...and turkey alone falls apart. Half and half is just perfect!) Throw in a couple eggs, bread crumbs, seasonings of choice and lots of Celtic sea salt (recently learned how good this is for us!) Moosh together, scoop onto baking dish, bake at 350 for 30 minutes, then throw in a deeper baking dish. We mix up 4 packets of brown gravy, pour them over the meatballs, and bake uncovered for another 15 minutes until they are hot. The gravy is not so healthy, but I'll bet there are healthy alternatives out there. I'm the renegade on this writing team, I'm afraid. Enjoy!

]]> By: Natalie http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/09/a-day-in-the-life-natalie-our-first-day-of-school-with-nine-kids.html/comment-page-1#comment-96051 Natalie Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:18:09 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=17859#comment-96051 All the kids have jurisdictions that they need to keep clean daily. We do a quick "Clean Your Jurisdiction" after each meal. They all have after meal clean up chores too. One clears the table, another wipes it, another wipes the floor, etc. On Saturdays we do a whole house clean up where all floors/surfaces/bathrooms etc. are cleaned thoroughly. We do deep cleans throughout the year on the first Saturday of each month. Everyone has a deep clean job once per month...and that way everything gets rotated through. : ) All the kids have jurisdictions that they need to keep clean daily. We do a quick "Clean Your Jurisdiction" after each meal. They all have after meal clean up chores too. One clears the table, another wipes it, another wipes the floor, etc. On Saturdays we do a whole house clean up where all floors/surfaces/bathrooms etc. are cleaned thoroughly. We do deep cleans throughout the year on the first Saturday of each month. Everyone has a deep clean job once per month...and that way everything gets rotated through. : )

]]> By: Michelle http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/09/a-day-in-the-life-natalie-our-first-day-of-school-with-nine-kids.html/comment-page-1#comment-96028 Michelle Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:23:00 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=17859#comment-96028 Hi Natalie. Wow! You have a full day with all those kiddos. :) I saw you mentioned when the kitchen gets cleaned, but what about all the other chores. For us I count that as part of our school work because we live with in laws so everything has to stay very clean and tidy. I only have 3 at home now so o can't imagine with 9. Just curious. :) Hi Natalie. Wow! You have a full day with all those kiddos. :) I saw you mentioned when the kitchen gets cleaned, but what about all the other chores. For us I count that as part of our school work because we live with in laws so everything has to stay very clean and tidy. I only have 3 at home now so o can't imagine with 9. Just curious. :)

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/09/a-day-in-the-life-natalie-our-first-day-of-school-with-nine-kids.html/comment-page-1#comment-95454 Stephanie Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:18:00 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=17859#comment-95454 Do you mind me asking the recipe for the meatballs(or did I miss it)? They look super yummy! Thanks for the encouragement for life with my four "arrows"! :) Do you mind me asking the recipe for the meatballs(or did I miss it)? They look super yummy! Thanks for the encouragement for life with my four "arrows"! :)

]]> By: Lacey http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/09/a-day-in-the-life-natalie-our-first-day-of-school-with-nine-kids.html/comment-page-1#comment-95376 Lacey Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:55:56 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=17859#comment-95376 I am so thankful for this series! I am so inspired! I am so thankful for this series! I am so inspired!

]]> By: Elise http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/09/a-day-in-the-life-natalie-our-first-day-of-school-with-nine-kids.html/comment-page-1#comment-95337 Elise Sun, 16 Sep 2012 18:25:06 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=17859#comment-95337 I really enjoyed this and was encouraged to find another with a nearly identical schedule to mine, though I have four students to wrangle, not nine. It's funny that I had a fever the first two days of our first week this year, too. No symptoms other than extreme tiredness and an achey body. Thanks for writing. I really enjoyed this and was encouraged to find another with a nearly identical schedule to mine, though I have four students to wrangle, not nine. It's funny that I had a fever the first two days of our first week this year, too. No symptoms other than extreme tiredness and an achey body. Thanks for writing.

]]> By: Lisa~ http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/09/a-day-in-the-life-natalie-our-first-day-of-school-with-nine-kids.html/comment-page-1#comment-95316 Lisa~ Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:40:28 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=17859#comment-95316 Hello! How fun to see something on Pinterest and link over to this! I am also a homeschooling, blogging, shop owner momma of nine. I see myself in your day....except when I read yours I wonder how on earth you do all of that. Then I realize, "Hey! That's me." LOL! It's so nice to find you here. Thanks for sharing your crazy wonderful day. Lisa~ Hello! How fun to see something on Pinterest and link over to this! I am also a homeschooling, blogging, shop owner momma of nine. I see myself in your day....except when I read yours I wonder how on earth you do all of that. Then I realize, "Hey! That's me." LOL!

It's so nice to find you here. Thanks for sharing your crazy wonderful day. Lisa~

]]> By: tereza crump http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/09/a-day-in-the-life-natalie-our-first-day-of-school-with-nine-kids.html/comment-page-1#comment-95302 tereza crump Sun, 16 Sep 2012 05:20:09 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=17859#comment-95302 Oh, my!! your day sounds like mine except we don't do so much structured learning but we do all the running around. And yes, sometimes it feels like all I do is clean the kitchen or fix meals. Sometimes I want to close the kitchen door and throw away the key (we have an open floor plan - there is no kitchen door to the kitchen!! ARgh!) :) Oh, my!! your day sounds like mine except we don't do so much structured learning but we do all the running around. And yes, sometimes it feels like all I do is clean the kitchen or fix meals. Sometimes I want to close the kitchen door and throw away the key (we have an open floor plan - there is no kitchen door to the kitchen!! ARgh!) :)

]]> By: karen http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/09/a-day-in-the-life-natalie-our-first-day-of-school-with-nine-kids.html/comment-page-1#comment-95274 karen Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:36:25 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=17859#comment-95274 I am so tired after reading this, LOL. Love the tight schedule and routine with your kids. You are teaching them well. I find it crazy with just my only, LOL. Great idea wit the scooper for the meatballs, I will have to try hat. I am so tired after reading this, LOL. Love the tight schedule and routine with your kids. You are teaching them well. I find it crazy with just my only, LOL. Great idea wit the scooper for the meatballs, I will have to try hat.

]]> By: shannon http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2012/09/a-day-in-the-life-natalie-our-first-day-of-school-with-nine-kids.html/comment-page-1#comment-95186 shannon Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:47:15 +0000 http://www.keeperofthehome.org/?p=17859#comment-95186 Love your honesty and attempt at organization. Sounds a lot like my days. Love your honesty and attempt at organization. Sounds a lot like my days.

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