Time for something new

I have a big family.  Some people think I'm crazy for having 5 kids.  But I love it, and wouldn't even mind adding to our family.  (Did I say that?)  Although with a six month old that still doesn't sleep through the night and who is currently sick and extra cranky, I have days of thinking we have enough.  But that's another post.  So I've been reading a book about the logistics of raising a large family.  And while I don't agree with everything the writer says (I have no problem sending my kids to school every day), I have learned a lot.  And while reading this book, I have been wondering about other large families.  How do they manage all the kids, chores, finances, meals, day-to-day stuff, comments on their big families, etc.  So I started searching around.  And I would find groups or forums for large families, but I started noticing they had a lot of similarities, and they didn't look that much like my family.  One of the biggest things was homeschooling.  I have nothing against homeschooling.  But it is not for me.  I know it is for some, and more power to ya!  But it is not for me.  I am not called to be a teacher.  Granted, I am not really happy with the public school my kids currently attend, but my solution to that is to try to find a way to send them to private school (like I went to), not to pull them out completely and teach them myself.  In fact, the book I'm reading made it sound like one of the worst things you can do to your kids is send them to school.  Really??  

So like I said - none of the groups seemed like a fit for me.  So I decided to just start blogging.  I have not been faithful about blogging in years - since my husband was gone for 6 weeks, and I used it to keep him updated.  But I am going to try to do better.  This is going to be hard b/c one of the changes I am making right now is spending less time online, and more time taking care of my family.  But I think I can manage some time in the evenings or during naptime to get in a few blog posts.

So if you have several kids, I would welcome your input.  If you are going to tell me that 5 kids is too many, well, I'm sure there's something else you can read on the internet.