Here is my niece Chloe at about 2 years of age.  And here is my daughter, Audrey at 15 months of age 19 years later in the same jumper and shirt.   This outfit has been through 6 other kids.  How’s that for getting your money’s worth out of clothes? My sisters and I are still trying to figure out if the trade-off of money saved versus storing them for all these years was worth it.

One weekend in July became another milestone marked.  Zachary graduated from 8th grade and participated in our state homeschool convention’s ceremony.  They do such a good job putting the program together, although I would have liked to seen a little more modest clothing on some of the girls. I was feeling rather emotional that week just thinking that now I have two boys finished with grade 8.  It felt like a door to their childhood had closed.  Four years of high school and then the closing of their childhood forever.  At that point things will really start to change.  I am so thankful for the blessing God gave us in Zachary. …