[Guitarmom]

Hi there! We have added 3 little ones to our family in the past year (4yo,2yo and 1yo) so now we have 7 kids in the house. It has been quite an adjustment for everyone but seems to be going well.

We also homeschool our older kids,so that has been a challenge this year as well.
Our 17 is graduating and going to cosmetology school in the fall.
The other kids are doing amazingly well with the little ones- it has been a joy to see how they have accepted and loved our new kids.
Keeping up with the household chores has been difficult for me, I made up a schedule for cleaning,and I've assigned chores to my older kids that rotate weekly. Soon I'm going to start having a younger one work with an older one (simple things like the 2yo helping feed the cat,etc.)

I'm always looking for tips/ideas / suggestions on organizing and managing a large family. Also in this day of high grocery and gas costs, how do you keep that all under control?