If Josiah (our 2 year old) didn’t throw our digital camera away, you would see some photos of us crowded around our television to watch the first of three episodes on large families, Kids by the Dozen, on TLC. I ran out to Pizza Hut to pick up some pizza for a family party. I called Cathy Arndt and wished the Arndt family well. Wow, what an episode!

The Arndt family has 14 kids. They run a baseball classic where the St. Louis Cardinals come to visit fans and the Arndts duke it out for a baseball game. The episode filmed the family prepare for the big event. Rick and Cathy told their story, with many of their boys helping explain things, and we resonated with many things they said. Here are a few: Read the rest of this entry »

This is a friendly reminder to tun into TLC tonight for the first episode of Kids by the Dozen, a miniseries on large families. Tonight’s program will feature Rick and Cathy Arndt from Illinois and their 14 children–13 boys and 1 girl. The Jeubs will be huddled around the television tonight to see this wonderful family tell their story!

The morning of the Civil War Ball I had my hair in rag curls. I had to get up at six o’clock AM. Dad dropped us off at Safeway… Read the rest of this entry »

In one week the first episode of the TLC “Kids by the Dozen” will be aired. The Arndts are excited, and I’m kinda glad my family isn’t the first to be displayed. We’ll be glued to our television sets, and I hope you are able to make it. There are two bits of information you may like…

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Our experience with The Learning Channel inspired the local Focus on the Family broadcast in Colorado Springs to interview us about our experience. Focus on the Family’s co-host John Fuller covered a lot of ground in a short amount of time. We talked about how we feed 13 kids on a budget between $500 and $700 per month, how we plan ahead to save money, the development of our Jeub Family Bus, traveling with many kids, bringing kids to work, shopping for Christmas on a tight budget, the Jeub Birthday Bash, and more. It was a nice debut into the radio world, and we hope it leads to more!

Listen to the Episode! (click below)

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The Learning Channel (TLC) has posted our episode on its website. It hasn’t been given much prominence, so please do all you can to spread the word of the miniseries, “Kids by the Dozen.” Click on the link below to see what is there, the summaries taken from the page…

• The Arndt Family, January 15
  Meet the Arndt family of Millstadt, Illinois: Rick and Cathy Arndt, and 14 kids. Find out how the Arndts feed, clothe, educate — and keep the peace — in a family of 16.
• The Heppner Family, January 22
  Spud and Miriam Heppner are the parents of 16 children, 9 still living at home! Getting everyone together for a weekend at the lake is easier said than done, but to the Heppners, family comes first.
• The Jeub Family, January 29
  Chris and Wendy are the parents of 13 children. This year they are celebrating a mega birthday for everyone- all on the same day. See how this family lives, plays and gives back- all on a tight budget.