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@janzee You are not crazy, you can do this! Our kids love camping. To make it easier on you, remember the kids will be dirty and it doesn't matter. You can bathe them when they come home. Clean hands for meals, clean hands, faces, and feet for bed, don't worry about the rest of them. Pack...

@zondaar39 We have the kids do their laundry separately. Each kid has a day of the week assigned as their laundry day, oldest to youngest. 1 load, all of one kid's items together, on that day. I thought it was weird when my husband suggested it, but it's been working for us for years. No...

@kumari5050 I'm sorry, no. I have 5 kids, I do have to actively think about which date goes with the last 2 because the numbers intermix, but I remember all 5 of their birthdays. Maybe it was an off-hand, exasperated question because they just could think any more that day?

@ambereyes12 I would definitely not give up my 5th for more vacations or more restaurants, as you said, I see that in our retirement. Most importantly, you and your spouse both need to be on board. I've seen a marriage fall apart when both did not commit to one more and that was only from 1 to...

@ambereyes12 OP, to add some things others haven't mentioned as I have 5 kids. Vacations got much more expensive just because finding a hotel room for 6 is possible, but not for 7. That leaves us with 2 rooms or a vacation rental, both of which are much more than just one room. We like to...