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As much as we love tending to the Apostolate, we also have other things we tend to! One of the many things we do is operate our Family Farm. We're busy from sun-up to sundown, but it is a good and wholesome way of life for our 13 children and we all love it! We would like to share some pictures of our farm with you! ENJOY!

Click on each month to see what we've been up to!

View pictures from August '09 On Our Farm

View pictures from September '09 on Our Farm

Before I forget! We have family blog! You can check it out here: http://cukierskifamily.blogspot.com

Grab yourself a cup of coffee and I'll tell you a bit more about our
GREAT BIG FAMILY of 15...

Re: the picture on the right. Here are just a few of our "blessings"...six of the thirteen to be exact. They immediately received haircuts after this picture. We didn't realize that some of them were sporting the "scary hair" look. :-)

How do I describe us?

Well, we're not quite like the Duggar's
(Lord knows I wish I were more patient like Michelle Duggar. I just love that family!)
and we're definitely not like Jon & Kate plus 8.
(need I explain that one? LOL. Let's not forget to pray for them!)
We're just your average family of 15.
(2 unworthy parents blessed with 12 boys, 1 girl and a whole lot of love!)

Have we been asked to do tv?
Yes, but we declined for several reasons.

Do you know any of those "big families" on tv?
We sure do. It was through those families that we learned why we wouldn't want to
do tv.

BUT....

We don't mind sharing our life with you on our website (to protect our children of course!).
We truly want you to get to know us better. We also would like to get to know YOU, better!

Now for some frequently asked questions:

Q.How many eggs do you cook for breakfast?
A. Well, most of our children are still little, so we only make about 18 eggs for breakfast.

Q. How many gallons of milk do you go through each day?
A. We usually go through 2 gallons a day. We now have dairy goats and that has helped
the grocery bill.

Q. What is your grocery bill?
A. Honestly, I can't quite figure it anymore. We now have the farm and try to be as self-sufficient as possible. We get our cows from our neighbor and are now butchering our own chickens. My husband and older boys hunt, so we have plenty of venison, turkey, partridge, etc. Veggies are grown here on the farm (potatoes are one of our staples!) and we can and freeze them after the harvest. Our dairy goats give us milk and our chickens give us eggs.
If I were to go buy all that we need, I dare say the bill would tally somewhere around $2,000+ per month. ack!

Q. What does it cost you to go out to eat?
A. Well, we make one day a week our "pizza night" and have started bringing it home to save money. When we eat it at the pizza place, it costs us about $120!
When we bring it home to eat, it costs us $70 or less. A huge savings! I know some folks will say "make your own pizza"...well, I do...but sometimes Mama needs a break :-).

Q. You must be so patient?!
A. Well, er..um..not really. Maybe I am patient to a point...but I wish I were more patient like Michelle Duggar (18 kids and counting). I dare say she has never let a "choice" word fly or totally lost her cool. I'm working on it. I'm a faulty human trying to become more saintly (quit laughing, friends and family! LOL). Wish it weren't so hard! I can see the episode now, "Devout Catholic mother loses her cool." ack. I would be mortified. We'll stick to the website :-)

Q. Why do you have so many kids?!
A. I was bored of looking so wonderful in my bikini. (okay, okay..I'm only joking..but that is what I usually tell people. I don't wear bikini's anyways..they're quite immodest)

More Q & A when Mama gets time ;-)