Raising Blessings

To save money on groceries and gas we decided to grocery shop twice a month. So far we have not been able to stick with that schedule. We were doing well this month, we have only made two trips to Costco and Walmart but now we have no lactose free milk (for Sariah and Bekah) [...]

When we first realized that If we found a home for less than $130,000 in Provo it would be cheaper than renting a 3 bedroom place we started house hunting. We found a lender who said we approved easily based on our great credit score, we hooked up with a realtor and found a 3 [...]

The story of the tainted baby formula from China is just heartbreaking. Over 53,000 babies have been sickened by this formula so far, 104 are in critical condition and 4 babies have been killed. Recently the Maple Leaf meat plant was shut down because listeriosis was found in some of the meat and had killed several elderly [...]

It is officially autumn now which means it is time for the final barbeques of the year before we bring out the outdoor furniture covers to cover up the patio furniture for the winter and time to turn on the heating in our homes. In just a few weeks we will be entering “holiday season”. With me being [...]

I am looking forward to the next couple of weeks to have the chance to catch up with some of my friends from LDS Business College which I went to 4 years ago. Tomorrow is a BYU football party that a friend of mine is having at his house he just bought and several people [...]

Ever since Bekah was a few weeks old she started getting baby acne and she still gets it now and again. I have never heard of babies over one year old getting baby acne. I don’t think it is eczema or another kind of rash because she just gets a few spots and they go [...]

Sariah turns two and a half today! She is more like a little girl than a baby now and loves to “help” me. I put help in quotation marks because of course her helping me forces me to be more patient and accept that chores will take longer. Of course it is so good for her [...]

One of the great things about living in Utah is that there is a very low unemployment rate. Even though my husband will be paid for his BYU grad studies for at least 5 years, I still feel a sense of security living here that if really needed it wont be too difficult to find [...]