My Baby Is Sick Again :(

Monday Afternoon Rebekah began complaining of tummy pains and vomiting. She was acting completely normal though, running around with Sariah and tumbling off the couch. Just like she was before we learned that she had appendicitis. I went to walmart at midnight to get some anti-nasea medicine for her so she could get some sleep. [...]

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Our Grocery Budget Unveiled

If you know JJ or I in person you have probably heard us bragging about my grocery shopping adventures. Ever since JJ and I have been married we have spent far less than average on groceries but only buying the minimum our family needed. I recently became addicted to combining coupons and sales to get [...]

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Canada Won’t Use Asbestos In Their Buildings But They Will Export It

Asbestos may be banned in many countries however some developed countries like Canada still produce asbestos and exports it to developing countries such as India. The woman pictured on the left is filtering asbestos and as you can see she has nothing protecting her from it’s harmful dust. Rates of Mesothelioma cancer are increasing in [...]

Children’s Books Giveaway

If you haven’t already checked out my blog Reviews, Contests And Freebies go there now and enter to win 4 really fun children’s books. I got a set for myself and Sariah and Rebekah just love these books and they are small enough for them to carry around in their purses – so cute! Canadian [...]

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Missionary Training Center Changes

The Missionary Training Center (MTC) is where young LDS men and women and retired couples go to prepare to serve full time missions. The missionaries do not normally choose where they would like to serve for those 18 months – 2 years but whether they are told to serve in the Outer Banks of North [...]

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Parties And Shopping

Saturday was a busy day for us. First we went to a birthday party. The kids were all given treat bags with bubbles and wands. Sariah and Rebekah had lots of fun blowing bubbles with the other kids and dumping their bubbles on the ground seemed to be fun for them as well. I thought [...]

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Can You Survive On Minimum Wage?

I became a John Stossel fan when I was in High School. My family studies teacher showed the class a 20/20 segment where John Stossel discusses how spanking is NOT an effective form of punishment. I agreed with everything he said. My husband is also a long time John Stossel fan so even though we [...]

Sponsor My Little Sister For the Walk To Cure Diabetes

Telus is one of Canada’s largest providers of home network services. They own a lot of cell towers and they also have a long list of charities they support. 480 to be exact. Telus is sponsoring the Walk To Cure Diabetes that my parents and little sisters will be taking part in. The walk takes [...]