Last week we bought this play yard with a 20% off coupon. We hardly ever pay the barcode scanner price on anything any more and with using cloth diapers and not giving our babies formula they don’t cost us much at all! And with having another girl we don’t need to buy any clothes! We [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 30th March 2010
Filled Under: pregnancy
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Monday – Mini  bean Burgers on biscuits with homemade fries. Tuesday – Spaghetti and salad. Wednesday – Stir-fry and salad. Thursday – Soup (beans and veggies) with whole wheat bread. Friday – Homemade Pizza and salad. Saturday – Main: Quiche. Side: rice and steamed veggies. Sunday – Roasted chicken and veggies, biscuits and salad. I [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 29th March 2010
Filled Under: food
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On Wednesday evening JJ and I went to a private event (there were a little over 100 people there) that featured a dinner, speech and discussion with Lord Christopher Monckton. He served as a Downing Street domestic and science policy adviser to Margaret Thatcher. He is currently a newspaper editor, businessman, inventor, classical architect and [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 26th March 2010
Filled Under: Current Events
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I am now 30 weeks pregnant which means that I will now be meeting with my midwife more often than once a month. I had an appointment last Saturday where she came to my home because she had a client who was in labour in my area. The baby is measuring right where she should be [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 23rd March 2010
Filled Under: pregnancy
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We get two free dinners this week! Yay for free meals and less planning! Monday- Main: Spinach and Mushroom quiche. Side: Boiled potatoes. Tuesday – Main: Chili. Side: Whole Wheat Bread Wednesday – We are going to a global warming seminar that JJ got an invitation to. I am excited because we will get a [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 22nd March 2010
Filled Under: food
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Four years ago today at 5 am our little princess was born. At 6 lbs 5 oz she looked so tiny and perfect. At 4 years old she is still small. I put her on the bathroom scale today and she weighs 30.4 lbs (Rebekah is 28.8 lbs). Sariah started her day out by waking up at [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 19th March 2010
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My girls are becoming such mini adults. They want to do everything JJ and I do! They now request that I put their lunch in food storage containers, they put those containers into their little backpacks, wave good bye as they stand at the imaginary bus stop to go to work. When I ask them [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 18th March 2010
Filled Under: Family, pregnancy
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If you are running out of ideas on how to encourage your children to do their chores, My Job Chart might be able to help. It is a free website that allows you to assign chores to your children, give points for each chore and give them a reward for reaching a certain number of [...]

Posted by Melissa
Dated: 17th March 2010
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