Raising Blessings

I think I have been given the perfect newborn. Ever since she was 2 weeks old she has been sleeping for 6 hours straight at night and this week she has been sleeping for 8 – 8.5 hours straight. She does get a little fussy before her naps and bedtime but if it means she’s [...]

It was Bekah’s birthday on Monday. Since JJ is working late this week we made a cake for her on Saturday (with 3 princesses on top). JJ’s brother and sister-in-law came over as well to celebrate with us. She was so excited as she has been talking about her birthday for a month. We love [...]

I have Taco Salad on the menu again this week because I thought we didn’t have any salsa last week so we never had it but while making lunch today I found a jar in the pantry. We should have POS systems to keep track of our food storage inventory. Bekah got to choose today’s [...]

Budget Spent this month so far: $50.16 Budget left for the month: $86.80 My favourite deals of the week: Smiths – You need to buy 10 participating items to get these prices Campbell’s Spaghetti-o’s – 38 cents 4 pack Dannon yougurt – 79 cents with coupon 30 oz Kraft Mayonnaise with Olive Oil – $1.00 [...]

I made green smoothies for my kids today. Since it was nice and thick I called it ice cream. They were so excited that they didn’t even ask about the green colour. Some parents call green smoothies “swamp smoothies” or “Outer space smoothies” to make it more appealing for their kids. If you need some [...]

Today while driving to the grocery store I had the country station on and I heard a song by Brad Paisley called “Then” for the and I immediately related to it. I am so happy to be married to someone that I love more today than I did when were dating, or engaged, or first [...]

Here is JJ’s fathers day picture this year. He got to have a cute newborn in his picture while I showed off my big belly in my mothers day picture.They look so cute in their matching dresses that my twin sister bought for them. Father’s day was also Miriam’s first time at church. Our ward [...]

I recieved this blogging award from a friend who has a blog called Everyday Mom. She has a lot of great craft ideas. To accept this award the recipient must: thank the person who gave it to you, tell 7 things about yourself, and give this award to 7 other blogs. Here we go: I [...]