Raising Three Little Princesses

For me the saddest local news story recently is that of 4 year old Ethan Stacy whose mother and stepfather are facing charges of his death. His father who lives in Virgina wanted full custody of Ethan because his mother had abandoned him before and he believed she was unstable. However, a Florida judge ordered [...]

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 [...]

It seems like almost every week I read a local story in the newspaper or online that makes me sad. Especially stories like Susan Powell going missing and the numerous babies who die from shaken baby syndrome. Most recently I have been following the story about a family from Layton whose 4 year daughter Rebecca [...]

I wonder if the reason Albertsons was giving out all those reciepts where if you did a survery you got a code for $2 off your next shopping order to give Associated Foods an idea of how to run the Albertsons stores they are buying? Associated Foods (They own the Western Family brand) is buying [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

It is unusual for me to have time to myself especially since somedays Sariah will not take a nap. However this week I have been getting quite a bit of time to myself. Last night I visited with a blogging friend, Bethany, who lives just 5 minutes away from me. Well it took me 20 [...]

I learned about the CPSIA law that is set to take effect on February 10th, 2009 from my friend Emily’s blog. This new law will ban led from children’s clothing and toys. This does sound like a way to help keep our children safe but after reading about it the law sounds confusing and has [...]