Raising Blessings

Sariah and Bekah were able to visit with Santa at our church Christmas party last week. They were so excited throughout the day, they both even went for a nap very easily because they knew that when they woke up they would get to see Santa. Sariah loved her red dress she wore and she [...]

Last night I watched the First Presidency Christmas DevotionalOnline which was just wonderful! There were three heart warming talks and beautiful music from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra. The talks really inspired me to want to give this Christmas season. We are so fortunate to be able to have the necessities of life when so [...]

On Monday for our Family Home Evening we set up our Christmas tree. Of course the kids were so excited to see the decorations and lights. They haven’t been too bad about touching the tree but I do have to keep reminding them to just look and not touch. Almost all of the decorations are [...]

Yesterday we celebrated thanksgiving with JJ’s brother and sister-in-law, they brought the Turkey but forgot to defrost it. The ideal way to thaw turkey is to have it in the refridgerator for two or three days another way is to defrost it in cold water (changing the water every 30 minutes) which takes several hours [...]

A few days ago I realized that my camera stopped working. We think the hooks that hold the memory card in place broke off because the memory card would not stay in and the camera would not read the card. JJ knew how much I missed out on taking pictures of the kids I wanted [...]

My Dad has always made sure that Remembrance day was an important day in our family. His Dad served during WW 1 and his grandfather was killed while serving in WW 2. I wish that Veterans Day was a statutory holiday in the US like Remembrance day is in Canada. I would like to carry [...]

I love Christmas time. I listened to a little Christmas music on the car radio this weekend but I try to live by my Dad’s standard of not getting too involved in the Christmas season until after Remembrance day which is tomorrow. We don’t spend a lot at Christmas but I am sure our families [...]

Here are my two halloween princesses. The picture didn’t turn out very well, I think JJ was more anxious to go trick-or-treating than the kids were so he never took the time to get a good picture. We never had very many kids come to our home which surprised me because there are a lot [...]