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Ticks Scare

We have a bumper crop of ticks this year. Even when we keep the grass in the yard low, we can’t go out of the house without finding ticks on our bodies. My hubby and I have to check each other’s body for ticks every night…

Plumbing Broke?

I felt fortunate to be able to take a four month long vacation in my native country the Philippines this last winter. It was great that my hubby and I were able to spend most of this terrible winter season in a tropical place. That was the good news, the…

Digital Bathroom Scale

This is the coolest bathroom scale I have ever seen. Not only is it’s sleek, modern style, eye catching it is also the most precise and accurate scale I have ever tried. We haven’t been shopping for a bathroom scale recently so I don’t…

Utility Bills

I freaked out when I opened up our first bill from our new phone/internet/cable provider. The payment is automatically withdrawn from our back account. The reason we had a big bill was that we got billed for two months. At first, I thought we got overcharged or there…

Low Carb Diet

Spring has finally sprung here in northern Minnesota. I am really excited to get back outdoors, start my gardening and do some fishing. About a week ago, I finally got serious about losing weight. I put myself on a low carb diet and I do the Zumba exercise at least…

Freight Logistics

My hubby and I like to travel a lot. We spent most of this last winter in my home country, the Philippines. We thought we were going to avoid all of the winter by getting back on March 19th, but here it is April 22nd and we still have a…

New Phone System

Before we left home for our four month long vacation in the Philippines, our phone system was already acting up. Sure enough, when we got home, we did not have a reliable working phone. First of all, our provider did not activate our connection as instructed until we called them…