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This week on the podcast we discuss what we did on Canada Day and our jealousy of the 4th Of July celebrations, the Just Another Family book club and our selection of the month for July is the classic summer blockbuster Jaws, a story out of Bloomberg is reporting that 43% of couples don't know what their spouses make and our top 5 of the week has to do with new words that were added to the Oxford dictionary. For full show notes, videos and images visit http://justanotherfamily.com/031

We have an end of the school year spectacular for you this week as we get into discussing summer vacation plans, micro-adventures and how we welcome open discussion but won't tolerate verbal attacks. There is also some discussion into the return of Battle Bots and how much the kids are loving the show even after just one episode, we share a creepy true life story that could have been ripped straight out of a horror movie with you and then we discuss one of our new favourite parenting articles. We finish off the show with a new segment we are calling Top 5 and this week we in honour of the new Pixar movie Inside Out we look at the top 5 worst rated Pixar movies according to Rotten Tomatoes. For full show notes, videos, links and images visit http://justanotherfamily.com/030

This week on the show we discuss one big relentlessly gay yard, home schoolers doing better on standardized testing, our thoughts on home schooling, Sesame Street is making kids smarter and one dad searching for his daughter is hit with a bill from the government for foster care. It's a big relentlessly fun show that we know you're going to love. Full show notes, links and images available at http://justanotherfamily.com/029

This week on the show we get into our week and some of the things that have gone wrong and then things get serious as we discuss a story of a local bank robber that's been labelled a hero by some, we get into the measles debate and Amanda shares a rant on people who text and drive. For full show notes visit: http://justanotherfamily.com/011

This week on the podcast Amanda and I discuss the recent debate surrounding unsupervised children and then we each share our top 5 picks for favourite family movies.

This week on the show we start off without much of a plan and let the conversation and discussions naturally evolve into what ends up being a pretty decent show with a little bit of everything in it. You can find full show notes for this episode at justanotherfamily.com/009

This week on the Just Another Family podcast we discuss the thief we had in our backyard, how mad we are at tobogganing bans happening in cities around North America, a tip for finding family appropriate movies on IMDB and we invite you to check out our new and improved Pinterest boards.

This Weeks Show On the podcast this week we have a lot to talk about as the holidays really put a slow down on how much content we could put out the door. We discovered that kids at home, a bout of the flu and podcasting aren't always a great mix and we really struggled to get a show out the door. We're back and better than ever and we have a ton to talk about this week. Topics Include: How Christmas went and I share how Amanda gave me one of the best gifts ever We share how our New Year's Eve went New Year's resolutions The addition of a new kitten named Max into our house The Google Chromecast and how awesome it is How we are going screen and digital free on Sunday's How to find us on Twitter, Pinterest and Facebook As you may have noticed we have switched the podcast to Saturday and that is because we are working on a New Year's resolution of a screen and digital free Sunday which means no computer time for us as well on Sunday's. If you leave a comment on the blog or any of our social network's on a Sunday and we don't get back to you until Monday it's not because we were ignoring you or don't care about what you have to say it's because of our screen free Sunday resolution for 2015. Images Support Just Another Family Are you getting ready to do a little holiday shopping on Amazon and want to help out Just Another Family at the same time? Click this link and whenever you purchase something from Amazon we get a small percentage of each sale and best of all it costs you nothing extra. Shop At Amazon Canada Shop At Amazon USA Are you looking to learn a new craft or maybe learn a new technique in your chosen craft? Craftsy is the place you need to be then as they offer amazing courses both free and paid to help you learn how to knit, bake, create new jewellery and so much more. You can sign up for a free account and look through all the amazing classes they offer and with Christmas coming Craftsy makes an awesome gift as they even allow the ability to purchase and gift a class. Sign Up For A Free Craftsy Account Subscribe To The Show Are you enjoying the Just Another Family Podcast? Why not subscribe to the show and never miss an episode? Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe by RSS

  Thank you so much for listening, downloading, subscribing and sharing the show with your friends it really means a lot to us. We are having a blast putting together this show each week and the feedback we receive makes us want to do even more each week. This week we got back to doing a 30 minute show (after last weeks 50 minute show) and we'd love to know do you prefer longer episodes or the normal 30 minute shows we've been trying to stick to? Leave a comment below and let us know your preference. This week the show didn't get off to a good start as our first recording crashed 5 minutes in and we had to begin again but after that little hiccup we go going and we even had a special guest. This week on the show: Our 4 year old Teegan joins us and shares a special joke with everyone Amanda and I discuss an incident we witnessed this past week and this leads us into a discussion on self-centred, self-absorbed people. Our main topic of discussion this week is Christmas movies and we get into a big discussion on our favourites along with those we consider classics With the holidays quickly approaching we just want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas! We would also like to know what Christmas movies and shows your family consider must watch TV every season, leave a comment below and share your thoughts about this or anything else we discussed in the comments below. Support Just Another Family Are you getting ready to do a little holiday shopping on Amazon and want to help out Just Another Family at the same time? Click this link and whenever you purchase something from Amazon we get a small percentage of each sale and best of all it costs you nothing extra. Shop At Amazon Canada Shop At Amazon USA Are you looking to learn a new craft or maybe learn a new technique in your chosen craft? Craftsy is the place you need to be then as they offer amazing courses both free and paid to help you learn how to knit, bake, create new jewellery and so much more. You can sign up for a free account and look through all the amazing classes they offer and with Christmas coming Craftsy makes an awesome gift as they even allow the ability to purchase and gift a class. Sign Up For A Free Craftsy Account Subscribe To The Show Are you enjoying the Just Another Family Podcast? Why not subscribe to the show and never miss an episode? Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe by RSS

Another week brings another episode of the podcast and this week Amanda is feeling better claims she isn't cranky but I'm not so sure. This week on the show we discuss: The cold weather we've been having, how to keep the kids entertained (and us sane) and board games. Amanda also talks about a new post she recently published on keeping your kids entertained indoors during the winter. With Christmas quickly approaching the sounds and music of Christmas is everywhere and we share some of our favourite Christmas songs That also means we share some of the Christmas songs we absolutely hate We also play a fun game of guess the Christmas songs from the lyrics which Amanda fails at miserably Want to hear Christmas songs all year long? Or looking for some great music? Check out Songza

Amanda is feeling a little under the weather and once again may be a little cranky this week but she's starting to feel better and hopefully that's not the case next week. It's really hard to believe that we are already at the end of November and that Christmas is just a few short weeks away. This is always an exciting time for our family as Christmas is something all of us get very excited about. As tradition in our house we decorate the last weekend of November and of course we talk about this and much more in the podcast this week, other topics include: Black Friday - Thanksgiving for Canadians falls in October yet we are having Black Friday sales in November and is something we both find a little ridiculous. Outdoor Christmas decoration Decorating the tree Hunting for that perfect gift Christmas lists The story of a broken Christmas moose or just exactly how Amanda broke my Christmas village moose.

This week on the show Amanda is a little cranky and vents her frustration out on anything and everything which includes me. We get into a rant and rave style discussion where we talk about: Bad drivers Inconsiderate drives not yielding to pedestrians who have the right of way Electric scooters driving on side walks Those who don't shovel their side walks leaving them an icy mess Why the report card rating system makes absolutely zero sense After the complaining we move on and talk about decorating for Christmas, some Christmas decorations we have been working on as a family and we share our thoughts on Once Upon A Time a show we just recently began watching on Netflix. Support Just Another Family Are you doing a little shopping on Amazon and want to help out Just Another Family at the same time? Click this link and whenever you purchase something from Amazon we get a small percentage of each sale and best of all it costs you nothing extra. Shop At Amazon Canada Shop At Amazon USA Are you looking to learn a new craft or maybe learn a new technique in your chosen craft? Craftsy is the place you need to be then as they offer amazing courses both free and paid to help you learn how to knit, bake, create new jewellery and so much more. You can sign up for a free account and look through all the amazing classes they offer and with Christmas coming Craftsy makes an awesome gift as they even allow the ability to purchase and gift a class. Sign Up For A Free Craftsy Account Subscribe To The Show Are you enjoying the Just Another Family Podcast? Why not subscribe to the show and never miss an episode? Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe by RSS

This week on the podcast we get into a little bit of a back and forth banter and lose our focus on the show but eventually we bring it around and get back on mostly topic to discuss: Brrrr....we got hit with our first blast of winter with plenty of snow and temperatures in the -30C range The death of Saturday Morning Cartoons what we miss about Saturday morning cartoons and we share some of our favourite cartoons Projects that we are currently working on including a Frozen inspired necklace, a light box for taking better images and homemade advent calendars to help the kids count down the days until Christmas. Videos As we discussed during the podcast, here are a few of our favourite Saturday morning cartoons from our childhood that we were able to dig up on YouTube. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles The Care Bears The Real Ghostbusters The Wuzzles Images Frozen Inspired Necklace   Foam Board Light Box I got the idea for to build this from here: Light Box Support Just Another Family Are you doing a little shopping on Amazon and want to help out Just Another Family at the same time? Click this link and whenever you purchase something from Amazon we get a small percentage of each sale and best of all it costs you nothing extra. Shop At Amazon Are you looking to learn a new craft or maybe learn a new technique in your chosen craft? Craftsy is the place you need to be then as they offer amazing courses both free and paid to help you learn how to knit, bake, create new jewellery and so much more. You can sign up for a free account and look through all the amazing classes they offer and with Christmas coming Craftsy makes an awesome gift as they even allow the ability to purchase and gift a class. Sign Up For A Free Craftsy Account Subscribe To The Show Are you enjoying the Just Another Family Podcast? Why not subscribe to the show and never miss an episode? Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe by RSS

Welcome back to the Just Another Family podcast and this week we are far more prepared for the show as we planned it out in advance and while we still have a ways to go in perfecting the show we are working hard on delivering a show that you really enjoy. This week we talk about a very diverse set of topics including: How Halloween went and why it was one of our family's best Halloween's ever Scam phone calls and how we like to play along with the scammers until they finally hang up on us How our littlest has no concept of what's hers and what isn't hers We go on a mild rant on lazy ass people not shovelling the snow off their side walks We play a fun game of guess the movie title from the IMDB description (we will come up with a better name later) where I challenge Amanda to guess 3 out of 5 movie titles and that if she can't guess them, we get to watch The Last Starfighter (a movie she has never seen, but one I remember fondly from my childhood) without complaint. We wrap the show up with Amanda sharing a fun family craft that only requires tissue paper, glue and an image such as a tree or a snowman. Thanks so much for listening and we hope you've enjoyed this week's show. If you have any feedback for us about the podcast you can leave a comment below or email us your feedback and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. Support Just Another Family Are you doing a little shopping on Amazon and want to help out Just Another Family at the same time? Click this link and whenever you purchase something from Amazon we get a small percentage of each sale and best of all it costs you nothing extra. Shop At Amazon Are you looking to learn a new craft or maybe learn a new technique in your chosen craft? Craftsy is the place you need to be then as they offer amazing courses both free and paid to help you learn how to knit, bake, create new jewellery and so much more. You can sign up for a free account and look through all the amazing classes they offer and with Christmas coming Craftsy makes an awesome gift as they even allow the ability to purchase and gift a class. Sign Up For A Free Craftsy Account Subscribe To The Show Are you enjoying the Just Another Family Podcast? Why not subscribe to the show and never miss an episode? Subscribe in iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Subscribe by RSS  

Welcome to the very first episode of the Just Another Podcast that we're calling episode 0 or the Halloween Episode. For our first episode Amanda and myself describe our vision for the Just Another Family website and podcast and then we get into all things Halloween. We discuss past Halloween's and how several have not been very fun due to the weather, then we get into our favourite Halloween candy, our picks for scary but family friendly Halloween movies and we then get into some serious discussion involving the age of trick or treaters, should we welcome older trick or treaters and finally we talk about Halloween costumes and how it seems all the costumes for girls have the label sexy attached to them, for instance sexy fire fighter, sexy doctor or sexy  nurse. I'm pretty sure next year a costume called sexy sexy will be on the market. Articles we discuss in this show: How Old Is Too Old To Trick Or Treat? Trick Or Treating Teens What You Need To Know About 6 Foot Trick Or Treaters Why I Don't Think 6 Foot Trick Or Treaters Are OK We ask What age do you think trick or treating should stop? Are you sick of all the girls costumes labelled as sexy? Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to the show and we hope you tune in next week when we hope to have links to iTunes and Stitcher Radio up and working. Support Just Another Family Are you doing a little shopping on Amazon and want to help out Just Another Family at the same time? Click this link and whenever you purchase something from Amazon we get a small percentage of each sale and best of all it costs you nothing extra. Support Just Another Family