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Milk. It does a body good

Dec 20, 2008 | Food, Marriage

One of the many things included in the new mommy package I got at the hospital was breastmilk tea, full of all sorts of herbs that are meant to help stimulate the production of milk. I honestly wasn’t even considering drinking this stuff because it smells like...

Such a good Newfie

Dec 20, 2008 | Pets

I’m sitting here on the couch, Stefan at my side with the munchkin snoozing away on his chest. We’re watching Band of Brothers with my mom, just having finished stuffing ourselves with chicken quesadillas. Stefan and I used the huge shower in the guest...

That just won’t do

Dec 19, 2008 | Expat Life, Marriage

Mackenzie’s US passport and birth certificate arrived today. Only one week for processing…talk about shocking! Unfortunately, they have the wrong date of birth on them…so we have to reboot and start again. I think it may actually have been my mistake...

Up all night drinking

Dec 18, 2008 | Marriage

Last night was a very long one here. Hubby didn’t get home til 11:30ish which was better than anticipated since he’d been to his company Christmas party in Dusseldorf (2-4 hours drive, depending on traffic.) Mack was already feeding when he got...

Trimming the tree

Dec 17, 2008 | Decorating, Entertaining, Homesteading Life

We went out Sunday to Hirzbacher Höfe in a little town called Hammersbach. It is one of the few places around here that seems to cut their own trees from their own lot. You can even go into the forest and cut a tree fresh if you don’t like anything in their...