Stefan and I have both had a lot on our plates for the last few months...and especially the last few weeks. We were both spending long hours on huge projects for work (for those who don't know, I'm not just satisfied to write this blog and take care of Mack, the...
10 Life Lessons I’ve Learned from Our Newfie
Alya has been a member of our family for almost 5 years now and although I've had some interesting pets in the past, Ayla is by far the kookiest dog I've ever had. I've learned many things from our dog, and she's already made a huge impression on Mackenzie, so I...
Congratulations!
Wow, I'm definitely going in too many directions right now. I almost forgot to announce the winner of last week's giveaway from CSN Stores! Somebody reel me back in!! Drumroll please..... And the winner is...thanks to Random.org.... Carrie from Carrie's Busy...

NOH is the Best Blog in Germany?
I was recently selected to be on the list of the Top Blogs in Germany over at Go! Overseas....but now they are having a contest to discover what people consider to be the best blog in Germany. Since I'm one of the lucky ones who made it on the list, I would really...
Who wants free goodies?
This contest is now over and the winner was announced here. CSN Stores offers everything from picture frames to wardrobes to children's furniture and since you know I've been whipped up in a bit of a redecorating frenzy of my own, I thought it would be fun to do a...
Capturing the last flowers of the year
So our assignment this week for You Capture was flowers. When Stefan asked about the topic, and I said flowers...he sorta scoffed at me. Great time of year for flowers, right? But even though fall is clearly all around us and some of the trees have incredible washes...
Woof Wednesday: There once were two biscuit pieces…
Hello fur and non-fur friends! I hope you're having a Newf-tastic week. Fall is being really awesome to us so far...although it was over 70 degrees again yesterday which was WARM! But that's what happens when you're wearing a gorgeous fur like me all year. Last...

Places we were in Hamburg
Ok, you might be getting tired of hearing about our Hamburg trip, especially if you won't be able to visit anytime in the near future. But I just wanted to post the last few photos I took and a few links for the hotel and restaurants we visited. We spent the night in...

Random captures around Hamburg
We were lucky enough to be in Hamburg this past weekend so I had plenty of opportunities to make use of the wild card Beth gave us for You Capture topic this week. This gate is on the Rathaus in Hamburg and I just think it's incredibly beautiful and ornate. This was...
Capturing signs
Yeah! It's Thursday again. And we all know what that means...almost weekend! The theme for You Capture this week was signs...and I was a little more stumped about this one at first. But when I finally went out with my camera into the great wide open, the signs were...


