by Tiffany | Dec 24, 2009 | Blogging, Christmas, Entertaining, Giveaways, Money
Congratulations to Shannon Boyer & her son Braydon who are the winners of the No Ordinary Homestead toy giveaway! Please contact me at [email protected] with your mailing address to claim your prize. Merry Christmas and I hope you’re all having...
by Tiffany | Dec 16, 2009 | Christmas, Entertaining, Expat Life, Travel
Since the weather here has finally turned colder, we took the opportunity to finally go to the Christmas market in Frankfurt. We thought Mackenzie would enjoy the sights and sounds. But we didn’t count on the ENTIRE city of Frankfurt being down there at the same...
by Tiffany | Nov 16, 2009 | Christmas, Entertaining
I don’t know if I’ve ever posted forwards on this blog, nor do I intend to make a habit of it…but this rewrite of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” that I was recently emailed really got me going this morning. I generally avoid the topics...
by Tiffany | Sep 24, 2009 | Christmas, Family
Ok, Grandparent’s Day was actually on September 13th, but since I’m already playing catch up with my blog posts, I figured another late one is going to be all right. Maybe next year I’ll get to Grandparent’s Day before it passes (it’ll be...
by Tiffany | Dec 26, 2008 | Christmas, Decorating, Entertaining, Expat Life
So my MIL & FIL were standing outside our house the other day and an older lady was walking by. She stopped to chat and mentioned that the decorations on the house looked really nice, “although they are a bit American. Not that that is a bad thing.” We...
by Tiffany | Dec 24, 2008 | Christmas, Entertaining, Food
The house is full today as both my mom and Stefan’s parents are spending Christmas at our house. A feast is being prepared to mirror what we would have had on Thanksgiving since we missed it this year: turkey, stuffing, current relish, fresh rolls, salad, sweet...