I entered one of my photos of Mackenzie into Sigma & Momtography's photo contest...and I'd really appreciate your help. I've got to collect votes for a chance to win so it would mean a lot to me if you'd go visit the link below and vote. Please vote now When the...

Decluttering Giveaway #3 Winner
Congratulations to Debbie Beckman! I'll be emailing you shortly. Thanks to everyone who entered. I'm going to be taking a break from the contests for a little while to focus on selling off some of the stuff we've accumulated already. Hope you're having a great...
Lantern Fest Fun Part 2: Kings, Queens and Alcohol
Alright, I intended to post these yesterday...but well, there just wasn't time. So you get them as a dose of Friday fun instead! These were all shot during the Saturday night parade here in our village. It's always a great time and there was a really nice turnout this...

Lantern Fest Fun Part 1: Bands and Friends
This year our Lantern Fest celebration was a bit more subdued than in other years. We didn't have as many people visiting and we just weren't as excited as usual about the festivities leading up to the weekend...but we did still manage to have a lot of fun. And it's...

Decluttering Giveaway #3 — Baby girl clothes – 9 months size
Note: The winner of this giveaway has already been chosen. If you'd like to participate in future contests on NOH, please subscribe to one of the mailing lists on the right side of this page! With the first couple giveaway's already behind us, I'm happy to note that...
Decluttering Giveaway #2 winner is…
Shannon Harper! Come on down...you're the next contestant to have won a cute package of baby clothes! I'll send you an email shortly. And if you didn't win this time, don't worry...there will be more baby clothes up for grabs next week! Have a great weekend, everyone....

Because Blog Her 2010 isn’t my cup of tea
A bunch of you that are not bloggers are going what's a "Blog Her 2010" right now...and that's ok. But let me just say it's a big convention with lots of mom bloggers and other blogger chicks. I'm obviously not there right now, nor am I convinced I would ever really...

No Ordinary Blogoversary
Thanks to Teena in Toronto for pointing out that my blogoversary was this past weekend. Can't say for certain where my brain was but I had no idea that I was so close to the date when No Ordinary Homestead was born from the pieces of all my other blogs. On September...

Decluttering Giveaway #2: More Baby Clothes – 3-6 months
Note: The winner of this giveaway has already been chosen. If you'd like to participate in future contests on NOH, please subscribe to one of the mailing lists on the right side of this page! First of all, congratulations to Carrie M! She has scored the great package...
Decluttering Giveaway #1: Newborn clothes
Note: The winner of this giveaway has already been chosen. If you'd like to participate in future contests on NOH, please subscribe to one of the mailing lists on the right side of this page! In case you missed my post earlier this week, I'm starting a series of...


