First off, I'd like to thank the "family" of NOH readers who entered the Refueling Power Moms Giveaway this past weekend. What an amazing response from your all and I absolutely appreciate all the support and love you have not only shown to me, but also to all the...
Once upon a time, a Newfie girl in a faraway land began her estrous cycle... Guys, this is about to get personal cause Aunt Flo is in town. Oh yes folks, it's that time of the year again. And if you're thinking that it seems like just a couple months ago that I was in...
Mackenzie is going to be starting pre-kindergarten at the beginning of November (if we get things moving along with the potty training) and we thought she would be ending up in a regular, run of the mill preschool setting down the street from us. We have two...
When I received an email from the PR department at Skin MD, telling me all about their Skin MD Natural line and their super hydrating Shielding Lotion, I was really intrigued. The winter was rough on my hands; and I'm sure that any housewife will agree that washing...
Hi friends! Because we had a pretty mild end to our winter, and there was no freeze to kill off hatching bugs, the creatures are out in full effect. Ticks, mosquitoes and maybe even some fleas are running rampant around here. And I think mom and dad might actually be...
I have been making an effort to post more quality over quantity posts the last few weeks. And you probably noticed that last week I neglected to post anything at all. That was mostly because we had some friends visiting from out of town. But we weren't really doing...
This post brought to you by Nutrish. All opinions are 100% mine. When I was contacted to participate in the launch of the Rachael Ray Nutrish Just 6 dry dog food and write a review, I was quite amused to learn that Rachel Ray was making dog food. And I was thinking...
This post is one of many that you will find throughout the week on No Ordinary Homestead about infertility, because this blog has been dedicated to National Infertility Awareness Week (April 24-30). This is being done to raise awareness on behalf of the millions of...
Hi friends, I know some of you that read my posts are blessed enough to have a Newfie or another cool dog in your life already. But others come across my posts and undoubtedly think, "Gosh, Newfies are cool. I really want one!" -- and who can blame them because we are...
Long time no bark! Mom has been so dog gone busy lately that she's had no time to sit down and let me dictate my thoughts to her. Needless to say my big paws make typing pretty dang hard, so I've been forced to silence myself for the last few weeks. And I have to say,...
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