Archive for January, 2012

moose sighting

Posted on January 9th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Last night we were coming home from checking the mail. Our mailbox is 2 miles from our house, and we were about halfway back. We were just driving along through the darkness when suddenly we spotted two large creatures strolling down the road in front of us. David and I gawked at them for a […]



christmas potholders

Posted on January 7th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Here’s a little something I whipped up for my very sweet and lovely in-laws at Christmastime. I thought learning a bit of embroidery might be fun, so I found a pattern for this oven mitt online. The embroidery was really fun and simple. I liked to cross-stitch when I was a teenager, but now I […]



first day of school

Posted on January 4th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Today Caleb started school. After a semester of home school, we decided that public school might just be better for Caleb right now. For everyone in our house, life has shifted dramatically enough in the past year that if we can keep some things the same as before–like Caleb’s basic schedule (and, hey–ours!)–then I think it […]