Posted on July 30th, 2011 by mountain girl | 2 Comments »
With the addition of a strapping 11-year old boy to our family, we’re feeling the need for a little more room. Our evenings have been taken up in searching for the perfect (albeit temporary) new home. Zia is loving the hunt. She is quite vocal about her opinion of each place, and so far none […]
Posted on July 28th, 2011 by mountain girl | 4 Comments »
We went for a drive yesterday, and just drank in the awesomeness of living here all over again. Here is the Continental Divide. I’m used to seeing it completely white, but the sun has finally melted most of the snow up there. We practically drove through a complete double rainbow. It’s amazing how it goes right […]
Posted on July 19th, 2011 by mountain girl | 1 Comment »
The monsoons are upon us, and we are loving them! We get blazing sun in the morning, then every afternoon the clouds roll in, ready to burst. When they do, watch out! Drops the size of golf balls, accompanied by streaks of lightning and crashing thunder. I curl up on the swing with a couple of […]
Posted on June 23rd, 2011 by mountain girl | Comments Off on happy days
Posted on June 20th, 2011 by mountain girl | Comments Off on father’s day and a nature hike
Our Father’s Day was sweet and simple. We usually don’t do much for special days, but try to live each day as if it were special – which it is. Father’s Day was no different, although our very special Dadda did get a few tokens of affection: a card, a hand-stamped keychain, a lemon meringue pie. […]