Archive for July, 2016

4 years old

Posted on July 30th, 2016 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Happy birthday to our little Chub. It seems like you were just a baby, and suddenly you’re a big boy. You’re strong and fiery and independent, but you love to snuggle and kiss and give sloppy puppy licks when you’re really happy. You make us laugh more with each year of your sweet life, and […]



midwest road trip

Posted on July 28th, 2016 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Monday we got home from an 11-day road trip. We drove through Kansas to Missouri, up across a smidgen of Iowa, through Nebraska, and back home. Kansas City, MO is our old stomping grounds, and we have friends there whom we hadn’t seen in years. We made the trip to see them, and also to […]



my birthday

Posted on July 12th, 2016 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

I had such a nice birthday, at home with my very own people. In the morning, I found a Papyrus card from David, handwritten with words that always make his cards the best presents ever. šŸ™‚ The kids had signed it, too, and Cash gave me all the juicy info about it last night. “Just […]



happy birthday, zia!

Posted on July 10th, 2016 by mountain girl  |  8 Comments »

Happy birthday to our baby girl–who somehow, someway, became a nine-year-old today. We went to White Fence Farm in Lakewood for lunch. They have a home-style restaurant, gift shops, a little petting farm with goats, a playground, and a stagnant brown pond that sports a sign with something about “natural flow water.” šŸ˜‰ The restaurant […]



photos of june

Posted on July 7th, 2016 by mountain girl  |  7 Comments »

Somehow June slipped by without a single peep from me in this space. David went to Pittsburgh in the beginning of June for 2 1/2 weeks to work the U.S. Open. The kids and I had planned to go with him, but I wasn’t well enough, so we stayed home and had a quiet half-a-month […]