At Home in the Mountains

Humming birds at the Fletcher Ranch  What a great vacation. We saw so many people and got to go to so many beautiful places and the weather was just perfect. Everytime we go back to Colorado I remember how much I love being outside all day, every day. We celebrated Great Grandpa Fletcher's 80th birthday, saw family from Alaska we hadn't seen since we got married, celebrate Grams and Amber's birthday's, spent the day in Ouray with the Bavors, helped Aaron's mom move into her new place, celebrated Brad's birthday, went to Homestead Park in Colorado Springs, drove up to Mt. Princeton Hot Springs, and attended my family reunion in South Fork. The reunion ended with a proposal for one of my cousins. She's getting married in December and we are all super excited for her. Maddy did amazing with walking and got so much stronger playing and running around in the outdoors. The camp we were at for my family reunion had a creek close by so the kids go to play in tha...

Haha! Not really, but I did start a blog site about different craft projects, cooking experiments, home improvements, etc. So far I've done two blogs and have had 20 hits without even promoting it in any way, so I think that's actually not to bad. I'm no Martha Stewart but my hope is that people will appreciate a blog about crafting, cooking, and home decor that encourages them to experiment, have fun, be creative, and not worry about being perfect, but instead to concentrate on creating something that they really love and enjoy because it has meaning to them. Anyway, I thought that y'all might be interested to check it out and see what I've been up too. I have at least two more posts lined out in my mind. I have no marketing sense or perception about presentation online so if y'all have feedback about that, I'd really appreciate it. Here's the link to the blog: http://geekyhomeschoolenglishnerd.blogspot.com/ . P.S. I'm starting an Etsy shop too. C...