Getting Her Cheer On (Postcards from New Mexico)

How often in our lives are we able to scream at the top of our lungs?!

To just let go of our inhibitions and societal norms, and cheer with no one hushing us or telling us to take it outside?!

We enjoyed a whole afternoon of screaming, ringing bells, and dancing around cheering on the cyclists in the Tour of the Gila.

Yes, the toddler is ringing her bell directly in David’s ear. He’s such a patient dad.



It’s a nice reminder for the whole family to find more opportunities to scream at the top of our lungs every now and then.

Where It All Began (Postcards From New Mexico Circa 2003)

A trip down memory lane…

My husband and I met eight years ago at Thanksgiving Dinner in New Mexico at his parents place. Yes, I’ve known my in-laws longer than I’ve known my husband.

My mother-in-law jokes that it was an arranged marriage.

A return to New Mexico always sets my heart aflutter as I remember the days we met and fell in love there.

A nice place to return to…

Animal Friends (Postcards from New Mexico)

While in New Mexico we visited with friends and met many wonderful animals.

We enjoyed riding horses,




petting dogs, and


gathering eggs and naming chickens.



This chicken’s now called Ka-lot thanks to our daughter.

Thank you to our New Mexico friends and family for inviting us into your homes and helping us create these amazing, formative experiences that we shall always treasure.

A Rest Day

We’ve just returned from a week-long family trip to New Mexico, so we’re busy recovering from our long travel day yesterday and doing things like stocking the refrigerator today and marveling over how much our garden grew in such a short period of time. Is it really May already?!

We’ll see you back here tomorrow to tell you about our trip.

iPod Felt Pouch

Inspired by Geninne’s folksy embroidered felt pouch for her iPod Touch, I decided to make a cover for our iPod using some of the felt from our stash.


Of course, my little helper had to sew one too. I made a blue one, while she opted for a pink one. (No huge shocker there!)


In the end, the use for her cover morphed. She decided that she needed a case for her calculator.

And by calculator I mean her (pretend) cell phone and camera. The buttons and screen actually works, so it’s almost like the real thing. At least it is to her.