Posted by Misty Montano on Sunday, July 3, 2011 In : Home
Almost a year ago I wrote a letter introducing my family to landlords because we thought we were going to be moving. We had tried to work with a broker to rent-to-own our house so we could move. It didn't work out, and we didn't pursue other options because I was in the last trimester of pregnancy and school was soon to start for my stepsons.
The need and desire to move didn't change. We need to move because Shawn teaches at Front Range Community College in Longmont. The commute from Au...
Posted by Misty Montano on Sunday, July 3, 2011 In : Home
It's been 10 months since our baby girl was born. I've written so little, even though time after time I said to myself, "I have got to share this moment!" Yet, I rarely did. So much in our lives has happened and writing just kept being pushed lower and lower on my to-do list.
I took Squeak's to a friend's BBQ last weekend and for the first time I thought, "I feel good. I am back." I am trying to organize myself more and give myself actual writing goals. I'm good at 140 character Twee...
Posted by Misty Montano on Tuesday, June 28, 2011 In : Home
It never fails. I get flushed and swell with happiness when I am recognized through my husband, Shawn Montano! I absolutely love introducing myself as, “Hi, I’m Shawn’s wife!”
I am very proud of my accomplishments with my career and the recognition I receive through my career, but my greatest accomplishment is my marriage to Shawn and our family.
I am having a hard time with the appropriate words right now to correctly express my love for, admiration of and pride in my husband. T...
Posted by Misty Montano on Sunday, March 13, 2011 In : In the kitchen
I had a blast cooking up this batch of chili for the Women's Bean Project Chili Cook Off. I'm not one to really follow recipes. I look at them. I compare them to other recipes for the same dish. I then close the book or turn off the computer and go to work making my own variation of the dish.
When it comes to chili I always think of Christmas Eve at my grandparent’s house. Every Christmas Eve Grandma made a batch of chili and a pot of oyster soup. For years I made my chili as clos...
Posted by Misty Montano on Monday, January 3, 2011 In : Baby
She’s almost 18 weeks old. Today she gets her 4-month shots. Today I turn 33. Saturday was my 10-year anniversary of full-time employment at the station. It’s an over-said saying, “time flies”, but it’s an absolutely true statement as I seriously don’t know where the time has gone.
It felt like I had just gotten a handle on learning how to be mommy to my baby girl when all of a sudden it was time for me to go back to work. BAM! The patterns and adjustments I had made for m...
Posted by Misty Montano on Monday, January 3, 2011 In : Baby
Opening Christmas presents must have been too much excitement for Squeaks because she full of excitement and movement. So much so that she rolled for the first time! (16 weeks old)
Oh my. I have a mobile infant. My house is a death trap that must be padded and made safe!
Posted by Misty Montano on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 In : Baby
She's 10 weeks old. I can't believe how fast, and yet how slow, the time has gone by. I return to work in two weeks. I know I'm not ready for it. I try not to think about it, otherwise I breakdown into a gushing puddle of tears. So I focus on Squeaks who is developing and amazing me every day.
We already talk. She squeaks (hence the nickname) and coo's. I talk or sing back to her. She smiles. I smile.
When upset she squeaks short bursts of "aah aah" with her mouth wide open, and in a ... Continue reading...
Posted by Misty Montano on Monday, November 1, 2010 In : Home
I love fall for all the obvious reasons: colored leaves, crisp air, corn mazes, pumpkin patches, carved pumpkins, caramel apples, fall break, harvest of gardens and the smell of roasted chili peppers. This year I didn’t garden because I was pregnant. I admit a little sad that I’m not canning/roasting/freezing/drying anything. (I could have stocked up at farmers markets to still do all of this, but learning to take care of an infant is taking all my energy!)
Posted by Misty Montano on Thursday, October 28, 2010 In : Baby
I told my husband weeks ago that the moment an opportunity came up for Squeaks to be on TV that he'd jump all over it. He fervently denied it. I just nodded and smiled.
Of course, I was right!
Squeaks "told" the boys stories yesterday morning. The video of this aired this morning.
Misty Lou, Misty Jean, Mystical and even Extrafancy are just a few of the nicknames to which I answer. The most important names though are Wife, StepMom and Mom. With all these names it's sometimes hard to know who I am! This blog started as a Nebraska girl learning, trying, succeeding and failing at gardening in Colorado. Along the way in growing my garden, I grew my family too as I married a wonderful man and became StepMom to two precious Boys. Now our family grows more as we have a Baby Girl. So here is all of me as I share my family, home and garden. BTW my middle name is Jennifer; my name is Misty Jennifer Montano.
Misty Lou, Misty Jean, Mystical and even Extrafancy are just a few of the nicknames to which I answer. The most important names though are Wife, StepMom and Mom. With all these names it's sometimes hard to know who I am! This blog started as a Nebraska girl learning, trying, succeeding and failing at gardening in Colorado. Along the way in growing my garden, I grew my family too as I married a wonderful man and became StepMom to two precious Boys. Now our family grows more as we have a Baby Girl. So here is all of me as I share my family, home and garden. BTW my middle name is Jennifer; my name is Misty Jennifer Montano.
