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Tradition: family, fun and fireworks. Now #NoFireworksFun

Posted by Misty Montano on Monday, July 2, 2012, In : Home 

My best memories from my childhood are all my family get togethers over all the holidays. The 4th of July was always the best… bare feet… summer… Grandma's homemade ice cream… Grandpa's grilling… cousins… slip-n-slide… running through the sprinklers… and the grand finale of our own fireworks show!

All the men surrounded the grill and set up a variety of fireworks displays. The spinners nailed to a post was so awesome! All the women gathered in the kitchen talking and catching u...

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I broke my funny bone

Posted by Misty Montano on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, In : Home 

We're two weeks into the Montano Family Challenge and the only update I have is: I broke my funny bone.

No joke.

Well, okay I didn't actually break any bones. I have ulnar nerve damage from hitting my elbow a.k.a. my funny bone extremely hard on a corner of a desk at work a few weeks ago. Whatever injury I caused didn't heal and now the nerve is inflamed to the point that I have only tingly feelings in my pinky and ring fingers on my left hand. The pain radiates from my elbow through my...
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The Montano Education, Fitness and Health Challenge

Posted by Misty Montano on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, In : Home 

Summers for my boys, stepsons now going into 6th and 7th grade, always include books and lessons. School is not easy for either of them. Making them do lessons  during their summer break doesn’t always go over well. The procrastination and excuses get more creative, and frustrating, year after year.

Sometimes I wonder if we’re doing more harm than good. I don’t want to give them any more reasons to not like school. This year we were hit with screaming, angry, frustrating comments of...
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Third time wasn’t the charm

Posted by Misty Montano on Thursday, May 24, 2012, In : Home 

This contract lasted less than 10 days. I think this is much better than being less than a week from closing, which is where we were with house number two. At least we didn’t pay for another appraisal and the inspector gave us a discount.

I know how lucky and blessed we are to have been taken in by my in-laws while we go through this. I believe what everyone is telling us, “all this means is that there’s another better home waiting.”

Onto house number four we go...

We’re learning so...


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Russian baked cheese and apple pie; finally I made the time

Posted by Misty Montano on Monday, February 13, 2012, In : In the kitchen 
Finally tonight, over two months later, I’ve been able to bake! It’s a recipe I’ve been wanting to do since Thanksgiving. My colleague Anastasiya posted in November about an apple cheese pie, a Russian recipe passed to her from her grandmother. Not only did she share the recipe with me, but she also bought me the Farmers Cheese, a Russian cheese only found in Russian or Arabic stores here in Denver.


I tried to make the time to try this simple recipe, but after a couple of weeks I realiz...
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We've moved in with my in-laws

Posted by Misty Montano on Monday, September 5, 2011, In : Home 

Well, we didn’t sell our house as we wanted.  We had it on the market for over 60 days and had less than a dozen showings.  We listed it as a rental and took a dozen or more calls each day from people asking about it.  Within two weeks we had a signed lease with tenants to move in during September.

So, we’ve rented our house, but don’t have a new house to move into yet.  We’ve moved in – or rather still in the process of – moving in with my in-laws!  I am extremely grateful tha...


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Resurfacing

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...

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I am proud to be Mrs. Shawn Montano

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...

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Cheers to 2011!

Posted by Misty Montano on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, In : Home 
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How life changes in less than two weeks

Posted by Misty Montano on Sunday, June 6, 2010, In : Being Pregnant 
27 weeks and 4 days pregnant... with an entire hot summer to go until due date of September 1st.

  1. Maternity pants that didn't fit, now fit.  Last time I wore my maternity jean capris I continually had to pull them up because the safety pin I had been using to keep them in place broke.  This time they stayed in place just fine.  There's still plenty of room for me and Plurk to grow!  (This should make my doctor happy.  At 24 weeks I had only gained 8lbs the entire pregnancy.  I was encouraged to...

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I answer to many names Misty Lou, Misty Jean, Mistycal 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.

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