I'm BACK!

So as most of you know, life happens! People get sick, kids get older, school gets started, Mommies lose their marbles (sometimes many times), and things generally get in the way of even your best intentions. There is nothing wrong with that, of course. The problem is when something is repeatedly started but never fulfilled.

So here I am, ladies (and possibly gentlemen), recommitting this blog a bit. Rather than dedicating it to the one thing I seem to fail the best at, I am simply here to share my life a little. Originally I thought this would be a fun way to jump into weight loss, and although I would still like to get there eventually I think my purpose has changed a bit. See, I don't think I have some magical answer to happiness but here I stand after a life of relative hardship ready to take on the future. I can honestly say that despite it all I am quite content with my life. It is truly by the grace of God that I can sit here and not be afraid of things to come (not including my secret phobias of static electricity and balloons thank you very much) and rather than keep quietly to myself I think I can offer both insight and perhaps some hope.

Fear not, this will not be a place where I will lament my past or carry on about the things I have been through. But if there are any families (women in particular) that have been where we have, maybe we can connect a bit!

Let's start with the basics.

My family is one of the best gifts God ever gave me! My husband, G, is one of the hardest working men I know. Right now he is finishing up his senior classes and will be graduating with a degree in Electric Engineering Technology (EET) in December. Let me just say how excited we are to finally get to have time with him again!
                                                   

Next we have our oldest son, J. Up to this point we have homeschooled him, but this fall he will be entering public school for the first time! He loves inventing things and being imaginative. I love how he seems to be the perfect mix of G and I, both mathematical and artistic.

N is the baby of the family, although he is far from a baby anymore. He will turn 4 this June and it breaks my heart! He is my little lovey, almost always thinking of others before himself. He loves sports, dirt, cars, and anything else you associate with boys. I will be homeschooling him for the first time this fall.

And me? Well, my vanity hopes that by now you would know me fairly well. I am the woman who doesn't mind waiting those extra few minutes in the check-out line so you can re-organize your wallet. I am the woman who buys a little too much at craft stores. I am the woman who plans to work out at the break of dawn, but then hits the snooze button instead. I am me!