Here Goes Nothing

Hello All!! Well, this is my first attempt at blogging. Quite frankly, I like the idea of it, but I have never given in to the bandwagon for many reasons. 1. Time--I'm always thinking I should be doing something more productive with my time....like making clothes for the kids, spending more time with the kids (although they're usually pushing me away because they don't want to play with me... :(....), cleaning, reading the Bible, etc. You know, stuff that everyone "should" be doing more of. 2. Facades--I don't want to appear to be anything more than who I truly am. We have a great life---it's a complicated life with a 2 yr old and soon to be 5 yr old with special needs---but it's good, and we are very blessed. But, we do have real problems and everyday issues, and that's boring. I knew I would be tempted to try to "jazz it up", and that wouldn't be fair to my people (kids and hubby), because I love them just for being them. Nor would it be fair to God, because I really am blessed in even the simplest things. So, if you're reading this...beware....I want to warn you there will be nothing super or fantastic that you will learn from this blog. Ha! 3. (And the biggest reason for the boycott on blogs thus far...) I HATE the word blog. In fact, I have only used the word about three times ever in real life because I just hate saying it. I guess I will need to kick this aversion now that I am on the bandwagon, but it'll be awhile before I'm completely desensitized to it!

So......why go forward with starting a blog?? Mainly because of the simple fact that my sister thought it would be fun for me. That's right. She can talk me into just about anything (the little punk!). I hope I don't regret it, but if I do, it'll be like #472 on the list of things I regret, so who cares? If you've made it this far, thank you for bearing with me!