Howdy

Welcome to my ordinary, occasionally extraordinary life.

I am a mom, to two girls Kaitlyn (17) and Rebekkah (7), one boy Tucker (4) and Samantha, out 11ish year old yellow lab/golden retriever mix. My husband, Andrew, and I have been married for 11 years. 

I work part-time at a hospital and part-time at a nursing home. 

I run. I actually ran a half marathon (13.1 miles!!) on my birthday this past year. That was pretty amazing. 

I knit, sew, and will whole heatedly try just about any craft I see on Pinterest without really thinking the project through. Unsurprisingly, there have been some epic disasters - hot glue isn't really as permanent as one might think. And there is a slew of unfinished projects and supplies-in-waiting in my basement. If I tell you I am making you something, expect it to be finished in 10-12 years. 

I garden. Sort of. I bought some planter boxes, filled them with soil and tossed in some seeds. One bunch of carrots looks like it is doing well. The lettuce is finally growing, the onions and broccoli are not. The squash is vining out of the planter box (squash vines?) and my one cilantro plant is about two feet tall with pretty white flowers on top. I have actually already harvested six or eight radishes and a lot of peas. (I did plant 32 pea plants.) Our living room has a gorgeous bay window that I fantasize of filling with lush green plants. Luckily Home Depot has a steady supply of plants to replace the ones I regularly kill with my brown thumb. 

I was raised Catholic and refuse to burden my children with such a guilt ridden religion. For a long time, I swore off church and religion all together. My husband was raised Methodist in small town USA and had fond memories of his childhood there. Two years ago, I relented and agreed to find something that  made us both comfortable. Now we semi-regularly attend a Methodist church. The religion isn't in-your-face crazy and the people are great. 

I have some truly wonderful friends. Mostly other moms I have met on the bleachers and in the waiting rooms of my kids various extracurricular activities. But also some great people I have known since high school - classmates, teammates, soul mates and those I knew in passing and have grown to become friends with thanks to maturity and Facebook.

I am a bit of a slob, a procrastinator, a terrible speller, and in general, still amazed that the world considers me a grown-up.