This Is My Life

So, I've taken the plunge and started the blog that I have wanted to start for a long time. What a better way to keep a log, or diary if you will, of my life; all computerized and neat and orderly. So here is my life.

There was a time when I was a little girl that I thought someone in their 4th decade of life, thirtysomething, was there, the place that I wanted to be. These were the people with families of their own, jobs of their own, and time to do with whatever they wanted. (I know what you're thinking...I was very naive). These were the people who, like my parents, made all the rules. I wanted to be those people. I wanted the kids, I wanted the husband, I wanted the job, I wanted to make the rules, and I wanted time to be my own, to do with as I pleased.

I've recently celebrated my 34th birthday and I realized that I am there, but it is a far cry from the place that I thought it was. I had a job, only to replace it with staying home with my children and homeschooling. I have a great husband, who I love very much, and who needs things from me just as much as I need things from him (who knew THAT was how it worked?!). I have 6, YES SIX, kids (yes they are all mine, yes we wanted them all, yes I know what birth control is, yes I have my hands full, now don't ask) who are so much more needy that I ever was! And, I have time. Time to change, feed, and help brush teeth in the morning. Time to teach math, reading, writing, and religion. Time to make lunches and clean the table and sweep the floor and wipe down 2 high chairs. Time to read to the kids, take them places, and discipline. Time to make a supper meal with all the food groups and force my children to eat green vegetables. Time to bathe, change, and read to my children before saying prayers and tossing them all into bed with kisses. Time to collapse on the couch at the early hour of 8 pm and vegetate in front of the t.v. so I can watch Grey's Anatomy and The Office. Hmmm....not what I thought when I was a little girl, but I wouldn't change it for anything.

How's that for a life?

p.s. That is my daughter, Evelyn. My one and only daughter. Isn't she a cutie?