Happy Birthday Baby Girl

It's hard for me to fathom that 11 years ago today I gave birth to a beautiful 8 pound 7 ounce Leelah Jo.  I was 17 years old, and scared to death!  I was afraid of the kind of mom I would be, afraid that I wouldn't get things right.  I worried about labor and complications.  I worried about everything.  Then, after 36 hours of labor, they handed me that stubborn baby girl, and all my worries seemed so small.  Who knew you could love something so completely so instantaneously? 
We have been through a lot in 11 years, my Moosey Jo and I.  She is as stubborn as the day she was born, emotional like her mama, changing every day, and I am proud to call her daughter.

Happy Birthday, Baby Girl.

Five Years and We're Haven't Killed Eachother Yet...

Yesterday was our 5 year wedding anniversary.  Hard to believe that we have come that far.  It doesn't feel like 5 years, but looking back I realize a LOT has happened in that amount of time.  Some good, some not so good, but all worth the fight.  The amazing thing, to me, is that even after this long I still get butterflies when he kisses me, and I am still in awe to wake up next to him.  So here's to a life time more of all the things I love about him, and even the things I don't.  :)

Jumping on the blog-wagon

So, we have finally bitten the bullet so to speak and gotten internet at home.  After doing so, and reading those of some of my friends, I decided to start a blog.  I'm not promising that it will be elequent or life changing.  It will however be entertaining, and a fantastic outlet for me (I hope!).
I am always telling people we are NOT the Cleavers (as in Leave It To Beaver) and that our little family is in no way perfect, but it's perfect for us.  We may not follow all the rules, but we manage and generally have a good time doing it.  I love my life every day, and I hope you all get something out of this, even if it's just a good laugh!