It is official today...  I added blogger to my list of things I do five years ago.  I have enjoyed my time blogging very much.  I have made it no secret that I started blogging for my mom and friends who wanted to keep up with us.  I began my time at xanga and after my subscription lapsed there I moved on to blogger.com.  I finally settled here and have enjoyed homeschool blogger very much.  It has become a nice quiet and fairly safe place to blog.  If I had the funds I would probably branch out but since I don't I am content here. 

In my five years we have bought a home, had our fourth baby, gone back to school for a third degree (the whole culinary thing), been through some major medical emergencies with a few kiddos, made a few really great trips, turned 40, entered perimenopause (TMI?), gained some weight and lost some weight (currently 10 pounds away from goal), had long hair and short hair, learned some new skills such as gardening and crocheting, grown spiritually and made lots and LOTS of great friends. 

I know I have been absent of late but it has just been one of those seasons of blogging for me.  I have taken hiatuses (is that a word?) before and returned when I felt like I had more to say.  I have blogged about books and spiritual issues, schooling the kiddos, marriage and family and struggles and lots of joys along the way and we mustn't forget the recipes - you can see all those over at Crunchy Culinary Capers now (my foodie blog).   I have been quite transparent on occasion and somewhat secretive on other occasions.  What you see is what I am for the most part - I mean you don't see the moments when I am just sitting and pondering things or the times I am yelling my head off at a certain teenager who will be scarred for life from my rampages I am sure, or the times when I am covered in dirt from trying to garden in our west Texas windy season,  or even days when I am just not in the mood to get out of my flannel pjs until noon or so, but what I share is genuine and from my heart and life.  I am certainly not perfect nor do I have a perfect family and life.  I am an organizer by nature but get overwhelmed with it all from time to time.  I have struggled with depression and frustration and at other times been so full of joy I could burst. 
I want to say thank you to all of you who have been reading over the years and to any new readers I have acquired as of late!!!  You are the reason I feel welcomed in the blogosphere and I appreciate you all so much for making me feel loved.  You guys are the DABOMB!!!!!! 

This week has been flying by...

I finally got out and cleaned up the backyard yesterday.  We still have more chores to do in the yard and I bought some wisteria and a grapevine to plant.  I also picked up some Caladiums for my front bed (which is in shade most of the day).  I bought some herb seeds for the little garden outside my kitchen door and still have two more raised beds to put together.  Money is the main reason we have not done that yet.  The treated wood is a bit pricey.  Dan and J13 are building me some more kitchen storage and I will share pictures when it is installed.  I will be making a big curtain to cover the front of it to keep dust out.  It is going to be so awesome to finally be able to put some of these things away that have been sitting out forever (or at least almost 5 years of being in this house).

I still have some sewing to get done and some more cleaning to delve into before the week is gone.  There is just never enough spring break for us!  LOL 

Anyway, I love you guys and just want to say THANK YOU again for all your cyber hugs and friendships you have given over the years...  *holds up glass of sparkling apple juice*  Here is to many more years of blogging together!!!    *schmoochie* 

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