A Little Bit About Me...

I was raised on Maryland's beautiful Eastern Shore. I married at the age of 18 to my husband, Alan who was also raised on the eastern shore of Md. this is the place our 4 children were born, it was where I thought we would always call home. But, in 1996 my husband was offered a job in Arkansas City , Kansas. After much thought and talks with our kids we left the decision up to our children...scary I know...but I really never thought they would want to move...but they did. I really thought it would just be for a year...like a years vacation...little did I know my children would love it here. Our three sons went to college here and made lives of their own, our daughter has started a bakery business here as well. I had always thought after our kids were through school we would return to the Eastern Shore of Md., but then there came a twist...our middle son married a girl from Arkansas City and they decided to bring their college degrees back to their hometown, which was wonderful, but made it a little bit harder to think about leaving...and then the real twist arrived...a beautiful little granddaughter named Journey. Journey's mom is a 4th grade teacher...so I was asked to care for her during the day...i could not say no...even though I really never I wanted to be a grandmom...I know all of my friends had said over the years that there is nothing like it...I felt like I had raised my 4 children and loved doing it...all I ever wanted to be was a mom...and I was lucky enough to get to be a stay at home mom...but as my kids got older I loved the freedom that brought to me...the cleaning the house and having it stay that way...I really never thought I could ever love another child as much as I loved my own children...and then came Journey...she just lights up a room and has taken my heart...I love to see her come in the mornings with that smile and I love to see that smile when her mom comes to pick her up in the afternoon...it is the best of both world's...I know pre-school is around the corner for her...I know she will be ready to spread her wings and it will be hard...but a good thing :)Enough of the Journey rant for now... I have been married for 34 years this year... This is who I am ...it is just I am not sure who I am or what I want to be when I grow up, I hope this blog will help me and in some ways help you...I would love your comments ...questions...and input...join me...it is going to be a bumpy ride ...Enjoy