Alrighty...here's my intro!

Why did I decide to start a blog? Well...I'm a mother of three boys, and they're always doing crazy stuff...as boys do. I have a seven year old, a six year old, and (drum roll) an almost 6 month old. (More about that later.)They make me laugh, they make me cry, they bring out the best in me, they bring out the worst in me; they are the loves of my life.

I want to remember this chaotic time in my life when I reach my mid fifties...and they're all gone. I figured it up, and I'll be retiring from teaching about the same time that the baby is midway through college. So, I'll be lonely, and since I love to read, I figured I would start writing this now...and provide myself with my future reading material! And since my grandmother suffered from Alzheimers, and my daddy is getting mighty forgetful here lately, I figured I'd better write it down or it would be lost forever. And some of this does not need to be lost...as you will soon see!

I was in Wal-Mart last week, and unfortunately, we were being the stereotypical Wal-Mart family. I'm embarrassed to even describe it. Just imagine me trying not to lose it as we're waiting in the checkout line...Braxton is trying to run over Nathan with the buggy, and Welles is starting to get fussy. I'm obviously...frazzled. A sweet looking grandma type was behind me in line, and said to me wistfully but with laughter in her voice, "You're gonna miss this one day."

I thought about her comment the entire way home...and am still thinking about it now-a week later. And I know she's right. So thank you, Mrs. Wal-Mart lady, for giving me perspective. The next 18-20 years of my life will be one great big adventure...there will be good times, and I'm sure there will be bad...but this is my life, and these are my kids, and I'm gonna miss them dearly when the time comes for them to leave my nest. So, I've decided to enjoy it all, the good and the bad...so hold on tight and let's ride! Because I'm gonna miss this one day.