So life has been so chaotic that I haven't been on here for like three months! So I fell off the wagon for a while... but I'm back. For five weeks after school started I had one child doing gymnastics twice a week and the other doing flag football. Enough said. I don't think my boys ate more than McDonald's for dinner for weeks. Please don't report me to DFS.

Happy Birthday, Gabe!

Today my boy turned eight! I really can't believe it. It just seems like a moment ago that he was brand new, smiling and laughing so early! Now he's playing baseball, giving his own version of "Destroy, Build, Destroy", riding bikes, and just doing what big kids do. Unbelievable! He's such a happy, intelligent, and genuine boy. Thank God for the day he came into my life! I love you, Bud.

Where do I go from here?

Well, here I am, starting my first blog. I clearly have no idea what I'm doing, but I hope someone can relate to, learn from, or just get a good laugh from this blog.

I live in the Rural Midwest with my husband Trav and my two rowdy boys, Gabe and Tuck. We live on a small farm, but we're not really farmers. We dabble, but nothing that might actually make us money! We have a great time, just gettin' by. I have a great life, but I still have sooo much to learn. I am bad with my money, I don't have the best of time management skills as a mom, and I like TV too much. I am good at a few things too. I am a caring and patient mom (most of the time), I make the best waffles in the world, and I can relate well to most people.

The one thing I really hope to do is slow down and simplify my life. I just want to spend time with my family and teach my children to do the same thing. I tend to do too many things at one time, and over-commit myself. I really hope this blog will hold me to the plan--simplify life. I want my boys to enjoy life and pick the things that mean the most to them--not try to do it all. It's a learning process for all of us, especially me.

I want to share my struggles, joys, stumbles and just plain guffaws. Most of the time life is just really good. I just try to get a bit better at it... almost every day:)