Beginnings

  This is me. My name is Brooke, and I'm 29. No really. Only for a few more weeks, but I'm taking it. That's my daughter. She's six years old, and a live wire. She keeps us on our toes. We've decided to remove her from public school and home school her for a bit. I'm excited, and terrified. It's going to be an adventure.


 "We" is me and my husband, Adam. We've been married for almost 8 years, but we've been together for 12. We were high school sweethearts, and we've pretty much grown up together. This is us...

Last August we added a new little man to our family.

He's a happy little guy. He's just started crawling, and is everywhere at once.


So, to finish, we have two dogs and three cats. Our house is a little nuts, and I am forever fighting animal hair and general kid grubbiness. I like to cook, but my family is pretty picky, so it's generally an effort in futility. I keep making the effort though.

I guess this blog is going to be a little bit of everything until I find my focus. I'm overweight, and determined to get healthy for myself and for my family. I had just discovered and started to enjoy running when I got pregnant with the little man, and I'm just now getting back out there and easing back into it. Slowly. So very slowly. I'm signed up for two 5K races this summer, so I have to get back in shape at least enough not to pass out in front of a crowd of people.

Oh, and I curse too much. So if that offends you, you'd probably better jump ship now.

My brain is also a little disjointed. I'm pretty sure it's from having children. They never let you finish a thought, and then when you finally have the opportunity to finish a thought, you can't remember how.

Anyway, I get off subject sometimes and have to remember what I started out to do. Like now.... Oh yeah, figuring out my mission.

I just figured it out. I don't have one yet. We'll just agree to let that develop organically, okay? Okay.

So I hope you'll join me as I figure out how to home school a rambunctious and ornery 6 year old, while trying to navigate a baby and 5 pets, and not have my house melt down in the process. Oh, and while I'm trying to lose weight, budget our finances, and generally not fall on my face on a day to day basis.

Thank you Lord for this day. And alcohol. Amen.