My First Blog

I have been trying for a couple of weeks to begin this blog. I think that when I get in the groove, it will become easier, but it's hard for me to start.
My life has taken so many twists and turns in my 50+ years. We got married young, while I was still in x-ray school, on my parents anniversary. We thought that would soften the blow of us getting married so young. Seems to be working...36 years so far. I can't imagine my life with anyone else. I worked as an x-ray tech before retiring at 24 to have my daughter. Really, all I ever wanted to do was be a wife and mother. My own mother had very strong views of working mothers and sacrificing, so that was transferred to me. Growing up, most of my friends' moms were SAHMs, or as they were called, Housewives and that was the norm for us. Now I know that the sacrificing goes both ways.

Five years after K-A was born, we welcomed our son, the 4th. When he was born one of the nurses asked me if we had chosen a name and I said, "that child has been named for 10 years". He is the last male in a large family with the family last name. I had no choice!

In the next years, we lived a typical life in a typical neighborhood with typical friends. At least that's how I see it. I was a Mom, a Wife, a Daughter, a Sister, a Friend as well as a pre-school volunteer, room mother, driver, nurse, chief cook and bottle washer. I enjoyed my life and enjoyed playing with my children. I hope they remember it the same way. I spent many hours at dancing school, a horse farm during riding lessons, at various ball fields as well as at music stores for guitar lessons and trying out guitars and special effects pedals.

It's so unbelivable how fast it as gone by.

Now our nest is empty and we have brought our dogs inside to spoil and love on.

Next installment will be the next chapter.