Inaugural Post....

Welcome to my blog!!!! I don't know what made me decide to publish a blog on blogspot... but I did, so now here is my first entry.

It's a COLD, Sunday morning here in Smalltown, Maine. The temp currently ready 23 degrees with the threat of more (!!!) snow and ice. The kids are awake, and seem to be obsessed with screaming and waking up any and everyone that isn't already awake.

The blond haired little dude has taken to spitting whenever he doesn't get his way. I have taken to definitely NOT giving him his way when he does that. The brown hairedm brown eyed guy AKA Muffin Man, just says, to heck with whatever you tell me, I'm not doing it. BTW, his nickname really is Muffin Man or Bran Muffin, or whatever I choose to call him for the day.

Jon, on the other hand, is a really complacent child. Copacetic. A few weeks ago, he went through this spurt where he was just peeing on himself (!!!) for no apparent reason. He'd be wide awake and would just pee (!!!). I didn't make a big deal out of it, and it passed within two days. I bought him a Calvin Klein bathrobe (He likes to think he's hot). He looks really good in it. Here goes...

I just LOVE those eyelashes.

My 16 year old has developed a BAD case of selective hearing. Has to be the worst I've ever seen. She suddenly goes deaf when I am calling her or talking to her about something other than her current boyfriend or the possibility of having her best friend sleep over. I wonder if the way her cell phone conveniently drops my calls when I am telling her to do something she doesn't want to do has anything to do with this... She blames her sudden selective hearing on my sister Eileen, who used a home remedy to clean the earwax out of her ears. It works for us. It works for most people. Maybe not caucasian, blond haired, blue eyed, 16 year old girls.

My 8 y/o... oh, my 8 year old... he is blog in and of itself. He is currently away right now. He needed some help that I just couldn't give him. I don't know when or if he will be coming home. He's been gone now for almost 2 weeks. In a way I have been breathing a sigh of relief and resting a lot easier, but to know what he is going through and some of his behaviors... well, it's affecting me a lot more than I could have thought. Especially after a year. See an upcoming blog for more details.

Okay, I think I've touched on all of my kiddos. Man, I love kids. I have 4 godchildren. I'll be finalizing Jon's adoption VERY soon. BTW, I have lost God knows how much since this picture was taken last May...

Shawn will be 9 on Thursday, Dasia is 4, DeVaughn is 3, and Madison is 1. They are all great kids and I make sure that when I visit NJ, I spend time with each of them when I can. They all live in NJ, which is where I am originally from. We'd had a long day that day. The only ones smiling were Shawn and I and thats because we knew we were headed to Dorney Park and Wildwater kingdom the next day. We had a blast.

On the weight loss issue, since April of 2007 I have lost over 130 lbs. I haven't taken any recent pics, but I had to get a new driver's license back in September, so here goes...

That was back in September. I have lost 40 more pounds since that picture was taken. I was HUGE!!!!! I still have a long way to go, but I am more than halfway to meeting my goal. Keep rooting for me!

Okay... I think thats about it for know... I have pleanty more to write about, but not much time. I promise to update you guys later. Look for a blog called Race Relations in the near future. TaTa for now!!!