New to Blogging

First things first. I am more than a little bit crazy. If you are looking for a rational or sane look into a middle aged woman's life, this is the wrong place. I am hardly sane and seldom rational. But I am middle aged and I am interesting.

Michael, my saintly husband, and I have been married for 13 years. Our secret to success is that only one of us is allowed to be crazy at a time. So far, it has been my turn.

For the last four years, I have been struggling with debilitating rheumatoid arthritis. I had to quit a very lucrative career as a systems analyst and programmer for naps and medications.

We have eight children (currently). Yup, eight kids. Five are adopted and have been severely abused. One was from Michael's practice marriage, one from my practice marriage and one together.

Our faith is Orthodox Christian... like Greek Orthodox, but without the Greek. We are actually Antiochian Orthodox. Look it up sometime.

Due to really rotten secondary schools in Nashville, we home school. From senior in high school down to third grade, my days are busy with the assistance of my mother. She is a retired school teacher so I have to lean on her a lot. And she lives five minutes away.

I have a permit to carry a concealed handgun... and carry, I do. Range time is important to a girl! Given what some of the bio-parents to our kids are like, the handguns are a critical part of our life. Nobody messes with my kids!

Like I said, interesting, right? So, if you want to know more, I'll try this blogging thing and see how it works out. No promises.