{my spiffy blog}

Yes, I’m back. Again. Can’t let the spammer/jerks/hacks get you down. I am a blogger at heart, I always have been, I always will be. That’s just how it is.

So, here we are, in color and everything… I’m using Wordpress instead of Movable Type this time around hoping this is a more secure way to blog. Set up was super easy, actually so easy I’m convinced that any minute now it’s all gonna blow up into a huge mess of HTML and CSS and I’ll be kicked off the internetz for good. Ha! They’d have to catch me first. I actually started a test blog here, but as you can see, I didn’t get very far.

Life has gone on while I’ve been away from blogging, believe it or not. Much has been done in the way of schooling, shopping and playing of video games. Kids have gotten older. Parents have too. Windy is now 19. She is continuing her studies informally although she graduated last year. She is not eager to leave the house and we certainly aren’t pushing her out the door. My hope for her is that she will discover the Lord’s will for her life and future and develop confidence in who she is in Christ. All in the Lord’s timing. Gameboy is now 15. His schooling continues with more motivation on his part which is nice to see. He is growing into a strong young man and I am very proud of him. My hope for him is a strong relationship with the Lord, accepting His will and guidance for his life. Sunshine is 14 and is constantly challenging herself to learn more. I can’t keep her in books. She is continuing Latin through the summer with hopes to start Latin II some time next year. She has recently began drawing and her sketches blow me away. If she allows, I will share some of her art in the future. My hope for her is that she will use her talent for the glory of God and that she will be inspired about her future.

The Man of the house is currently doing off-site support for his employer which means he’s a million miles away in some state down south, far, far away from us. He’s been traveling since April and has hardly been home since then. We don’t expect him home for a few more weeks either. The first few weeks without him were miserable and I didn’t know how we (I) would survive. We’ve adjusted a bit I guess, getting used to him being gone.  He should be traveling through July and maybe into August. Or September. Everything is up in the air and everything is subject to change. That’s just the way it goes…so we go with it.

And then there’s me. The author of this blog. I am doing fine. Still homeschooling, still scrapbooking, still shopping… Some good, some bad. I’m in a constant struggle to improve. Spiritually, physically, mentally. As a mother, wife, daughter, Christian. I often feel as if I stopped growing years ago. Maybe I did. I’m sure I’ll write more about that later.

I’ve missed blogging terribly.  My web host didn’t give me any definitive answers about how my site security was breached way back when but I’m hoping that Wordpress will succeed where Movable Type failed.  I like this template too, very artsy.  So I guess, we’ll see where this leads.  I just hope I have all my friends bookmarked somewhere…I haven’t visited blogs in ages.

So, you’ve stumbled across my blog, eh? That’s cool. C’mon in and get comfy and I’ll take a minute to introduce myself. I am a 30-something Christian, wife and homeschooling mom. I have many interests and hobbies some of which include shopping, scrapbooking, reading, fitness and playing games like World of Warcraft & The Sims 2. I’ve kept journals for years, before we had computers even and I had to write by hand. Thank God for computers! I’ve used several blogging programs in the past and hope that Wordpress will work for me this time. I debated about importing my latest entries from my last blog but decided on a clean start instead. I’m not sure how often I will post and I can’t guarantee that when I do post it will be about anything interesting, but here I am in black and white. My family, specifically my kids, provide much blog fodder and I will share from time to time some of the whacked out things they come up with. I am not a drama queen and my sense of humor is a bit quirky but I do have issues now and then that I simply MUST share with the world. I welcome comments so if you drop by, please say hi or something. I am friendly, open and honest to a fault. This is me, the real me. (There’s only one.)

A bit about my family…

My Honey and I are in our 30’s and the kids are all teens. We are originally from Ohio and currently reside a bit south of there. We started homeschooling in 1996 and graduated our oldest in 2006. We are a wired family which just means we have seven computers in this house (5 desktop, 2 laptops) and use them pretty much every day. When the electricity goes out we are lost. No idea what to do. We are a close family, and we enjoy a certain peace that is uncommon in families today. I truly enjoy my kids and they put up with me. It works. We are animal lovers and currently have one dog and three cats.

Could it really be this easy to install this?