Innagural Blog

Okay, I got the name picked out, even if it's not what I wanted - I got the layout working, well sort of anyway - I got some pictures loaded, old ones, but hey, it's what was already on the computer, no extra work required - now comes the hard part.............WHAT TO SAY?!?! (And no comments from the peanut gallery on that statement either - you know who you are!)

So, I have finally stepped into the World of Blogging, officially now! I have been peeking thru the window for some time at other blogs and have even rang the doorbell a time or two by posting a comment, but today is the day I have flung open the door - & for some reason I feel I should post a warning or a disclaimer here - all I can think of is BEWARE!!

I am a writer at heart and strive for the ever elusive perfection in my writing - thus part of the reason to be slow in joining the blog party - so forgive me if this sounds too "storified" (sorry couldn't think of a word to say - so I just made up one)!

To those I have lost contact with or never had contact with prior, here's the Cliff's Notes verson of the last 13 years (has it REALLY been that long that I've been married to Derek Miller?!?!) Derek and I got married in Tennessee in August of 94 and was set to move away to Iowa rather quickly, but we stayed in TN. I, of course, was overjoyed to stay near my family. We welcomed our first blessing fom God in February of 95, Austin, who informed us on his last birthday - is now a pre-teen! Yikes! In March of 98, our little Ladybug, Alyssa flew into our world. Due to a very difficult delivery I was thinking, "I do not EVER want to experience this again!" I was done having babies. I just had to convince Derek, because he wanted 4. Well, the Lord took both sides into consideration & blessed us (ok, GREATLY SUPRISED) with our third child and truly a miracle from God, Aric in August 99 - just a mere 17 months after Alyssa! So here I was with 3 babies in 4 years while still being somewhat of a baby myself at 24. We kinda grew up together & are still working on that - together.

I stayed at home with them until they were all in school. The year Aric started kindergarten, I became certified to be a substitute teacher and was able to work in his class quite a bit that year. That helped Momma adjust a little better! This is now my 4th year of subbing and I work in both the city and county school systems. I have been trying to get a Teacher's Assistant job, but am waiting on God's direction in that area.

Austin is in 6th grade, Alyssa is in 4th and Aric is in 2nd. This is the last year Alyssa is at elementary school and next year Austin moves to middle school, so starting next year and until Aric gets into high school, they will be at three different schools! And me teaching in different schools, no wonder I can't keep my schedule straight! And, no, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with lack of organizational skills! It is commonly and formally referred to as mom-with-multiple-children-sydrome. Those of you who have not been officially diagnosed, schedule an appointment right with your doctor right away. I am sorry that there is no immediate help that can be given, and you may experience wild n crazy side effects, but it is highley possible to notice an improvement in 18 - 25 years!

Okay, okay, okay, I KNOW I said the SHORT version, but I have always struggled with summarization. In school, my summaries would be just as long as the research paper! I do have to get this posted before I receive any more "constructive criticism" on the lack of blog dialog on my page here! So any further catching up to do will have to wait until next time! I hope to soon get newer pictures of my family on here, so you can see how they have grown like weeds - me included!

Take care y'all - be like the Moon: reflect the SON!