In the begining...
There was me...

Since I find blogs that just *poof* appear out of nowhere and give no background information annoying I thought I would start mine out with a little about me - of course this information will change over the years, but the point is that the journal will cover all the changes.. right!?

So -first off and foremost know that I am not the best speller, and I'm well aware of the fact. I probably won't spell check every post, so if creative linguistics bother you, leave now!

Now, back to me. I'm 35, female, engaged and the mother of three. To help you keep the most important people in my life strait I'll create a little quick reference list for you!

N - The most wonderful, perfect and amazing man EVER, and he's MINE - ALLLLLL MINE.
Richard - The 'evil ex-husband'
I - N's 11 year old son
C - My 16 year old daughter
M - My (almost) 13 year old son
S - My 10 year old daughter

None of the kids live with us full time, but we have them over on various weekends, weekdays and holidays. It's rather confusing as "His" and "Mine" don't have the same visitation schedule so sometimes we have some, sometimes all and sometimes none...

I've been divorced for a little over a year though we were separated for three years before that. We got married when I was 18, 3 days after I graduated from high school. We separated for the 'last time' shortly before our 12th anniversary. My children, especially my son, didn't take the divorce well, and only recently have things begun to get better.

N and I have been together for almost three years, and engaged for over a year.

I work for a computer consulting company, and I have a vast technical background. Recently, though I became certified as a project manager. Unfortunately my career hasn't really changed much since then. The market here is TERRIBLE! I'm full time at one client and that keeps me from going completely insane. Still I toy with getting another job off and on. From time to time I consider a complete career change, but I tend to be pretty lazy so nothing comes of it.

OK! I just read through this and realized how serious it seems! I'm really not all that bad! I a fun person - really I am!