Well here I go, my first blog and my first post. Not sure who would be interested in reading this but I’m mainly doing this for my children so they can hear all my rants/raves. I’ve been meaning to start one for some time now (I have a few friends who have one and please forgive me if I copy your style’s—really its meant to be a compliment).
I really want this to be a sort of online diary for my kids to read and have laughs/memories. It’s sad that now that I have kids, my parents are unable to say—hey your kids act just like you or you did the same thing at that age. I know I’m starting late…really late. See I’ve got 3 kids—4,3, and almost 1.
I turned 39 this year and I’m not getting any younger. I would say that I’m an unconventional mom in these times (Although, living in Hyde Park—I’ve found a few people who have some common interests). How am I unconventional? Well most of you would be surprised to know that all of my births were natural and our last one was born at home. Yes, little Ms. J was born at 4 am, into her daddy’s loving arms. This was what some would call an unassisted childbirth. A what? This is where you decide to have your baby at home with no medical personnel or birthing assistants. Everything went as we planned and it was a rewarding and most wonderful experience.
On another note, we make our own bread. Why, when you can pick one up at the grocery store? The simple fact the fresh is always best. The whole house smells yummy and the kids get such a kick out of the process. Now, don’t let me fool you, we have a bread machine that does all the hard work. We just put in the ingredients-beep- 3 hours later, we have a nice loaf to eat.
Our other unconventional thinking is our decision to homeschool our children. Some might argue that given our school system in Chicago-- this might be the logical conclusion. That’s one reason. The others are private school is $5000 per kid, public schools are facing cutbacks meaning large class size and less individual attention, part of me doesn’t want to let my children go off with people they don’t know, and then well I’m a college educated woman….so why the heck not. I stay at home with them..why not fill their heads up with my knowledge and much more.
So, this is my first introduction. Did I get the who, what, where, when and why answered? My journalism teachers would be so proud. Who is the best subject to interview but us?
Welcome to my blog..check back and I’ll try to update things daily. (yeah right)
