When did I get so old?

I realized the other day that I am quite possibly halfway or almost halfway through my life. In addition, my husband just shared with me that he had a dream last night that he died. [Sidenote: this had to be a dream because neither of us is allowed to die before the kids are mostly moved out of the house.]. Anyway, it gets me to thinking. Why waste my time worrying about the insignificant crap of the daily grind. Granted, stuff has to get done. But what I really want to do is invest in being the wife and mama and, eventually, mother-in-law and grandmama that my family can count on. Worries be gone. Let Mama-awesomeness reign supreme!

The First Post

I'll keep it short.  Mostly because I can hear a kid down the hallway who needs to be put to bed soon before he breaks something.  Or hurts someone.

Here's what you won't see here -

• black and white photos of my entire family on the beach dressed in white collared shirts and khakis
• information on how to grow your own food or bake your own bread

Here's what you will find here -

• amusing stories about life in a real live family of 10 very different people
• helpful bits of mama info that I pick up as I go
• confessions of a low maintenance wife and mom

I'm starting to bore myself so its time to wrap it up.