Just some about me... I was raised in middle Georgia. We had what we called a farm. We had a cow, Molly and yes we did milk her twice a day. She not only required someone to milk her but also someone to sing to her as well. We also had chickens, turkeys, guineas (small grey birds with white spots), sometimes our parents would get a very large number of little chicks to raise for 'frying'. Our parents would get a calf to "fatten up" for the freezer. We had a large family garden. We had 6 children in our family, so it was necessary for us to prepare for winter and such. We were able to have fresh veggies and fruit from our garden. We had fresh eggs and milk everyday. We also made our own butter. Our mom made bread also and that was one of the best things, smellin' the bread baking and when it was ready, to have fresh butter to put on it. We also would go to different farms, orchards or the farmers market to get other fruits and veggies to put up. One of the neatest things was when we would get up real early on a Saturday in July, drive over to the peach orchard, get out of the car and eat as many peaches as we wanted to while we picked them to take home and get ready for freezing. We would take some peaches, slice'em up in a bowl and pour fresh cream over them... it tasted so great!
Our parents would make things then that most people wouldn't touch now ... and we ate it(that's for another post :) ). I guess that's where I get it from. I try to get the kids to eat a variety of foods and be willing to try new things. For example, once when the 3 older kids and I were camping in Florida we took a ferry across the waters, found a little seafood restaurant and had alligator tail. We all just loved it. The kids thought it tasted like chicken... I just laughed!
My mom would stop the car, no matter where we were, if she saw some kinda fruit on the side of the road, hand us gallon jugs with the top cut out but still having the handle, and send us off into the tall grass to gather whatever fruit she spotted so she could make us jams, jellies and preserves.
Times have really changed since we were kids. We would go exploring behind our house back in the woods. We would be gone for hours. Our mom didn't seem to worry about us. One time we found a very old abandoned house which became our club house. It was great fun.
We have family reunions every year. They are so much fun and the kids really look forward to them. One of them is for an entire weekend. Some people camp and some reserve cabins. We usually have big camp fires, roast hotdogs, marshmallows and my mom usually brings raw peanuts to boil. If you haven't ever had boiled peanuts you have really missed out.
Now to my immediate family, I met Christopher (my husband) April 30, 2005 on the Internet. I saw his profile on an LDS single site. I wasn't looking to find a mate, just some friends. I was having a hard time. I couldn't go to school or work outside the home due to the medical conditions of 2 of my children. Sometimes it felt as tho' the walls were close in on me. I had never talked/chatted with people on the Internet that I didn't already know. I thought what harm could it do. We would just be talking. Christopher seemed to be someone that I could talk/chat with. I didn't have my picture on my profile until later because I wasn't looking for anyone "special", just friends and I felt that if I put my pic on it that I might give the wrong impression. I was very specific about only wanting friends.
So anyway, I sent him an email... I was surprised that he responded. I began talking to quite a few people. I started meeting people over the Internet and had many friends (men and women). It was real nice. I started taking online classes which also filled a void. Well, Christopher and I became real good, close friends. As time passed, he became my best friend. We could talk about anything and everything. It was amazing. I started chatting with his (then) 13 yr old daughter. She was so sweet (still is). As our friendship grew it became apparent that we might want to see if there was something to this friendship. He was wanting to relocate anyway and the Atlanta area seemed like it might be good for him. So that's what he did, in Sept of 05. I picked him up from the airport. As we saw each other, walked to the car, were driving to my home and the next few days passed (my brother let him stay at his house), we knew that we wanted to be together... married...
Neither of us had any delusions about how difficult it would be to blend our families but we wanted this...
I started this post a few days ago and now October 6, 2006 is our 1st year anniversary. I am more in love with him now than I was a year ago. I couldn't have ever believed marriage could be like this. We have both been married before and had relationships that didn't work out. In most of the relationships, we knew only a few months into the relationship that it wasn't working. When you're married and realize that, you try ... saying... well, maybe with time it will get better or maybe we just need to get to know each other better...
So, far there hasn't been any surprises for either of us. It's been real nice to know whats been in the past and how each of us expects the future to be....
See... he has 4 children and I have 4 children and now one year later I am expecting, almost 17 wks along, our 1st together... (our surprise little bundle of joy). The kids all want it to be a girl.. we'll see... our 11 yr old wants it to be twins. I have told him that we have had 3 sonograms and they only see one. He says that one could be hiding... He has told his teachers at school and the school nurse this. He has to see the nurse everyday for meds after lunch and for her to check his oxygen first thing in thing in the morning, after arriving at school.
Christopher has been a wonderful blessing in my life and the lives of our children. None of us are perfect, however, this past year has flown by... we have had medical problems with the kids, the kids working on being teenagers, and several stressful events but our relationship is so solid, comfortable, relaxed and amazing...
I don't know what more I could ask for...
Our 14yr old daughter has said that she hasn't ever seen me so happy... well, I haven't been, ever. It's so nice to have someone to co-parent with, that really wants to be a parent and he is a great dad.
I love him more than I can even express with words. I don't know how I would get thru a day without him. I told him the other day, I don't think I could breathe if he weren't here. He and all the children, that we have been blessed with, complete my life...
Thank you, My Sweetest Heart for answering my first email...
I couldn't be happier to be your wife and mother to our 8, almost 9, children...
Happy Anniversary
My hero...
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