Can't get started!!!!!!!

UGH!! I've got so much to do today but i just can't seem to get started. i have a rough draft of my final paper that's due tomorrow, have i gotten started on that? nope. i have 2 loads of laundry to fold and put away. i have to get some paperwork notarized. and on top of that, i need to wash my hair. UGH! sometimes i feel as if i was born without enough arms and hands to do all i need to. i am so glad that my kids are riding the bus to school this year instead of me playing chauffeur. then after school they go to an after school program for the neighborhood kids where they help them with their homework and give them a snack. after homework time they go outside and play their little hearts out. by the time they get home they're ready for dinner and since they do their homework before they get home, they go right back outside after dinner. all of that affords me valuable time to take care of all the things i do everyday, but there are those times, like today, when i just can't get going. so here it is, a little after noon and i just got on my laptop. at least i have my coffee going and the last load in the dryer. hopefully the shot of caffeine will put me in the right place to get going. hang on a sec, my coffee's ready. be right back............

ahhh, hot, soothing southern butter pecan flavored coffee, my soap is on in the background, and i feel the caffeine coursing through my veins. i'll think i'll be okay now. i think i'll start working on my rough draft now. wish me luck. i'll check back in later!

Welcome to my blogspot!

For years I kept diaries and journals. I've gone from the little girlie type with the lock and key to as simple as you can get with just a plain old spiral notebook. This will be my first attempt at an online type diary. I've never written for the world to see, but with some encouragement from my husband and my instructors, I decided to take a stab at it. I haven't kept any diary for a while since I had my kids. Ya know, too busy to do that kinda stuff. Now that they're a little older and I can take more time for myself, I decided to go back to school and get my degree. It's been a wonderful experience so far and I'm so glad I made that decision. I guess I still might be in the honeymoon stage. It's a four year commitment and I've only been at it since March this year. I've been married to a wonderful guy for 10 years and we have 2 great kids. People ask me if I want to have more and I always say "nope, I got my set and now I'm through". Our son is 8 and our daughter is 7. They're only 15 months apart. They're so close, people ask us all the time if they're twins. They are very bright too. My son can tell you anything you ever wanted to know about dinosaurs or any prehistoric animal. He's teaching himself about fighters jets now. He wants to be a paleontologist and a Marine when he grows up. Go baby! My baby girl is my little drama queen. She wants to sing and dance, which is great, but I think she'll be a lawyer or a negotiator. The girl can bargain! Either way, she knows her Mommy supports her 100%. My husband is the smartest man I know. I'm always calling him SuperMan/Clark Kent because he just never ceases to amaze me. We've been best friends for almost 18 years. To anyone just meeting him, he's a clean cut, all around nice guy. He wears glasses, has beautiful eyes, a warm smile, and a genuine heart. Strangers start talking to him and tell him their life stories. But don't let that nice exterior fool ya. He's a fierce protector of his loved ones and awesome provider. He's been my rock and I don't know how I'd live without him. It's such a cool story how we met. We always say it's something we can share with our grandchildren. Our kids are still too young to understand the significance of how we came to be, but one day we'll tell them and they'll see how true love really is out there. You just have to be open to it and not be afraid. It'll make a nice blog entry one day.