This is to document my journey, my winding road, my bumpy path that parenting takes me on.  I am inspired, amused, and encouraged by the stories of others and hope that I may do the same for others.  I would love to say I will have wonderfully amazing craft ideas, gourmet recipes, and pictures of perfectly coiffed children, but I haven't quite gotten that far down the path of balanced parenting :)   Expect the unexpected and go with what you have seem to be the recurring themes of my life, so......here we go!