Let's get this party started....

Writing a blog is always something i wanted to do, if nothing else, as a way to ease the stress of everyday life. Of course my sister went and did it first, so now i need to catch up and actually follow through on something (not that there is any sibling rivalry issues here..hehe). 

I am a thirty something mom of 2 and a half. The half is my husband's 16 year old daughter, Audrey, that has recently moved in with us on a permanent basis. Not that i am trying to make her seem anything less than a whole person. One has to be very clear about these things when you live with teenagers. Our 14 year old daughter, Emma and our 8 year old Daughter, Abigail.  That's right... three girls under the age of 16, two of which are teenagers living under one roof.... no stress there. 

I met, dated and married my husband within 10 months and was expecting our first child, Emma, when we married.  I often wonder if marrying when i was young was a mistake. I know that it has made my life MUCH harder financially, we have never really gotten our finances to a point  where we are truly "safe", but we do have a very loving home and we work and try very hard to bring our children up to do better than us.  I feel that we have a very loving home. THAT all being said.....

The Young and the Stressfull..... What is young? Am i young? Are my kids young? Well, of course i am young.  I am "cool", you know.  I am up on all the latest "Fads"... right? hmmmmm.....

Abby, the 8 year old.  Often referred to around here as "our last hope" (she says in a funny... yet semi serious way).  She is still cute and loving and looks to us for guidance.  NEEDS us to make her life keep working. That is promising.  She still does little girl things... plays with toys, colors with crayons and enjoys family time.  Plays soccer and really enjoys it because it is still "fun" and not uber competitive.

Emma, the 14 year old. This is the last year of Middle School.. Thank GOD.  Middle School.. who the heck came up with that whole idea? Put the kids that are the most hormonal and emotional into one school all together all the time and let them have at it.  Good idea!!!  Girls are SO understanding with each other at that age.. so kind and compassionate... (you will soon sense my sarcasm all on your own).   She DOES NOT need us to make her life keep working.

Audrey the 16 year old. Junior in High school.  High school seems much better than middle school. It seems that kids kinda have their "routine" set, their friends pretty much stay the same. However at this stage there are Class rings, semi formal dresses, prom dresses, cars, permits, licenses, sports and fund raisers.... and this is just the first one of the three.  Granted with Audrey she just recently moved in with us and she has a lot of help from her family to pay for many things. We have gotten off pretty easily with her with extra things.  Grocery bill not so much. 

more to be continued soon...