First Ever Post!

Ok, so here I am at ten o'clock at night trying to figure out how to publish and post a blog site.  And after about two hours I have successfully done it!  Wooo! Hooo! I have little computer knowledge and this is like taking a step that could span the grand canyon, at least for me. :D The kids are finally asleep, and their constant getting up for: a glass of water, a hug, can't find my silkie, a hug, I'm not sleepy yet, a hug, and yet another glass of water, probably didn't help the set up any. I have read so many awesome blog sites, mostly while looking for neat tutorials, and have wanted one of my own.  Hopefully the next first for me will be posting a tutorial on how to do something cool.  I think that's how most people stumble upon a really great site.  Their looking for a tutorial on something they have to try...Right Now!...and their not willing to give up the search until they figure it out.  Ooooor, maybe that's just me.  Either way, I hope to have some belly rollers of some tales to spice up the monotony that is part of a moms' weekly routine.  Like this morning when I took the kids to Miss L's house, she's the daycare lady as my oldest calls her, just so my husband and I could work on the new property without worrying about who would inevitably be the next rattle snake bite victim.  The Noodle (my three year old) begged me to "take me wiff you!" while I'm trying to separate her from my leg without success as Miss L watches on in amusement and offering absolutely no help at all.  All the while my son is chasing the poor cat under the table...again, you'd think he'd learn they have claws for a reason, most likely being to teach the annoying little boy who chases him a lesson...and then has the incredulity to look shocked when he gets a paw full of ouch.  And last, but most certainly not least, Bean, my oldest, is laying on the floor doing her best impression of a plague victim and insisting that she is "Really, really sick mom. I mean reeeeaaaallly sick!" and asking if she can stay home, "But it would be ok if Josie comes over cause she wants to see the puppies and I wont go outside, promise." "Yes," I tell her "I can see that your so very sick." (insert flat voice and raised eyebrow as I ignore the cough disguised chuckle Miss L is hiding behind her hand from the corner of my eye.)  This has become my new weekend escapade since the nice spring weather has come out and brought the arrival of newly awakened snakes with it.  I look forward to the nicer days, smelling of warmed earth and blossoming herbs from the patio pots, but not so much the early morning snake hunts around the house to make sure the play set is good to go for the day. We have a few different types and have at least three sightings a year within our two and a half acre fenced lot, that's not including the many snake skin smears on the roads from the frantic driver seeking to eradicate them from existence. But as the year wears on my focus shifts toward the thinning of fruits on the trees, weeds to pull from the garden, and hundreds of sweet smelling buttery yellow roses to clip for the house.  So with that, here's to the first of many to come posts.  Thanks to all who may enjoy my musings! :D