Hello, and welcome! I have long wanted to share with the world my passion for writing, along with stories from my crazy life as a wife, mother of six (and two dogs), homeschooling and at one time business owner.
Please allow me to introduce you to my family, and then I will explain what "B_y the Book" means...exactly, sort of. (You will also be introduced to my, um, sacrcastic nature.) First we have my husband, Dan. We met in our previous "B.C." lives, but dispite the odds, we have been married for nine years. When I married Dan in November of 2000, I gained an insta family, and was now a step mother to Troy, who was 11 at the time, and Scott who was 9. Also in November of 2000 came our beautiful Cheyla , who was, well a part of that "B.C." stuff, an unexpected surprise, but very much loved. There you have it...my idea of a "perfect family" how awesome for my daughter to have to brothers, yet for 75% of the year she would be an only child. (Her brothers lived in a different state, we only had summers and holidays) As my Pastor likes to say: "But God", yep God had other ideas and my husband of all people thought it we be great if we had a son together, That brings us to Michael who joined our family in September of 2003. Well the morning sickness and migraines were even worse with Michael than Cheyla, so I was done, no more babies for me...you guessed it...But God...So in June of 2006 we welcomed our un-named until he was 12 hours old baby, Joshua. Again, morning sickness was enough to make me never want to consider being pregnant again, and again, God intervened and in Novemeber of 2008 we welcomed #6, little Rachael Anne! Oh, and before I forget we have a 2 1/2 year old pug named Will (we will get to the story behind his name at another time) as well as a 2 1/2 year old yellow lab named Brandy.
Ok...so let's get to this title, shall we...My sister will get part of the credit for this one (you will meet her in a future entry), she babysits for a first time "book mom", you know the mom that consults "the book" and the internet before doing anything and pretty much follows "the book" to the letter, as to not make any parenting mistakes. Yep, the mom who buys the "What to Expect When..." series, from "Your Expecting" through "You Child is in College and..." Well, with the brood I have, I also know that a book is well, a book, and your child is very much and individual. So, while in the shower it hit me... I have always wanted to write a book why not this one "B_y(a "u" will go above the "_" which won't actully be there) the Book" A book about what parenting by the book..literally, won't be able to tell you. I will dig deep into the parenting archives, maybe even borrow stories from friends and family, that a book can not possibly prepare you for. Like I said, each kid is an individual, and even the most mild mannered, well behaved child, will come with his or her own "how in the world did that happen?" moment. You know what I mean,things like getting their head stuck in the stair railing.
I hope this blog (and future book : ) will bring you smiles and laughter. I will also invite you to share some of your parenting experiences, that couldn't be conceived by any author...except of course the child or children that were involved.
Welcome to my world!
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