Welcome to my world....

Hi ya'll! Welcome to my blog. I think I will start by telling you a little bit about myself. I am originally from a VERY tiny farming community in southern Illinois. My husband (then my boyfriend) joined the Marine Corps for the education benefits, but then ended up serving 20 years. We got married right out of high school. I do not recommend it and would kill my own kids for doing the same, but I digress... We moved to California where he was stationed at that time. We enjoyed life as a young couple in SoCal, but decided to to try to move closer to home when he was up for orders. We got lucky and moved to St. Louis, Missouri which is less than two hours from our hometown. Being so close to family made us want to start one of our own, and so we did. Our son Wyatt was born. At the end of that three year duty, we then moved to Beaufort, South Carolina. This was one of my favorite places to live. I learned to shrimp, got to do a ton of woodworking, and generally enjoyed being a stay at home mom. Then came baby No. 2. Morgan was born a southern boy and remains one today. By the time he had turned two years old it was time to pack up and move again, this time on a huge family adventure....Iwakuni, Japan here we come. This was an awesome place to live and a great family environment. We really enjoyed the people, culture, the base, and the landscape itself. None of us would have traded that experience for anything. Fast forward to today, living in good 'ol Jacksonville, NC, the husband is now a retired Marine, the oldest son is a high school graduate, and the youngest beginning his high school journey.

Life is a highway.....