who we are and how we roll 10 October 08

i am a thirty-eight-year-old wife/mother/teacher who lives in the lovely neighborhood of st. elmo (http://www.st-elmo.org/). i live with my husband, our four-year-old daughter, three dogs (dan, marge, and grady), two cats (ruby and she), and two guinea pigs (oreo and susannah). we love our home, but we are in a constant state of home renovation chaos. we’ve been working on b’s room lately (she’s hellbent for bunkbeds). We are looking forward to a plot in the st.elmo community garden next spring.

besides hanging out together at home, our family enjoys spending time with our delightful family and friends. we’re lucky that most of both our families live fairly close to us, so we’re able to see them pretty regularly. j and i are both from scots-irish stock that values family ties, along with four-note singings and dinner on the ground. our social circle is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. most of our friends have been our brave companions for many, many years. we’ve made a fine art out of playing, singing, eating, and drinking together. one of the most delightful aspects of our running crew is that a lot of us have children now, and they are growing up & forming their own little social network. i love that molly has a bunch of playmates who are like brothers & sisters to her–it takes the pressure off us to have another one!

i teach english to eighth graders. your thoughts & prayers are appreciated.

my husband is an english instructor at a local technical college. i’ll bet his students love him. i mean, he’s totally precious.

our daughter is livin’ la vida pre-k. she is an absolute delight.

i decided to start this blog because i’m just too lazy to keep up with myspace, and i’ve resolved to keep a journal this year. i figure that even if i don’t maintain my pen and paper version, maybe i’ll at least post some things here every now and then.