What you should know about me....Even things you may not want to know....

Hello there! Some of you already know who I am and all that jazz, but since starting the Steel Workers Wife page on FB I felt compelled to do another introduction Blog. :) Ready? Are you sure? OK...you have been warned! :)

Well, I am a 40 something mom, wife, grama and great grama. Yes, you read all that correctly. lol Let me explain...When I married the Hubby (who is 20 yrs my senior....AHA! I see lightbulbs!) I inherited a whole family, seriously, I did. lol Hubby came to the table with 5 children, 4 living, 16 grandkids (which has now grown to 21) and we have added 5 great grand kids to that also over the last 10 yrs. I also got a wonderful mother in law (who has since passed), a terrific brother in law and a "who couldn't ask for a better.." sister in law; along with her 7 kids and too many to count grands. If I had to, and please don't make me, I could name them all....heck, I can even name all our grands and greats...much to hubby's amazement since he still stumbles over some of their names. LMAO

I also hold my Associates Degree in Medical Assisting with a Certificate in Health Information Management. I do not currently work, but I am hoping to change that SOON! I miss working in the field and working with patients. I was working, but had to resign my position due to health issues earlier this year. I have just been given the green light from the Doc and will soon be putting out my resume. :) (Insert happy dance HERE!)

Hubby has worked in the Steel Industry for over a combined 35 years as of this year. I come from a Steel Working family, so the Union issues and scheduling issues are no big surprise to me. I try not to panic when it is time for the renewing of the contract, but lets be honest here, I do panic a smidge but keep it inside. (I think this is true for anyone who has to deal with Unions and contracts.) He enjoys his job, even though he will be the first to say he is "too damn old" for this kind of work. LOL He is patiently waiting for more bids (open jobs) to come open so he can bid out and relax a bit more. His motto is this: "Work smart, not hard" and he tries to live up to that motto every day. The guys he works with will be the first to tell you that he does very well at that. LOL They will also tell you that he is the first one to jump in on a job and get dirty and sweaty to get the job done right. I love that he is such a hard worker, and I appreciate him every day. He may laugh at that last part, but only because I make jokes at his expense more often than not. LOL

We currently have our 2 youngest children living at home with us, that would be the youngest manchild at 21 years of age who is both working and going to college for his degree in Criminal Justice; and our youngest daughter who is 14 and this is her first year in High School. And, just for the record, whoever said that parenting is NOT a job....well, they can kiss my arse!

I started the facebook page for Steel Workers Wife to network and build some bonds with other parents and or spouses who need some crazy in their lives. Or well, I guess I should say...who already have some crazy in their lives and can relate to mine. LOL So far, its going GREAT! :)

Oh, hubby says I should fill you in on one thing...I kinda have this obsession with Doctor Who. (for all you non whovians, that is a TV show on BBC....and back in my childhood days it was on PBS) This year the daughter went to her first comicon in Chicago and LOVED every minute of it. Yes, I have gotten her obsessed with The Doctor too. :) I am such a good mommy. :) Hey...don't judge me, LOL, we all have our own secret obsessions...and well, I won't judge you if you happen to be one of the poor souls addicted to Jersey Shore. LMAO Deal?

There is so much to fill you in on...like all the wonderful ladies I have in my life who are known lovingly as the "Yaya's". Trust me, they are a whole blog unto themselves. LMAO One of them has her own page (which I am an admin on) called Why Didn't Someone Warn Me?....so, if you haven't heard of her yet...please, go give her a look and stay for the laughs.

Thanks for sticking around to read this....and I hope you are still interested enough to stick around for the long haul. LMAO

Peace, Love and Giggle-Snorts,

Goodbye 2013....Hello 2014

First, let me wish you all a Very Happy New Year! I hope that 2014 is full of wonderful times and many Blessings for us all.

I am very happy to see 2014 come and 2013 go...Don't get me wrong, last year was not a horrible year and I am sure it could have been worse, but still happy to see it change. :)

I don't do resolutions, I make goals instead. I achieved some of my goals that I set for last year and some were not obtained; I hope to do much better this year though. (Don't we all?) Here are some of my goals for this year:

1) I want to get back to working. I loved working and miss working as a Medical Assistant!

2) I want to get healthier...I want my whole family to be healthier this year.

3) I want to travel more. Nothing exotic, just want to be able to travel and see more family and friends.

4) I want less stress in my life....so far, I have the same stress as I did when 2013 ended...but hoping to change that as soon as I can. lol

5) I want us to do better with our money. We budget, but that doesn't always seem to stick...or well, we don't always seem to stick to the budget. lol

I know, those seem pretty mundane, but well...it's what I wish to accomplish this year and am praying we can. 

I have also started something new for myself...a Face book page just for this blog and my rants as a Steel Workers Wife. :) I hope that you all get a chance to stop by and give me a shout out when you do. I have another goal that I want to accomplish...or well start on and that is I have always wanted to write a book and well, after talking with hubby and a good friend of mine, I think this is the year to start on that book. I have had the story rolling around in my head for many years now and I need to get it out of there. LOL So, my new page is a way of getting that ball rolling. The more I write, like in this blog, I hope that it helps when it comes time to writing the book.

But, my main objectives are getting healthy and getting back to work. The docs have all given me the green light on going back to work, so I am prepping my resume and going to get it out there. :) I already have a couple of good job leads and I am going to follow up on them asap.

I also hope to boost my viewers of this blog by my new page on FB. I am always looking to make new friends via networking and such, and what better way than through this blog and that page? :)

OK...this is a shorty of a blog because my next blog is going to be a re-introduction of me and this blog for my page and the ones who follow it. I hope that you all have a wonderful day and achieve the goals you have set for yourself this year. :)

Blessings...