About Me

Wow - where do I begin? Like so many of you, I have considered writing a book for a very long time. Of course, I haven't. Now we enter a new era where we can write on the Internet and have others read your story, and even respond. I find this pretty exciting! What a great way to communicate to so many different people. So, I begin. I hope you enjoy this...feel free to respond, to ask questions. I am not a professional but I believe I have a lot to offer.

First things first...I am a mom. A mom of 4 boys -- yes, of 4 boys. No, I wasn't trying for a girl. Yes, I would have loved one but I was just lucky to have 4 healthy boys! I watch Good Morning America just about every morning and have for years. Many years ago, Joan Lunden was one of the anchors. Her husband at that time, Michael Krauss, said something on TV that stuck with me to this very day. When they had their 3rd child - their 3rd daughter -- he said, "You know what you want, but you love what you get." All I could say, is how true!

I grew up in a northern suburb of Chicago, IL. I married my high school sweetheart. He was two years older than I was. He went off to college and I followed him there two years later. On and off, we had a long distant relationship. He was always ahead of me...graduation, then grad school, then work. When I finally finished grad school myself, he was working in Atlanta, GA. I graduated with a Master's in Social Work and a Master's in Counseling Education. I was offered what I thought was my dream job in a town about 1 hour outside of the Chicago area. At this time, we were dating 10 years. In a very unromantic way, I told him, that we either get engaged and I move to Atlanta, or I move and take this dream job and our relationship ends there. Well, his response was, "I guess we can get engaged." No fairytale engagement here! So, off to Atlanta I went.

We moved back to the Chicago area about a year later and we have been here ever since. We are married 23 years! And, like I said, we have 4 boys. Four wonderful children. Oh, yes, each one of them have been interesting in their own right. But, I can pat myself on my back and say that we have done something right! I will tell you right now...my husband (John), is an incredible father and I feel that he has so much to do with how our children are turning out. Now, in the husband area...he could use a little help, but overall, he is a keeper!

So you know where I am in life...My kids are 8 1/2 years apart. My oldest is 20.8 yrs, then 18.8 yrs, then 16.3 years and my youngest is 12.10 years. I gave you the months because three of them will actually have birthdays within few months. My oldest son, is very excited to turn 21! We have been through a lot of ages, and stages! Believe it or not, I think my favorite is the teen year stage -- I love teenagers -- most of the time!

What can you expect from this blog? At this time, I think I will write about a lot of different things. I will write about my kids...past and present. I will write some tips how I survived some stages (i.e. terrible colic with my first son), terrible 3's -- not 2's. I did not like the age of three! I think due to my past (doing some counseling with people), many of my friends have looked to me for emotional support. I am a very good friend. But, at the same time, I have had some losses in my friendships. So, in general, I will write about a lot of different things.

Please feel free to respond, ask questions, suggest a topic...anything. I am not a professional and I will not give professional advise. The subjects I write about, will because I think I have something to offer, or is was just my experience. I will try to be on everyday, but I am pretty busy and some days might not happen.
I want this to be a fun blog. I want you to look forward to reading it.

Thanks for being here!
FM