Welcome to my first blog!

Seriously, I never thought in a million years I would be doing this but . . . here I go! It's all my friend's fault. She talked me into it and now I'm actually doing it: posting on my very own blog! Do wonders never cease? This blog will be about my life, which includes my job working with ESL students (always fun stories there) and my family, which includes my wonderful husband who I lovingly refer to as "Sparky".

Sparky and I were married 5 1/2 years ago. I was 33 and he was 43. Neither of us had been married before. He likes to tell people he robbed the cradle--I don't think 10 years is that bad! We've been trying to have a baby to no avail. We finally tried in vitro last year and I did conceive, but I miscarried 2 months later. Neither of us want to try again at this point so we have decided to adopt. But, we don't want to go through an adoption agency. We would rather do it privately or become foster parents with the intent to adopt.

All of this has been put on hold for now, though. This is because my husband became a victim of the economy last fall when he lost his job. He has decided on a whole new career now--teaching. So he's back in school studying to become a high school math teacher! In the mean time, he substitute teaches and works part-time for our school district as a tutor. It's just amazing what life throws at you but we're making the best of it and feel good about his decision and the path our life will (hopefully) take in the future!