Hello World!

i'm blogging! thanks to my good friend who really left me with no choice...we were on the phone the other night for about an hour and a half and as we were talking she was busy creating a blog for me. i'm not sure i'm ready for this, but i guess now is just as good as any other time. we'll see how i do. i have loved reading friends and family members blogs and keeping in touch with them through their blogs, so since i am far from all of my family and most all of my friends i will join the masses and become a blogger! i recently, through circumstances not of my choosing, became a single mom to three of the most beautiful kids (pictures will soon follow as i learn how to post them...) and am working as a 5th grade teacher here in mesa, trying to be a nice mom, and survive this crazy blip in my life. for now though, i need to get to the dishes, laundry and stacks of papers that need grading...bleh! more to come...thanks em! i love you!