Patty (WONDERPATTY)

I'm Patty, and I got my ID (wonderpatty) because hubby wanted me to be wonderwoman and I thought that was dumb, so it's wonderpatty. Yes, I can do anything, lol, or at least try. That's why he wanted that,lol.

I'm married to David for 19 years, we have two kids, Tricia (17yo on Wed.) and David (8yo). We have a sweetheart of a dog, a shepherd-collie mix named Mandy. She got her name because hubby is a Barry Manilow fan and we knew he would fall in love with her if she was named after one of his songs (I know sneaky). I have two rabbits, spot and tinker bell(kids named them) and daughter just bought a new bunny just for her since I took over the others, it's still unnamed.

Hubby was in the Air Force for 6 years and I loved every minute of it. When he got out we had to start all over againg with a 16mo baby at that. It was rough, but we did it.

I like movies, sci-fi and the kind with good looking guys like John Travolta, Richard Gere and Kevin Costner,lol.
My son and I are always active and outside or going places, while hubby and daughter are content to stay home and watch tv, so our vacations have to have include a tv with cable, but close to all activities.

I've been a daycare provider for 8 years and I love being my own boss and raising my daycare kids. They truly become a part of the family and that relieves my feelings of wanting a houseful of kids of my own, which would just drive hubby to the brink of madness. He loves the kids too, but likes not having the responsibility of raising them (money wise).

I started coming here when my marriage started to go rocky. All the problems we swept under the rug and I tried to believe were not that bad suddenly came to a boil. I am so happy they did though, because now we are working hard to rebuild and heal instead of dancing around it and walking on glass all the time. This forum helps me to see that the little paintings that we all paint for people who are not close to us are really only covering the pain. We all have problems we face each and everyday. Bringing them into the open here, and getting support helps us heal. I don't post that often, but I sure do feel better knowing I can if I need to.