whoami

Hmmm, that's a good question. No one all the special really, unless you were to ask my family I suppose. I'm a wife and mother, i'm a daughter, sister and aunt and great friend to the few friends I do have. Well that's pretty generic I guess isn't it so let me get a little more detailed. You may want to grab a cup of tea or coffee and sit back and relax, this could take awhile.

My name is Roberta M. Underhill ("M" stands for Matson, my maiden name). I'm a 34 year old Stay At Home Mom to two of the most adorable little boys ever. Austin is our eldest and will be 5 on April 1, 2002 and Dylan is the baby and was 1 on December 19, 2001. My one and only husband ever is Roger, who I have been married to for just over 6 years. October 27th is our Wedding Anniversary. We live in Florida, where I have lived since I was 2 years old.

I was born October 31, 1967 in Long Island, New York and I have 3 older sisters. My whole family, including my mom all live within 20 minutes of each other. My father just recently passed away November 28, 2001 from a heart attack. He had been very unhealthy for many many years from a lifetime of drinking and smoking.

Ever since I was a little girl I have dreamed of having this life I have. I feel blessed to actually have what I have always wanted. I know so many women who are not living their dreams and still many more that are not even sure what their dream is yet. I remember watching "Leave it to Beaver" and wanting to be just like June Cleaver. Funny, I know. Maybe because my own family was so NOT like that is why I craved it. My mom worked two jobs always because my father was a drinker and couldnt hold one. We never did the family vacation thing or anything like that. When I became a working adult I never really thought that I would have this life, after all there were new cars to be had, new clothes that needed buying, going out to dinner often, movies, and of course there was all the "stuff" that went along with living up to the "standard" of our society. In this day and age both partners needed to work to be able to have the life you wanted. Luckily my standard of life changed after the birth of our first son. Prior to having children I was really clueless about what life was really about. The miracle of new life changed me. I realized my "June Cleaver" dream again after all those years of forgetting about her. Having this precious gift in my arms reminded me of what I had always really wanted in life, and that was to be able to stay home and be a great homemaker and an even better wife and mother.

I truly feel that there is nothing that is more important in life then our children. They are after all the future of this world we live in. I feel so strongly about my calling to be a Stay Home Home that I put everything I have into it. It's my job and I take it seriously. My children, husband, home and Savior come before anything else. With my new found motherhood came a new found standard of living. I realized that I'd rather be home with my child then driving a newer model car, I'd rather be planning and preparing my families meals then working 8 hours a day so that I could eat out often. I gladly gave up so many of the luxuries of an extra income for the advantages of being home with my child and being there for my family at all times.

What I find interesting and things I like to do.

I Love being with my children. Since our first child was born, almost 5 years ago, we have used a sitter exactly 3 times. The first time was when I went to see my best friend in the hospital before she died, the second time was when we had to attend a formal dinner for my husbands work and the last time was when I had my initial OB appt. when I was pregnant with our second child. I did not want our son there when they did the internal examination but he went with me to every OB appt. after that until his brother was born. All three times he was left with family only. We love being with our children and take them with us wherever we go. If the children can't go, we don't go either.

We practice the "Attachment Parenting" style of parenting. This includes co-sleeping, gentle discipline (no physical punishment), bonding with your child, wearing your baby (carrying baby whenever they want to be held), responding to baby and never letting them "cry it out".

I love being a Homemaker. I love baking, cooking and yes even cleaning my house. Sick, I know.

I love Homeschooling my children.

I love having time to read.
When I do find the time to devote to reading I like to read Homeschool
literature, I like to read books and articles on child development and
child behavior, I like to read about frugal living and running an
efficent home, I like reading about other cultures and how other
people live in other countries.

I LOVE the Amish. I love how they live and admire their true devotion to their beliefs the their families. It's a very admirable way of living. I like to read about and have learned a lot about their way of life.

I like working on my web pages.

I like talking to the friends I have made on-line over the years. I have made some truly wonderful friends. I don't have many close friends in my real life because I find that the majority of other women/mothers don't understand the strong desire and effort that I put into my family and home. It's hard to find other SAHM that Homeschool, Attachment Parent, are Christian and live simply. I honestly don't feel the desire to spend time with women that I have nothing in common with. I think it's important to be with other like minded people so that they will encourage you and inspire you to live the life you have chosen instead of question you and cause you to ever doubt yourself and how you do things.

I like doing Bible study with a group of on-line women I have meet that are wonderful and very supportive.

I like spending time together as a family.

I like gardening, although I don't really have the green thumb, I still continue to try to make the yard a pretty place.

I love old fashion things and old fashioned ways.

I like the Victorian Era. I love the gentle feminine ways of the ladies in that day. I also love the houses of that time.

I love the feeling I get from being a good mom.

I love to make my children laugh. There is nothing better to me then the sound of my children laughing.

These are just a few things that I love.