If you�ve come to my homepage, you�re a very lucky person. My homepage isn�t open to the public. If you�re here, you were invited into my world. This is my personal haven on the �world wide web�. Welcome!
I have a total of 5 kids ... 3 I gave birth to, and 2 through marriage. Or, if you prefer, I have 3 girls and 2 boys. I am closer to 40 than 30, and I�m okay with it. I am married to a wonderful man who loves me, my children and all our �baggage�.
Ashley is my first-born. She is an incredibly beautiful and intelligent young woman. She looks and acts a lot like me, so I must be beautiful too ... right? She wants to go to college and do something important with her life. I support her and encourage her any way I can.
Drew is my eldest son, my second-born. He�s also quite intelligent with a love for all things scientific and space-related. He loves �Star Wars� and �Star Trek�. He�d like to join the Army so he can learn to fly. This scares me with the current �conflict� (aka: war) in Iraq, but it is his choice to make and I�ll support his decision even if it scares the crap out of me.
Morgan is next in line; she�s my oldest step-daughter. Morgan loves sports and animals. She wants to study veterinary medicine on a softball scholarship when she gets older. I wish her well in her future plans, and I will give her my support as well.
Thomas is my baby � although he rolls his eyes when I say that. He�s definitely a boy because he isn�t happy unless he�s outside, playing in the dirt, and bringing home his �treasures� to share with me. What are his �treasures�, you ask? Snakes, turtles, bug of every shape and size, bits of leaves and grasses, and anything else that doesn�t object too much to being picked up and carted around. Who knows what Thomas will become as he grows older, but it�ll be fun to find out.
Dakota is the youngest, and my youngest step-daughter. She�s flamboyant and dramatic. She also has a lot of emotional problems that may or may not be corrected as she grows older. For three years, Dakota lived with us and we did everything we could to help her heal. Hopefully, it will be enough to help her become a responsible adult.
Ralph is my husband and co-parent to this brood. He is a very loving and caring man, but he has trouble admitting it. Together, we�ve worked on making our house into a home full of love and respect. In our eyes, there isn�t his and hers � they are OUR children and we�re equally responsible for their upbringing. Unfortunately, the other parents don�t view life the same way, and we�re constantly struggling to create consistency between the households.
Ralph and I continue to work on improving our own business. As owner-operators, we�re able to travel and see the world from the cab of a big-rig. It�s exciting and scary. Getting to see new places and try different things is wonderful; however, finding out that you have a $10,000 repair bill is frightening. But it�s all ours ... make it or break it.
We didn�t get married to make anyone else happy, although plenty of people felt a need to preach to us about �living in sin�. Ralph and I run our marriage a lot like our business � it�s a partnership. Without hard work, neither one will succeed. We simplified everything, including our dealings with the ex-spouses. We are committed to each other, our families, and our business.
May you be blessed by The Goddess, and may God bring peace into your lives.
~Heather~
