Me?

A Blogger?
Well, I guess this is it. I've been tossing around this idea for a few years now. Even did a private blog once but never shared it. I suppose it was my sister, Kris, who got me to seriously think about it again with her blog. Not that I think anyone really wants to read my ramblings, lol.

Who am I? Well, I'm Becky, a 30-something mother of 4. Wife of Mark, my high school sweetheart and best friend. He's a very hands-on husband and father, and a better housewife than I am. I work outside the home a little. Nothing of consequence really, just something to keep me busy now that all 4 kids are in school.

What lead me to the decision of a blog is I figured it would be a fun thing to do. Maybe it would keep my friends and family updated on things going on in my little corner of the world. Maybe it would help me blow off some steam too. Who knows where it will lead?

I sometimes think my life isn't very interesting. But then life likes to throw me for the occasional loop. And that's what I hope to share on this blog. You see, to the outside world I lead a pretty normal life. My husband has a good job, we own a nice house and have good, friendly, normal kids. But then the "real world" likes to creep up on us.

You see, my husband is in the national guard. He has been since high school. I still have the letters I wrote to him in Basic Training. He's on his second deployment and as he put it to me this morning in a phone call, it's kind of surreal this time around. Like we can't believe we're going through this again.

I won't complain about the pay, or the working conditions or anything like that. At least, I'll try not to, haha. I won't get into the politics of this war in Iraq or anything like that either. What I will get into is the daily life of a guard wife and guard kids. And a little about my husband's life over there as well.

I do hope you enjoy my blog.