hmm...about me? This a hard thing to do really...seems easy but then right when you start writing it down it seems to question you back? I for some reason keep thinking is that me? Is that the extent of it....am I describing me right? So here I go (again to be honest) trying to put myself in words. I”m going to go with the facts first..I’m a product of the late 60’s...very late. I was born and raised in the same town that I graduated High School in and am now raising my children in it...now seems like a good time to mention that my hubby bought my Gramie’s house for me (may have been the complete desperation in my eyes that NO one else could have it except a family member) that we have raised and our raising our children in. We have 5....that says a lot doesn’t it? I’ve been a domestic wanna be for as long as I can remember...okay about two decades and must say that one of the things that has the most truth in regards to those two decades is “never say never or always”.....Okay so back to the facts....I have tried college I would say (yes you can read into that...that I may have not had success) I went to Business School and finished...spent a bit of time in the Insurance Industry...and always have had big dreams...now I dream for my kids which really isn’t a bad deal. My hubby is my opposite in all ways except for in the amount that we love each other....this is the part that I shake my head at as I am not a romantic type or a touchy feely type but I’m listing facts here so let it be known the “glue” to us is truly an equal amount of love that we have for each other.....even with being opposites in most things except maybe faith and morals...he’s got a built in excellence in those categories and I’m the continual striver... per say. See another opposite. He’s also about as smart as one gets, with a huge dose of common sense which personally was the deal maker with me!! I on the other hand have maybe too much street smarts and common sense and am often referred to as an old soul...which with out asking him...I think that was the deal maker for him. Yep 20 years into it and knock on wood I really don’t think we have ever missed a beat in loving each other....don’t mistake that for perfection as love isn’t perfect... or a feeling its a commitment....we’ll go more into that later I’m thinking. The other opposite we share is how we both were raised...both loved and equally surrounded with the best of people... but opposite ways in the “gathering and having” in our lives, lets say to be nice (your welcome Mom)! I come from a a long line of different choices and experiences that looking back made me who I am and all had love in them just maybe not the forever kind....Mom has been married a few times (your welcome again Mom-for now) and with that I feel lucky to have and know so many that I still love. Hubby on the other hand is a cradle Catholic with an extended family large enough to start there own State and is one of 5 amazing siblings from parents that have been happily and successfully married forever. I am also 1 of 5 in a mixed family (not even sure if that’s the lingo or that I like even saying it...but its a fact) and feel like my sibling are pretty amazing and unique people too, I’m proud of the family we have became and all the work we put into being one. So now that the facts are done....I guess its time to stray from the facts (my version of facts,lol) and give you an idea of who I am....I would like to think I’m a straight shooting, God loving, craft collecting diehard with her hand on the heartbeat of trends...usually missing the bus though...staring at something else that has caught my attention or thinking to hard while the bus..yep...goes by, family loving, camera holding, honest to a fault women...I’d prefer girl if truth be known but I’m afraid that would take away from my straight shootingness...LOL I have had it mentioned to me often that I am “clever”....in many ways not just domestically...hence the name I choice for my blog, “The Rural Vixen” as secretly I like thinking of my self as some what of a classy domestic redneck..... I personally think the fox and I have alot in common.... not only in the ways of being clever but also in being familial in things and doing what I have to do even when I don’t want to. I also feel like the fox gets overlooked due to making hard decisions that may not be pleasent to others...yep me too!! I guess the rest you’ll figure out as I start to make my way in the blogging world.... in hopes of leaving some type of history and documentation for my 5 wonderful but completely different children. Its harder than you think to be a seen the way you want to be seen when all the eyes looking back at you don’t see anything the same....so since hindsight is 20/20 maybe looking back at this social journal will help them see it the way I did when they are ready to look back!! Or bring back memories of a favorite foods or thing I liked to do or I”ve taught them....or an outragoues idea I felt passionate about or a time when they couldn’t “pick up what I was putting down”- (one of my favorite sayings). Or a photo they forgot I took or wanted to forget, lol. So I hope you enjoy following along and that you keep in mind that I’ll be shooting from the hip persay and finding my direction for this journal as it happens. While remaining clever like a fox!