Getting started

This is the first time I've written a blog, and I am not sure where to go with it, but I do know I want to keep a record of the things that I am doing, because there are a lot of them.  My picture is from my daughter Kellie's Wedding in May-I'm the mom.  We are missing one son as he was still serving his mission in Nicaragua.  We expect him home some time in November, although we havent' received official notice yet. 

Last June I completed the Rock n Roll half marathon in Seattle, my time was 3:08 not bad considering it was my first time and I spent 15 minutes in line for the porta potty.  I am recruiting family members to run with me next year, I am toying with the idea of running the full marathon this year.  I think that's a pretty big goal for a 47 year old woman that just picked up running last year.

I am going to Chamberlain College of Nursing, working on my BSN and I am currently struggling with my Algebra class, I used to love it, but I just don't learn the same way I did when I was a kid.  It has been 14 years since I was last in college, that is a long time to forget stuff.  If all goes well I should graduate in April or May.

I work pretty much full time in a local hospital, it is  extrememly stressful at times, but also very rewarding, most days I love the people I work with.

I am a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints.  As a child I went because it was a peaceful place where people were friendly to me.  As an adult I have learned the importance of the atonement made by Jesus Christ and how it applies to my life.  I really need it, as does everyone, because noone is perfect.  I am really good at pointing out my own inperfections.  My husband and I were sealed in the Seattle Temple in 1983.

I think that gives you a pretty good idea of who I am, or at least it is a start for now.