I'm going to post a blog, just for the fun of it.

I'd forgotten I had a blog! I mean, I remembered that I've had blogs in my life, but I'd completely forgotten this latest incarnation and that it was full of pregnancy posts and then dropped off the deep end. Funny! I've been so addicted to Facebook as a means of communicating my day to day that Giorno Bello just slipped my mind.

It's June! The weather is beautiful! I'm tan! I weigh less than I have since getting pregnant with Suzie 5 years ago! I'm addicted to couponing and have a stocked pantry and am saving my family a ton of money! I've got a year and a half sobriety next month!

Wow! Wow! Wow! Can you believe it? And most of all can you believe I'm nearly off-the-charts happy? I'm eating well, I'm working on the house, I'm nurturing my family, I'm taking care of me...Life is good. Really really really good.

So let's see, since it's been a while, a quick re-cap. Suz is 4 1/2 now and just finishing her first year at Montessori school. The whole family loves her school and she's doing so well there. I'm so proud of her. Today, she corrected MY grammar! How cool is that?!? She's doing ballet and playing soccer and loves doing puzzles. She's still a temperamental challenge and pretty quick to fly into a rage, but overall she's really a joy.

Ben is awesome! He's nearly 7 months old now and HUGE! 22 LBS! He's big into milk, has an infectious smile and the sweetest big round head covered in golden, silky blond hair.

I'm still not working--loving that! Taking care of the house, doing the shopping, working on projects; totally my thing. I think if John could get rid of about half of his possessions (and come into some easy money) my life would be just about perfect.

Sobriety is still great--can you believe it's been a year and a half? It's crazy--I can't imagine ever going back to drinking, and it feels like I've been sober my entire life; but me, the girl who ALWAYS had a drink in her hand has not had a single drop in 18 months. God is good. It's an amazing thing. I love being a sober mom, I love being a sober wife, I love being sober. It's gorgeous.