Clearing the air

Has it really been almost a year since I've posted anything on here?!  Holy shit!  Oh well....life gets crazy and we move on.  I really will finish posting my exploits in India.  Things may have gotten a little hazy since then, but then it will make for a much more interesting read.....probably.  Anyhow...since the last time here many things have happened...relationships have come and gone, kids are getting older and much more rowdier then before, I'm getting older, life is just as crazy if not more so then of late, etc....  As a whole though I'm rather content with my life as it stands right now and here is why.

I have an awesome set of kids who I get to teach and help shape into, I hope anyway, wonderful young women.  It's a really cool feeling to see them apply sets of principles you've instilled in them or to see them excel in areas they find interesting.  Even though the pre-teen and teenage years have brought new challenges as a parent...I'm looking forward to it.  I'm interested to see what activities they'll do this winter.  Paige is a given for wrestling again, but Amber is a bit of a mystery.  Not sure what she's gonna do, but I just want her to give it her all and not look back.  Alissa is....well...Alissa.  I just hope she keeps her goofy and sarcastic sense of humor.  She makes me laugh....and god knows I need that at times.  My kids are my life.  It's one thing to say that....quite another to embrace it.

Next topic.  I'm getting back into shape.  I'm sore as hell some days, but loving it.  I've changed my diet, work out almost every day, and have found it becoming more and more of a routine.  I'm a little paranoid about my health.  Since my mom's blood pressure has been all over the place in the past, I take a harder look at my own health as a result.  It's been good for me.  I'm a lot less stressed on the inside then I used to be.  I'm calmer, more patient, and generally happier as a result.  I'm planning on quitting smoking here at the first of the year.  Yes I know this has been said many times before, but I'm gonna be quitting with a friend this time and I hope it helps make both of our goals successful.  Only time will tell though.

My friends.  Where do I begin here?!  I've made so many over the past year.  Some have been extraordinary, while others have been reconnections.  Either way...I love the friends that I have.  They have been a joy in my life and have helped me through some of my darkest hours.

Anyway...I'm tired and have said more on here recently then the past year.  More updates to come on my life and things I just find interesting and weird.  Peace!