Hello

I am totally new at this. I have never done a blog before. I do not even have a myspace or facebook page. I felt it was time to start this for several reasons but, the main reasons are to write about how great it is to be a mom in Austin, Texas, voice some of the businesses and organizations that make my life as a mom easier, and vent about stuff that gets me down or flustered.

I was raised here and have always enjoyed the cool stuff that this town has to offer. I hear from other friends that live in other cities or that came to Austin after childhood that Austin is the easiest place to hang out with your kids and do great stuff for free.

I guess I should tell you about myself. I have 2 girls and live in South Austin. According to my dad, I am a 7th generation Austinite and came with Stephen F. Austin and the first 300 families to settle Austin. I am married to a great guy who loves our girls a lot. We have 2 old golden retrievers that are very tolerant of the humans in the house.

I spend my days with my girls going to playgroups or kid activities around town. They have a ton of friends and we get together with them weekly.

I have been told for years that I am "Jamacian" (like the SNL skit) that showed guys that had 10 jobs. I have always had more thn one job and sometimes more than 2. Throughout high school and college I had up to 5 jobs at times. I was just trying to make enough $ to pay for college and survive.

At this point, I only have 3 jobs but, only 2 that pull a paycheck. I am first and formost a mom to my girls. Secondly, I am a physical therapist assistant and work PRN at a Neuro hospital in South Austin. I also have a wedding coordinating business that I have had since 1996. I office the wedding business out of my house so I can do that and be with the girls.