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The Beginning . . . . sort of

Yes, this the beginning of posting all I love (and sometimes despise) for all to see.   Yikes.   I've been mulling this over for a long time and taking the leap is like sticking your head out your minivan roof window while creeping down the side of a mountain (oh yeah, I did that this past weekend).   It's scary but I'm compelled to do it.   Not just because others have encouraged me, but because I need an outlet.   A place of my own . . . and it's with you.   Have we even met?!?   :) I'm a stay at home mom (often referred to as SAHM, for those of you unacquainted with the term), less by choice and more by need.   Well, I'd like to say it was by choice, but now that I'm over 6 years into it, I don't know what I was thinking!   When I say "need", I should mention that my son has Down syndrome.   Trying to be the good parent, I loaded our schedule with tons of therapies, so working outside the home was not an option for us. I love my two ...