This is my second day of writing, I already missed yesterday.  I truly admire anyone who writes everyday. 

If anyone knows me at all, they know I have a long standing strong dislike relationship with my car.  There seems to be a cycle going on.  Run for a few weeks, break down, costly repairs, repeat.  Tuesday my car broke down again.  This time I managed to break down at a busy intersection in Elm Grove and blocked traffic coming off  I 70.  Traffic quickly became backed up and I quickly became frustrated.  Some wonderful good samaritans came to my rescue and pushed my car off the road while I waited to once again have my car towed home.

This quickly became the proverbial last straw.  Out of curiosity, (and probably sheer frustration), I posted an ad to sell  my car on Craig's list.  Two and one half hours later, I have nine inquiries.  By the next morning the number was up to twenty five.  I was completely dumbfounded.  Who would want to buy a car that breaks down on a regular basis. 

After sending out a mass email explaining all the problems with the car, I still had six people interested in buying my car. 

I do understand the dangers of selling or buying on Craig's list.  I have taken all the precautions.  Cash only, I will not go on a test drive with anyone and you can only come to see the car when Dale is here also. 

I have some people coming to see the car tomorrow and hopefully this saga will soon be over.  Then the next saga begins, I need to buy a new car.  That is going to be a whole other story.  Wish me luck.

My first blog

My daughter Alexis started a blog about a week ago and it has inspired me to write also.  Like her, I'm not sure where I should start so I thought I should begin at the most logical spot, the beginning. 

I was born and raised in Martins Ferry, OH and with the exception of 3 or 4 years, I have always lived here.  I have three wonderful girls, Dawn, Wendy and Alexis and three fantastic granddaughters Christina Blake, Rae and Kerrigan. 

Last summer, I reconnected with my high school boyfriend and we have begun our lives together after 35 years.  It is incredible to me that things like this happen in real life.  I am the happiest I have been in a long time and look forward to spending my life with the man that I believe I have always been meant to be with.

I went back to school in 1992 and recieved my associate degree in medical assisting and have worked in that field ever since.  I enjoy working with people and the feeling I get when I make a small difference in someone's day.

I love to sew, but I don't do it as often as I would like.  It is a far off dream of mine to some day have a business  where I create beautiful childrens clothes.  Some place in my mind, I know I am capable of it but I just haven't been able to make myself take the jump.

I know this is not deep or insiteful but it is a start.  I have written my first blog and look forward to writing again soon.