Beginning anew.

I'm gonna try this  'blog thing'.  I have always been a bit behind the trends when it comes to things like blogs.  I don't have a problem with computers and I definitely don't have a problem stating my opinion. However it's about time to get this party started.
A little bit about me and my life:

My name is Heather Birdwell and I am currently am 30 years old.  I have two children, a 9 year old boy and a 5 month old girl.  Yes, yes that's 9 years...trust me I was surprised.  My DS name is James Alec, and my DD is  Leila Celeste. My DH namd is Jared Birdwell; we have been married a combined 7 years, but right now we are on year 3. :)

Alec

Alec goes by his middle name because of the several members of the family, both Jared's and mine are name James.  Alec was born in October 2001, in Beloit Kansas. Currently Alec attends Lawrence Virtual School, this is just a better fit for him because of his ADHD.  He is highly intelligent, which actually makes it harder for him to control his tendencies.  These are called 'shiny moments' in our household...'Oooooo shiny...what what?" You get the idea.

Leila

Leila, my little surprise gem.  Leila is named after my Great Great Grandma Leila Gordon.  She was born in April of this year (2011), via planned C-section. Everything seemed to be fine and we went home.  Everything was still fine at her 1 week check up. Day 15 of life she went into shock, and we were flown to Children's Mercy Hospital. There she was diagnosed with Shone's Complex.  She spent all of May 2011 in the PICU, and they preformed open heart surgery, on May 24th to fix her heart. She came home June 6th 2011, with no heart meds, no monitors and eating out of a bottle. The only medicines she's on are for reflux and vitamins.  There were complications of the shock and the surgery that I will get into at a later time.  However she is catching up quickly.

Jared

Jared is 30 years old and attended FHJCC, where we met.  He does have a plumbing degree, however that is not a 'recession proof' job. Jared is pursuing his new career at Ellsworth Steak House as a cook.  Our ultimate goal is to move back to the Kansas City Area so that Jared can go to culinary school...specifically Johnson County. I do miss Kansas City really bad.

Me, Me, Me

I attended Flint Hills Job Corps in Manhattan, Kansas. There I graduated from Manhattan High School and from the Business Office Technology Program.   I was a CNA for about 7 years, working in geriatrics exclusively.  Then I went to Pinnacle Career Institute in KC MO for Massage Therapy and went on to pass my National Certification. I am currently pursuing that....kind of. Right now I am a SAHM because of Leila and Alec.  Alec is 'home schooled' because of his behaviors an Leila can not be placed in day care yet.

People that read this might want to adjust expectations.  I don't have perfect grammar and I don't consider myself to be the most experienced in this world's affairs.  I hate politics, but I do love long walks on the beach...lol.  All kidding aside...my life is an open book at this point.  No use in hiding your life from people, they'll be able to tell you are hiding something. You'll only be hiding your life from yourself, then it'll come bite you in the rear. So I shall draw this too a close and 'call it good'. More to follow...when I feel like it!