Welcome to my life...

A beach baby in Arkansas? Yeah. There's actually a story behind that, but I'll give you the short version. First, when I say beach baby...well, you know that Coppertone ad, the one with the little blonde girl, the puppy and the tan line? That could have been me. I was born in Pensacola, Florida and had tan lines before I could walk. I know this because I've seen pictures. I spent my childhood in Florida, South Alabama, Arkansas, and finally, after 7th grade, settled in Pascagoula, Mississippi. (There was a short stint in Indiana in there somewhere, but I've tried to block it from my memory.) =) I graduated from high school and came to Arkansas to go to college. I stayed in Arkansas then because I met and married a man I thought would love and respect me for the rest of his life. I was wrong. 22 years of marriage later, after surviving a trek through the "depths of hell divorce", I now have a son in college and a son in 8th grade. I stay in Arkansas now so my sons can finish school. After that, who knows where I'll end up.

I'm pretty sure there are some run-ons and sentence fragments up there somewhere. The English teacher in me is shaking her finger at me right now. The rebel in me is ignoring her and refusing to edit. (For now.) ;) This is my blog, lady, and I'll write it like I want.

So...welcome to my life.