Introduction to Me
Mon Sep 03, 2007 at 09:39:48 PM PDT
Hi all - my name is Jennifer and i live in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. I'm married to a university professor (20 years) and we have 2 children, ages 6 & 4. Now that my kids are a little older, I am trying to find "me" again and figure out what to do with the rest of my life. I've been working on this for a little over a year (since I turned 40), and the progress is slow. I volunteer in both classrooms, and spend a goodly part of my waking hours driving kids around.
Oh! We birthed our son, who is now 6. We adopted our daughter from China 3 years ago last July. Both experiences were equally incredible and fabulous, in their own ways.
JLMS QKW: my initials, and my 3 favorite hobbies, back when your yahoo id could only be 8 characters. I still quilt occasionally, knit when I'm waiting for something, and abandoned weaving with my first and only pregnancy.
I took up distance walking for my 40th birthday. I completed the Portland Marathon last October 1, and I am going to the Des Moines Marathon this October 21. Both were with Prevention magazine.
http://www.prevention.com/...
I also completed 2 half-marathons, one in January and another last April, to stay in walking shape and have a goal.
I sought out liberal blogs for relief, since, well, I already said where I live. I saw this link on the dailykos site and couldn't resist, and I've been lurking since July.
UPDATE 9/04/07
Thanks all for the warm welcomes! I managed to get swamped with errands today. I'm taking a regularly scheduled 12-hour computer break and diving into the bubble bath as soon as I make sure we all have clean clothes and food for breakfast. :-)