I bit the bullet!

Okay - everyone keeps talking about blogging. I've been toying with the idea for about a year now. So here I am giving it a go finally!

So who am I? Well, as the title says, I'm Claudia. I'm in my 40s, but I certainly don't feel like it. I still feel like I'm 28. I just hit that age and quit feeling older. Oh, I have days here and there where I feel it, but most of the time not. I'm aspiring to be like my grandmother who just turned 95. Keep active and interested and don't let age slow you down!

I live in South Alabama with my husband, Duncan, and my son, Logan. We moved down here from Atlanta 4 years ago so we could be closer to my parents and my two brothers and their families. Once Logan had been born, we knew we wanted to get out of the big city and be closer to family so he could grow up knowing his family rather than seeing them only a couple of times a year. We also have some fur-babies, Junior Miss (our grey and white feline AIDS cat), Shadow (fat, black and a big ol' chicken) and Radar Love (a pretty little grey bundle of love).

Duncan just turned 40 last month and is going to college full time to get a Criminal Justice AA degree and with a few extra hours added in, he can get a General Studies AA as well. He's doing great in school - mostly A's and a few B's. Logan is 6 and in first grade. He's making all A's so far. He's the love of our lives. Such a funny, sweet, loving, smart, beautiful boy! He's earning the nickname "Mr. Manners" because he always says all the polite things: excuse me, bless you, thank you, yes, ma'am, etc. And he corrects us if we don't say them and we should. He likes to give hugs for no reason, which we gladly accept!

What am I like? I love movies of all kinds - well, except the really gory ones. I keep Netflix busy and have been going through the old Universal horror movies from the 30s and 40s. I love baseball movies in particular. Atlanta Braves baseball and Auburn football are about the only actual sporting events I watch - though I like the Olympics when that comes around. I watch probably WAY too much TV - mostly channels like Discovery, A&E, TLC, news, and cartoons that Logan likes. I still love reruns of MASH, Friends or Roseanne.

I was going to culinary school part time for fun, but that's been put on hold for a while. I like to cook, but don't have much time to do it these days. I love to read - also something I don't have time much for. I'm a terrible housekeeper! I'd love to do better at that, but I'd rather spend my time with Logan, Duncan or famly. I'm totally unorganized as well. I used to be more organized - but that was when I was single! I like to do needle work too, but I haven't found the box that it's all in since we moved in 2002!

I telecommute full time for a company I've worked with for 21 years now and hope to never have to look for another job.*edited per company blogging policy* I love being able to work at home and not have to wear office clothes or sit in a freezing cold cubicle!

Of course, the big news in our lives is that we're expecting twins next year! We went the advanced fertility route and were just hoping for one, but got a bonus baby. We actually haven't spread the word yet. Technically, I'm waiting until October to tell my friends and more family. I'll be past the first trimester and feel safer about it. We lost our angel boy in 2003 to Trisomy 18. And dealing with telling people was not an experience I want to re-live. But since the odds of any of them just happening across this blog without me telling them about it are pretty low, I feel like I can go ahead and put it out there! They'll know soon enough and there's really not much to tell about it all right now. I don't feel sick (knock on wood) just sleepy. And since I lost 26 pounds since January, most people won't even notice that my baggy clothes are filling back in a little. And the fact that the majority of my friends live in other locations makes it easier to keep it a secret!

So that's it for my first entry. Stop back by again and listen to me ramble!