1st post

New to blogging. I intend this to be a page on my life, which is on the edge of a lot of things. I am an RN yet I am just above poverty level and my kids are on Medicaid. I live in a trailer that is falling apart and it appears we will be here another 2-3 years. I have 90 sq. ft. of raised beds upon which I cultivate about 75% of the veggies we consume. I save seeds, and can, dehydrate and freeze everything. This will be views on life as I see it and I don't really care who reads it, if any do at all. And I am still working out how to work this site. I work full-time so may post twice a week. We shall see......

Todays big event. Donated old Halloween costumes to the smallest of the small ones daycare. They are having a costume Halloween party this week. I know that nearly 100% of the enrolled children are below poverty level and I would feel awful if a child didn't have a costume and felt left out. Also brought some of SOTSO old toys to the infant room.

Most of the toys were musical instruments. Set them down in the middle of the room and instantly had six 1-year-olds scrambling for a spot in my lap or near the drum.

So there I am, infant on each knee and 4 more in a tight circle around me playing with shakers and tambourines. Squealing, giggling, and sharing; alternating with fighting and yanking another's toy away. I love young toddlers for that reason. They are so in the moment. Emotions come and go and they hold onto very little.

I look up to the infant teacher who is smiling and thanking me for bringing those because they don't have toys like that. I then handed her a bottle of ibuprofen............because when donating instruments to toddlers, the adult in charge of them will definitely need ibuprofen. My words of wisdom for the day.