This is Me! August 3, 2008

So as long as I’ve been playing in cyberland, posting on forums, playing games, and chatting, I’ve never thought it would be GREAT fun to have a blog.  Is what I have to say really that cool or important?  Who knows, what I do know is that I read blogs of friends that have been through some of the same stuff I have and I think, hmmm maybe I do have something to contribute. 

So me, I’m 30, ugh, I can’t believe I’m saying that, but believe it or not, I wasn’t too sad to leave my 20’s behind me.  They were long and slightly, ok REALLY painful sometimes.  I’m adopted and a first mom both.  Adoption seems to have defined alot of what my life is up to this point.  I was placed back when there were only closed adoptions and my first mom isn’t interested in a reunion, I’ve been in contact with one of my older brothers, but that is spotty at best.  My placed son is four and is ALL boy.  I have an open adoption with him and his parents.  Wow, open adoption can be tough to navigate sometimes.

I have the most awesome family, mom and dad ROCK and my brothers are kinda, well ok, pretty darn cool.  We all still live in South Dakota and plan to keep it that way I think.  Funny how a state that some people in our country haven’t even heard of can become such an important place.

I work too hard and play too little.  I’m a counselor at a treatment facility for adjudicated youth.  Big words I know, basically I try to help troubled youth lead a better life. 

So why am I a crazed Belle?  Well there are days when life seems, just a wee bit out of control, what can I say?  The days when I get home from work and wonder why I even went there in the first place.

So I’m sure I’ll have tons of fascinating things to say, or maybe not, who knows?