A New Year, a New Home, and a New "Gig"

It's 2014-how did that happen?  How has it been a month since I've blogged?  Well, actually, I know how.  It's because I've been insanely busy.  Moving a family of 6 is hard work.  Moving a homeschooling family of 6  that is essentially a one room schoolhouse from 10th grade down is even harder.  Moving a homeschooling, one room schoolhouse family of 6 when both parents have had their own self-employed businesses (my husband's computer business and my photography) is just flat-out crazy.  Oh, and add in Christmas, and an impromptu trip back to FL the day after Christmas and you get One Blessed Busy Insane Crazy Mamma who has had no time for blogging.  But I do intend to to a few catch-up posts for y'all as soon as all my pictures are one this computer because...wait for it...wait for it...yep, I killed my computer on Monday.  No, I didn't really do anything to it.  It just died a very unceremonious death and took all my access to technology with it.  I'm typing this from my newer, prettier, faster, stronger, model, but of course, it's also the stripped down version currently since my husband informs me I need to find a 12 step program for people who take as many pictures as I take it may take *a while* to load all my pictures on the new computer.

ANYWAY

I haven't been a total slacker, and in the middle of all the chaos, I started my new gig as a writer for Home & School Mosaics.  

Here's the link to my first article about how we as a society just don't do a very good job welcoming people to the neighborhood anymore.  It's based on personal experience ;-).  (Although I want to say I have really great neighbors.)  I'll still be doing reviews for them as well, but I've wanted to get back into writing, and now I get the chance to do it with some of the best people on the web.  I've "known" (at least via the web) most of these ladies for eons, and I'm honored to be part of the team.