You know when you read someone’s blog, and they’re forever referencing people you don’t know? Or maybe you’re wondering about where they place in a blogger’s life?
Don’t you sometimes wish they had a cast list?
This is mine – it’s not by any stretch a complete list, but simply about those who I blog about the most:
Jenn
– well, that’d be me. You’ll get to know me best just by reading my blog. However, if you don’t have that kind of time, there is a bit about me here.
The Family
The Hubby – the unromantic but generally great guy this blogger is sharing her life with. He doesn’t know about this blog, by the way. Not that I deliberately want to hide a big part of my life from him, but I sometimes rant about him in here, and I don’t need him reading it, you know? Trust me, he’s happier that way. The Hubby is a great dad, and no matter what I might say about him in the heat of the moment, I do love him.
The Teen – my oldest daughter. A typical teenager in all ways. I’m enormously proud of this beautiful young woman. I am also freaked out by enjoying the all-too-fast transition from gawky, insecure child to capable, mature adult that is taking place at what often seems like double speed.
Wee One – my youngest daughter. She is 10 years (almost to the day) younger than The Teen, and was the most wonderful shock surprise of our lives. She is a very shy little one, and as we continue to work on that, it is as though I’m watching a beautiful rare flower slowly burst into bloom. She brings me such joy.
The Friends
Doodle Cakes – AKA “the Cake Lady”. Doodle is a dear friend that I met via another friend on Facebook. I kept drooling over her amazing cake creations, and making comments through our mutual friend, and finally we became friends and met offline. It may have started out as a cake thing, but in her I found a truly amazing person and great friend. She has 4 gorgeous children of her own, and for a time was raising her niece as well. On top of 4 active kids, she has 3 dogs who she trains in the sport of Schutzhund (Tracking, Obedience, Protection – one does not mess with the Doodle!), a passel of cats, and other assorted pocket pets. (I suspect “NO” is not in her vocabulary!) How she can handle all of this and a wildly successful cake business with only the occasional migraine is beyond comprehension. Just thinking about her life exhausts me!
J-B – John was the Tenor in our group (now on permanent hiatus) formed in 2009, and we’ve known each other for a bunch of years now, via our larger choral group. He always has a twinkle in his eye, and a song in his heart. He is happily married with two grown boys and an unending taste for travel and adventure. John is one of my closest friends, and I love him dearly.
K9 Crazy – The name says it all. We met our friend T when she and another friend did a home check with us prior to us adopting Sadie from the ARPH Australian Shepherd Rescue organization. We hit it off and have been good friends ever since. It was through her too that I met Doodle-Cakes, in fact! T is an amazing artist, working in ink, graphite (pencil) and other mediums. Each year when we do our Christmas ornament exchange I can’t wait to see what we get from her! I’m wildly jealous of her talent, and very pleased to call her my friend.
Naturally I have many, many other people in my life, both online and off. We have couples that the Hubby and I hang around with, and I have other great friends that mean a lot to me. That they’re not listed here in no way means they’re not important to me! This list is simply a guide for what I talk about most (and what I’m most actively involved with/in right now) so my bloggy friends have a point of reference.
Capisce? Good.
