I am a 23 year old  christian, a mother, a wife, a catmom, a daughter, a granddaughter, and a sister. I am  a niece and a cousin,. I am a friend, a best friend, and  an acquaintance.  I am a little girl, an adult, a diva, a drama queen and  Mama. I am Melinda, M Ann,, Honey, baby girl.

I am happier being a mother than I thought I could ever be. I love my son, my daughter, my husband, and my step daughter, my friends, and my family. I love when the leaves start to fall in the fall .

I love to hear from someone I haven't heard from in a long time, but not frequently - there's probably a reason we haven't stayed in touch. I don’t like to talk on the phone. I love to think of a good times and laugh uncontrollably. I love when all the work I've done pays off. I love to take pictures even though I don't do much with most of them. I love having the time to read a corny book. I love watching football on Sundays with my husband.  I love that I am learning more about myself and my passions. 

I know how to coreograph a dance, nurse a baby, change a diaper,   find anything on the internet, and "figure it out" myself. I know how to knit, make braclets, and scrapbook, how to help people who need it, how to budget money even though sometimes it is hard when you don’t have enough of it,  how to start a conversation with strangers and how to say I'm sorry to friends. 

I know that I am going back to school in the fall to be a lactation consultant and social worker. I'll never make enough money to wear Armani or D&G around the house, and I know that that's OK, as long as my family is healthy and safe.  I know what it's like to be scared and nervous about what's to come, and try to deal with it the best I can. I know that being a morning person ticks a lot of people off.  

 I know that I am from Iowa  and I don't know anyone with dirt floors or no teeth.  I know that every city and state has potholes, bad areas, bad people and crazy weather, but every city and state also has interesting people, good people, fun places to go, and sunshine at least a few days a year.

The friends I have now are the friends who have passed the test of time, have never let me down or if they have can say they are sorry, and they have showed me who they really are up front so there are no surprises down the road.  I can't stand it when a person's greatest pleasure is to bring others down so they feel better about themselves.  I have no room in my life for them.

That is me.