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So I did it. I started a blog.

A day like today has convinced me that I needed to start a blog. The unreal drama of homeschooling my two girls made me realize that I really need to document this. I have stories, I have a squirrel, I have dramatic daughters. I don't know how well I'll do with keeping up with this, but why not give it a try.

Courtney is in 1st grade. She is 7 years old and has the "oldest child" personality mixed with "Allen family" personality. It makes for a good lesson in patience and teaching anger management. . . to both of us.

Jenna is in kindergarten. She's 6. She's more laid back, but very much an instigator and drama runs through her veins. "I just don't feel loved." is a common sentence from Jenna.
The girls are 1 hour and 42 minutes short of being 11 months apart to the MINUTE. Yes. Crazy. I know. No, I did NOT plan on that. God had a plan and a big sense of humor.

Besides being a homeschooling single mom, I waitress, do photography, and (when I feel like it) make jewelry. 

Now that I've got this started, it's time for dinner. 

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