Well hello!

Hi, I'm Aimee...

                                             This is my family!  Aren't they cute?

  I don't know why but this first post has been hard for me.  I don't know what to talk about for this first one but I decided I just needed to jump right in and do it or else it would never happen.  

I've already mentioned on my profile why I am starting a blog but maybe I'll just do it here too.  

1.  I have felt like I should add my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the many already online.  Our leaders have mentioned that this is an appropriate place to share our beliefs.  

2.  I also need to start documenting my life better.  I have been a poor example to my family of journaling.  Luckily, my amazing husband has picked it up as a habit for the last two years and I am so proud of him.  Hopefully a blog will be a good way for me to keep a history now too.

3.  I am a crafter.  I have been taking pictures each time I finish a project for a while now, but then they just sit there.  I would love to share them.  Granted, most of my ideas are not original.  Usually I find a tutorial online that I use.  With my new addiction to Pinterest, I am a believer that there will never be a shortage of inspiration.

4.  Last but not least, I have a desire to raise awareness of Dravet Syndrome.  My son has had seizures since he was 5 1/2 months old.  After a year and a half of not knowing and searching for answers, we finally received a diagnosis this summer of Dravet Syndrome.  Not a great prognosis but at least we know.  It was so helpful to me to read blogs of other mothers with children with Dravet Syndrome while I was coping with this new found knowledge.  I would like to do the same for others.  Also, the word needs to get out.  A lot of these kids are diagnosed much later than necessary because of ignorance.  Hopefully one step at a time we can raise awareness and have earlier diagnoses.   You can read more about our experience with Ben here.

 I figured the new year would be a good time to start this blogging adventure.  So here I go!

p.s. Hopefully I can figure out how to get a cute blog design going soon too.  Little by little...