First Day of Blogging--And on my Birthday!

Today is my first day blogging. Thanks to a dear friend, a lesson given as a great birthday present I am up and running! This blog is a place where I will share my love of health and nutrition, midwifery, essential oils and whatever else comes to mind that adds joy and beauty naturally to life. Before I get started I would like to introduce myself so you can get to know me a bit better.

If I were to describe myself it would be: I am a LDS, married, mother of eight, vegetarian almost vegan, knitter who bikes in the good weather, reads in all weather and loves to learn about health, spiritual subjects, and food! I love my friends deeply, my husband with all my heart, and my children with the depth of an Italian momma of which I am! I work hard and I laugh often. My husband and I have home-schooled our children all their lives. This year however we are doing something different and sending some of our little ones to a wonderful Montessori school in our area. Our oldest son is on a mission for our LDS church. Life in a family of 10 is exciting, and busy and sometimes a bit crazy. We are all trying in one way or another to live happy healthy lives. We decided about a decade or more ago to really alter our diets that were then basically the SAD diet, meaning "Standard American Diet." We ate so much junk it is scary! Over the years I have read and read and read about health and we have made many wonderful changes in our lives that has helped with our teeth, weight, asthma and more. It is going to be so fun to share with you what we are learning, have learned and want to learn.

I welcome your comments and your own stories and ideas about health.