start at the beginning

Is what I often heard as the best advice.  Having no experience with blogging, I'm harkening back to basic journalism rules I learned in high school( a LONG time ago). WHO , WHAT,WHEN, WHERE, and HOW, but in this case WHY...
Just one today:

 WHO:
 a simple traditional family living in the Midwest. Indianapolis to be specific. Papa is a senior Project manager, I ( momma ) am a stay at home mother, who has a crazy mixed up background, with a little flare for drama, and a desire to do SOMETHING in this world. More about me , I m sure will come up.

 Boy child #1 ( Bug) is now 23, married and an US Navy Corpsman. He and his wife are stationed in San Diego. Sometimes we refer to him as the prototype. lots of things I think we did well, many things we just didn't know better.

 Boy Child #2 ( Pickle) is 19, currently serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints in Porto Alegre Brazil. Its located far to the South of Brazil. He has been gone since August 2013, changing the dynamics at home quite a bit. I knew he ate a lot, but didn't realize until he was gone what spoiled milk smelled like.

Girl child#3 ( Pink) just turned 14 going on 24. She is a joy and a trial all at the same time. Every family should experience having a girl. She's so different from all of her brothers. She suffers from a rare  chronic pain illness and severe pulmonary disease making life just a little more adventurous. She often tells me not to worry, " breathing is over rated."  Interesting considering she is a very talented little singer,  traveling the world with the Indianapolis Children's choir.

Boy child#4( Schmoo)  is almost 12. He is a sweet gentle giant. He was a preemie, and had some medical issues from that, but has bounced into life ready and willing to make a friend wherever he goes. He loves swimming, track and FOOTBALL.. and going to sleep away camp ever summer.

Furry Child ( Boomer) is a rambunctious failed experiment. He is  a "designer bred" dog. The Beagador or Labbe. mixing a beagle and lab together to get a smaller family dog.. we got a big beagle who talks back A LOT! but pull out a laser pointer and the entertainment lasts for hours.

This a basic intro, as I mentioned I'm sure I tell you all more about each of us as I continue.