Nicknames....

OK, so my sister thought I should share why I sometimes sign my comments with JW instead of Jeanette. So here goes:

I'll start at the beginning. My parents named me Jeanette. It is a fine name, I don't hate it. But all my aunts and uncles always called me Jeanie. Again, a fine name and I did not hate it. I could not spell Jeanette when I started grade school anyway so I just went with Jeanie. When I hit junior high I started going with Jeanette. Upon hitting high school, my younger sister, Janeie, and I became the best of friends and spent most of our time with each other. She brought back the old name and added to it - Jeanie Weinie or weiner/JW for short. I was pretty much a chicken about most things. When we would babysit together, she would watch the horror shows on tv and I would change the channel. Raise your hand if you think that watching Nightmare on Elm Street while babysitting is ok? OK, the kids were already in bed and sleeping soundly but still....was I really a weinie??? I guess the answer must be yes because to this day I will get an email or a phone call from my sisters calling me and saying Hey Weiner whatyadoing? I don't mind the name anymore and sometimes use it in emails to my family. My neices will call me that too and it no longer boths me. So there it is.

How about you, do you have a nickname with a story behind it??

Welcome to our crazy life!

Hi to all and welcome to our crazy life! I never thought I would actually have my own blog but my sister, Julie, of Welcome to my world, got me going. Thanks, Julie! So, here is a little bit about me and my family.

My hubby, Bill, and I have been married for 19 years. We have two daughters, Gabrielle (Gabby) and Abigail (Abby). Both girls were born in 1994 and they are not twins. Gabby in January and Abby in December. I have no idea what we were thinking naming the girls as we did and believe me we have asked ourselves that same question over and over. In our defense, Gabby was never to be called Gabby but Gabrielle or Elle. This did not work out....as soon as she started talking she never stopped and the name just stuck. It fits her and we would not want to deny her that :} Abby is a bit quieter and has a great sense of humor. The Lord knew what He was doing when He sent Abby our way. After Gab was born we were sure we would never sleep again, why not add another right away! Our life has been in an uproar ever since.

We life in small town central Illinois and enjoy our neighborhood. Our church is about a month away from planting a new church and we are going to be involved with the new church. This is exciting and scary all at once. We love our church and will miss those that we will not see weekly but know that God has placed us where we are to be and we will follow His will.

I am excited to meet all the great folks in the blogging world! I have been reading up on many through my sister's site and feel like I already know you all. So, please, sit down and enjoy.....or just enjoy knowing that you don't live next door to us, the crazy family!