Starting off

I never had any interst in doing a blog before. I don't think there is enough going on here that would interest anyone. I also think the best blogs are witty and interesting, neither of which I feel I am for the most part. My day consists of changing diapers, washing dishes and making meals. However, I do have four kids 13, 11, 4 and 3 months old. They fascinate me and amaze me constantly. They say and do the unexpected. At times I can recall so much, but these days there is so much going on and I suffer from new mom brain, which means that my intelligence and memory levels are at an all time low (causing me to write without regard to grammar rules). I sometimes feel the need to pin my old report cards to my shirt to remind myself that at one time I was considered pretty smart and to show my kids that I sometimes know what I am talking about. Now to get back to my point, I recently went to my cousin's blog (Brian and Trisha). They live in Arizona and I am not able to keep up with them like I wish I could. I enjoyed looking over their blog and getting a taste of what was going on in their life and seeing pictures of their ever changing and growing kids. It made me feel like I knew their family better. So since I am rather horrible at emailing and keeping in touch with everyone, this might be a way to invite those interested in seeing what the Gratrix Clan is up to. Also, I have never been good at journaling or writing down my kids milestones, so this may be a way for me to do a bit of that. I promise all postings won't be long and rambly like this one and I hope you enjoy.