Jesse - aged 13

Jasmine - aged 1

Myself at about 8 months pregnant

A quick summary of my family life.

My first-born, Jesse, was born in February of 1993 (an Aquarian, like me) and he is the dearest boy / young man who has given me so much joy since the day he was born. He is the result of a six year relationship that ended when Jesse was less than three months old for reasons that I would prefer to keep private to the general community.

In 1995 I met Rob and we married in the year 2000. We had made no plans to have any further children so, when I conceived in 2006, it was a bit of a surprise to both of us.

Jasmine was born in July of 2007 (a Cancerian, like my dear departed maternal grandmother) and she is a darling little princess (yes, I know, all little girls are) who is currently maturing into a lovely young toddler at the rate of knots. I can't believe she'll be two soon ... time flies, doesn't it.

Unfortunately, Rob and I seperated on Valentine's day this year (2009) after fourteen years for reasons that I am still trying to come to terms with. We had a long, generally happy relationship that ended suddenly after 'the straw that broke the camels back', so to speak.

My blog will give you some more detail about myself and family.

Minti represents to me a far safer envrironment than Facebook or similar types of sites as I find them to be too easily accessible to some less than desirable people and also to those who may want to find me for reasons other than friendship and/or support. Minti is also a family site which is much more suited to my personal life and I appreciate all those who have welcomed me into this wonderful community.