Well, here we are...

We are NOT your average Andersons.
No sir.
We march to the beat of a very different (and loud) drum.

Hello! We are stoked that you decided to drop by and see what in the wide, wide world of sports we are up to at Anderson Acres.
Hold on to your hat---or, if in the event you are not wearing one, hold on to your friend's hat---because we fully intend to bombard you with posts about country living, our 3 precious C's, the lives of LEOs (law enforcement officers), Plexus (yes, we love the stuff....no deep sighing allowed here), and anything else we can think of at the time.

I don't know about you, but I absolutely enjoy seeing how other people live. I find myself giggling, gasping, and growling at the ideas some folks have, but what makes it fun is that it is THEM. Their life. Their reality.
And, this is ours.

Here are just a few things you might want to know about us (or not, whatever). Don't worry, as we go along in this journey called life, I fully expect each and every one of you to find something else you'd want to know, or even something about your own life you'd want to share with us:

1. We are a fairly new family unit, and K has no biological children--mine are his, bless his heart.
2. We LOVE country living so much that it doesn't matter what we look like or how we act at AA (Anderson Acres...not to be confused with Alcoholics Anonymous, which you may eventually have to attend due to us driving you to drink with our life stories*ahem*)
3. K and I are LEOs in our own respects. Eventually, I will be up on K's level...
4. I'm a natural redhead AND Irish. There will be at least one time a day K blames my actions/facial expressions/attitude on this. I'm sure I read somewhere that redheads come back in another life as vampires. I'm not fully convinced either way. Just sayin'. I do not, however, steal souls. Let's get that straight.
5. We have 4,671 animals at AA...ok, not that many, but it can feel like it at times. Our feed bill reflects those feelings.


Now, about the 3 C's...
C1-17 years old and basically my twin. She can actually cook, though.
C2-12 years old and the only boy. He used to be a tame, quiet child until K came along.
C3-9 years old and the diva of the family. She loves lipstick, high heels, and being in the middle of everyone's everything.

I call myself Andy. I will sign every post as this, too. Why? It's because I have a giant storm of conflict surrounding who I really am and what I should be called. Talk about a crisis. As a LEO, you are always called by your last name. When I recently took a desk job in administration within my agency, I had to try to make the switch to my first name. It's been total chaos and confusion ever since. No one ever knows who the heck they're talking to, and I honestly lost my identiy somewhere in the mix. So, to make things easier (or more complicated, depending on how you look at it), I will be known as Andy.
You're welcome for that explanation.

And now, I will leave you with my favorite saying. It pretty much sums up what I have going on...

~ANDY