A Friendly Hello

I would like to extend a friendly welcome to all of those who are interested enough in looking through my "double-pained" window and getting a brief taste of my world. Let me start by introducing myself.
My name is Tammy, and I am a 24 year old mother of four young children. My oldest is in her last year of single digit age, and my youngest is barely old enough to stay awake for longer than a few hours at a time. I always introduce myself that way, because the one word that exists to describe me is Mother. My children are my life, and without them I would be nothing. I have been married twice, and will soon (4 days) be divorced twice as well. Taking that into consideration, I am not a single mother. I have been separated from the current husband for almost 4 years now, and have, in that time, fallen completely in love with a very good friend that I have been close to for about 6 years now. He is also the biological father of two of my children, but father to all 4 completely. My two oldest children lost their biological father to a horrible act of violence 3 years ago.
I am a stay at home mom, choosing to be here totally for my children whenever they need. I used to work, and was at one point in college, but after a bad accident involving my second oldest child, it scared me enough to decide to enjoy every moment with them to the absolute fullest. With all the loss this family has suffered and all the pain we have felt together, it's best that they know that I am here no matter what, any time of the day, every day.
I live in Anchorage, Alaska. A great city in a great state. Actually it's the best city in this state, seeing as to how it's practically the ONLY city in this state. Granted, there are two other main cities here, Fairbanks being the closest in population size, but there's really not much there other than the college (UAF), and Juneau, the state's capital. I never count the capital though, considering that the only way to get there is to fly or take a boat if the water's not frozen. If you can't drive there, it's not a city in my opinion.
Right now we are in the throes of yet another "flip-flop" winter. I call it that, because apparently Mother Nature can't make up her damn mind. It snows, the roads are frozen and icy, then it warms up and melts all the snow and ice. It stays warm for a few weeks, then it snows again and is all icy and horrible. Then is warms up.....It's a vicious cycle. Currently it's snowy and icy and miserably cold. There's no escaping a cold like this. (Of course, I hate winter, so I make it sound a LOT worse than it really is....New York gets a LOT colder than we do here, despite what most people think.)
So there you have it, your first official peek through my window! I hope that I have piqued your interest and that you will check back occasionally and see how we are doing here.

Bye!