Finally!

For the last 2 years since my son Liam was born, I've been intending to start a new blog to write about his growing up, our life, and little things that happen along the way. I had a blog a few years ago. I think I posted about 10 times and then abandoned it to the vast infinite pit that is the world wide web. I read back through those posts a few days ago. Although some of it is laughable, I enjoyed re-living, for a moment at least, the days before our kids were born. I was reminded of some various times in our life, good and bad, and it was just neat to see where we were, and where we've come since then. So at last, after 2 years of putting it off, I've finally decided to start up a new blog. I hope to record cute and funny things my kids do each day, things we do as a family, recipes, and maybe share some of my feeble attempts at learning to sew. :) Of course I could write these same memories down in a notebook, or in a private word document, but I know there are some folks who may enjoy getting a peak into things that go on in our lives. I get told countless times by friends and relatives, (those out of state mainly,) how much they enjoy and appreciate the photos of Liam and Raleigh that I post on Facebook. My kids' grandparents and great grandparents love being able to watch them grow up online even though they are hundreds of miles away and can't be here watching them grow up in person. On the flip side, Keegan and I both believe it is really easy to over share on Facebook, and that it's not necessary for all 400+ of my friends to know details of our lives, or see every picture of our kids' childhood. For this purpose, I can have a much more private blog that I can share with some and not others. Facebook has come a long way in its' privacy settings, so I know it could also be done there, but nevertheless, I will be moving most of my "oversharing" to this blog. I'm a member of a few recipe sharing groups on Facebook, and have had many people enjoy trying some recipes I've shared, so I'll also include those from time to time, so that I can send interested friends to the link. Also, I know when Keegan deploys next year this could be a great way for him to read up on things that I've been doing back here at home. Of course I'll be telling him these things every chance I get, but with time differences and potential lack of phone availability, a blog with the day-to-day stuff in it that he can access whenever he wants, could prove to be really helpful for us!

Consider this post sort of like a course syllabus for my blog. It doesn't lay out all the dates & deadlines, but at least you know what to expect. ;)

All my family is sleeping, so I'm going to use this opportunity to catch up on a few shows on my DVR. Goodnight readers. (As I typed that, it occurred to me that as of right now, nobody even knows about this blog and therefore I have no readers. I could just backspace now and no one would ever be any wiser....but I'm weird so I'm leaving this entire thought train here for "you" to read one day.)