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Why I am blogging (again)

I started blogging a few years ago when the kids were young.  I had all sorts of funny kid stories and not enough time to tell them to Michael, grandparents, anyone who might be interested.  In addition my life was filled with quiet tasks that didn't require much attention or talking, and I thought about how to tell all these stories I had no one to tell. So I wrote, first in my head and then on the blog.

Then the kids started growing up.  I could tell them the stories about what Luke had done (for instance) and they would appreciate the story.  Also, they started telling me stories and I didn't have as much time to make up my own stories.  So I stopped writing, except for exceptional events.

Recently I had to answer a questionnaire about Luke's early days.  I didn't remember and I certainly didn't write them down in his baby book (not that I could find the baby book) (sorry, Luke), so I went back and read my blog.  Wow!  I didn't remember half the stories I had written.  Some of them were very funny!  And they were an essential part of the kids' childhoods which otherwise would have been lost.  So, in order not to lose this part of their childhood I started blogging again.

It does get tricky blogging as kids get older.  I'm not going to tell any embarrassing stories, and even some non-embarrassing stories might be off limits.  I might write more about my "theories" which may be boring for you all. Since I'm writing purely for my own pleasure, that doesn't bother me too much.  I'm glad to have a creative outlet (besides viola and laundry...) and glad to practice writing.  I hope you enjoy it at least a little.

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