happy new year!

I just wanted to take a moment and wish you all a happy New Year. And also, I want to thank you. Thanks for dropping by from time to time and reading this blog. It really does mean a lot to me that these little messages in a bottle that float out into the ether get opened up and read. I know some of you who come here to read on a regular basis, and there are others of you that are strangers to me, but either way, I really appreciate that you take the time to look into the little slice of our lives that I can share with you here. 

I spent New Years Eve with some good friends, one of whom is thinking about starting to write a blog himself. And as I talked with him about my experience as a blogger, I started to realize what a valuable part of my life this is. How taking an hour each night to choose some photos, and write about some small aspect of my day, is something that I really enjoy, and something that has enriched my life. As a teenager, I used to be an avid journal-er, but somehow along my road to busy, busy adulthood, I started to forget to write things down. But having this blog, this reason to write every day, has jump-started that for me again. And I'm grateful for that. I'm grateful for you, my readers, who give my brain the little external nudge it needs every evening to turn off the TV and ignore the dishes and just write down a memory, before it flitters away from me and disappears under all the to-do lists of my life. Life moves so fast when you are a parent, and is measured out in units both mundane (loads of laundry) and sublime (new words and first steps) and it has been such a blessing for me to have this small space where I can file away a few thoughts and pictures before they slip through my fingers. 

And your presence here as readers keeps reminding me that I am not the only one having these experiences, that there is somebody listening, and relating to what I have to say, and laughing at what I find funny, and sharing what I find beautiful, and wondering what went on today. And I appreciate that. So thank you.

See you again tomorrow.

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[Marcia Van Drunen]

Thank YOU. Love you. And so very, very much enjoy "seeing" you and your beautiful family on a regular basis :)
P.S. who's thinkin' o' bloggin'?