Linky Lovefest

Since I read Buck Naked Politics' Thursday Thirteen on how to increase your blog traffic (and giving them dutiful linkie love for it!) I'm a re-thinking the whole blogroll thing.

I mean, why do we blog in the first place? I created the blog to connect with friends and family, kind of let them know what was going on in our lives. But now I find I have more strangers reading my blog than family and friends. Not that I mind. It's kinda cool. Since I've started reading other people's blogs, I've found some really interesting people and ideas. Always a good thing.

So really what we blog for is to be read. There are literally millions of blogs, and there's only so much room at the top. Not that I aspire to the top or anything... but more readers? Sure, why not. Everybody loves comments, right? (Or am I the only comment whore out there? Come on... I can't be!)

So I'm putting a call out to all ya'll who read this blog and write one of your own. Let's exchange some linky love! If you want to be on my blogroll, sign your name in Mr. Linky below (and put your blog link, of course). Put me on your blogroll, and I'll put you on mine (as long as you're not doing anything illegal or too Republican! *grin*)

So join the little Linky Love fest below! (And what's wrong with a little linkie whoring, I ask you? It's free love for all! Let's share it! ;)
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EDITED TO ADD: I'm going to leave "Linky Lovefest" at the top for a while, to see if anyone else wants to join the blogroll... so sign up! :)

EDITED AGAIN TO ADD: I've added all to my blogroll who I found linked to me. I've you've linked to me but aren't on my blogroll, please let me know and send me a copy of the link. Thanks!

The Time Has Come

This time last year was National (or International?) Blog Delurker Week. I have no idea if anyone is doing it again this year on such a global scale, but I thought I would make this my own personal blog delurking week!

So if you read this blog, but don't comment, the time has come - as the walrus once said. Time to tell me who you are, what you're doing here, or just pop in and say "hey! you suck!" or... you know, whatever. :)

See that little "comment" linkie? Go ahead and click it... then post. It's that easy! You know you want to...

Besides, it's your personal responsibility.

Because:

Or prevent forest fires... I can't remember which...

Time To Blog

I've been doing this whole Blog 365 insanity for two days and I'm already regretting it... And Michael wonders why I don't make New Year's resolutions?! Ha.

Every day for 365 days? What was I thinking?

I woke up this morning to the chaos of kids and husband getting ready to go back for the first day of school and work after the holiday with a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.

I knew, of course, they were going back today. Their backpacks were ready, their snowsuits and boots by the door. But gloves, apparently, had been lost, unbeknownst to me, and Daddy was storming around grousing about the Bermuda Triangle that is our house. The kids were repeating over and over, "I don't know!" to Daddy's constant, "Where did you put them!?" question.

Our foot of snow is supposed to melt over the next few days. My guess is we will find them then, somewhere in the yard. For now, they wore mismatched gloves of the knit variety - the ones Michael hates and claims are useless. But at least they're better than nothing.

The house was quiet once the littles were gone and Michael had left for his second-to-last day of work before he starts the new job. The only company I have now during the day is Sophie the Cocker Spaniel since we found new forever-homes for the big dog and the two cats, because of my allergies (and I can already feel the difference.)

Michael has been talking more and more about moving up north, which would mean homeschooling again, most likely. I wouldn't mind. We spent all vacation working on our reading and our counting (backwards and by 2's and 5's especially, and adding things like peanut butter crackers and celery sticks) and they're moving forward by leaps and bounds.

I knew I was going to miss them when they went back to school, but the house seems eerily empty to me during the day today. Just me and Sophie, wandering around, looking for things to do. Somehow I just don't think families were ever meant to be split up like this. I'm feeling that particularly, today, looking out at the fat blanket of snow where my children should be playing.

Guess it means I'll have lots of time to blog.

Wanna Score?

I Scored a 100%!

Guess that B.A. in English was good for something!

Playing Catchup

Funny how when my Internet access disappears for three days, the house suddenly becomes spotless. :x

Shhhhhh!

I'm hoping my husband doesn't make the association.

*crossing fingers*

So let's play catch-up...


1. We picked the kids up from school on Halloween (instead of waiting for them to come home on the bus) to discover that Miss Zoe got a "bus ticket." What's that!? I asked the principal. Apparently, she was "suspended" from the bus for a day because she can't stay in her seat. Kindergarteners unable to stay seated!? Really!? I'm so shocked! It's a forty minute ride, folks. Which I pointed out to the principal. Anyway, she asked us, "What day would you like to pick her up from school?" Michael, thinking fast, said, "How about today?" Ha! So she's back on the bus again. Why don't busses have seatbelts, anyway? Isn't it rather dangerous for them not to, when you think about it??

2. Yesterday was the kids' dental appointment. (Perfect day, right after Halloween, right?) New dentist, since we just moved. No cavities, just a lecture about thumbsucking for both of them. School is actually helping in that department (I was hoping it would!)

3. Today is Blake's fourteenth birthday. Happy Birthday, Blake! He's with his dad and we won't see him until next weekend, but I'll call him tonight. I can't believe it's been fourteen years since he was a little baby...





How time flies!

4. I'm participating in NaBloPoMo or whatever it's called. (Look over in the sidebar --->) It's short for National Blog Posting Month. Which means I'm posting every day in November.

Let's hope my Internet access holds out!