Back in the Saddle!

It has been 8 months now since I last posted! 8 months!! Where has the time gone?! Well, I basically thought I had given up blogging altogether, but then I recently had a change of heart.

Mainly, I find it very time-consuming to go through pictures, find ones I want to post, and write captions/stories as commentary; however, it finally dawned on me, that all that effort is not in vain! There are great websites like http://blog2print.sharedbook.com/blogworld/printmyblog/index.html where the electronic blog can be converted into print form and be treasured forever (as opposed to remaining in the abyss of the World Wide Web!)! I am highly motivated by having something tangible to hold and look at (and show Keira), thus, here I am again attempting to capture the essence of our lives on this blog, both to share with you our dear family and friends, but also as a record for ourselves! A friend who regularly posts to his family blog also pointed out that the great stories that end up on the blog will have otherwise been forgotten. Just one more reason why I WANT to invest my time in recording the events of our lives!

So, as it goes in life, when one new thing is added to one's plate, something else usually must be sacrificed. In this case, for me it will be Facebook. I don't have anything against Facebook and I actually enjoy it a lot and find it helpful to stay in touch with lots of family and friends. However, it is easy to spend 20-, 30-, and even 60-minutes at a time on FB and then not have much to show for it afterward. So, instead I am choosing to spend my time updating the blog. I still plan to stay in touch through FB to some extent and will not delete my account; however, I will not keep up much regular activity there anymore.

Well, that's the plan for now anyway!! Thanks for sharing the journey with us!

P.S. Here is a recent picture of Keira enjoying all things summer: sun, swimming, friends, etc!