DRUMROLL PLEASE. . .

Alright! Alright! I know I have a lot of explaining, apologizing and recognizing to do. So here goes--

(Here is the explaining)

Yes I have had this lovely blog set up for a couple of months now, with no posts. I know! Although I have the best of intentions, at the end of the day (and the beginning . . . and during most of it) I seem to run short on time. This has been on my list of things to do and I just seem to keep procrastinating it. Well procrastination no more! What could be more important than to chronicle the daily happenings of "da wheelas"??? This is something that has to become a priority. There is just too much fun stuff happening to not record it. I admit that I feel completely overwhelmed with how to begin and backtrack and introduce you to each of our offspring and --whew-- (run-on sentences wear me out), but ya gotta start somewhere and that somewhere is right here. I will warn you that the main purpose of this blog is to be our family journal. Some of what we post may not be interesting to some of our readers, but we'll do the best we can. I will probably do a lot of "flashbacks" too include special moments and pictures from the past as well.

(Now for the apologizing)

Confession: I have been looking at (and enjoying) all of your blogs regularly, but have never commented for fear of retribution due to my past lack of blog. So from here on out, I will look AND comment. Thanks for letting me lurk :) .

(Last but certainly not least. . .the recognition)

First, I've got to thank mi amiga fabulosa Amanda. She is one of the, no she is THE most creative, beautiful, unselfish, and just generally lovely gals I have ever known. And I am lucky enough to be one of her close friends. She not only created the header for my blog (as well as two others so that I had a choice!), but she is responsible for most of the amazing photos of my sweet children (including the three that you see on the header). Thanks for the push to get started. Thanks to all of you who have given me grief over the past year. Every time that any one asked me "When are you gonna start a blog?!?!?!" (with a somewhat angry and accusing tone most of the time) it pushed me one step closer to this day!! And last but not least, my Grandma Ellsworth. I could quite possibly be the worst granddaughter in the world. In every loving and thoughtful birthday and Christmas card, my Grandma has mentioned that this would be a great thing for me to do, and now I am finally doing it. So here's to you grandma! We do love you!

Happy reading!

and coming tomorrow . . ."Ode to Keane"