#1000

I planned to blog about something else today but noticed when I pulled up Blogger that this is my ONE THOUSANDTH post.  Wow.  And it only took a little over 7 years.

Back when it really was The Adventures of Cat & Jack.
This is the photo I used for my first header in March 2009.

My most current decent picture of the four kids.  February 2016.

I remember being hesitant to start a blog, thinking about it for a long time, but preferring that my time and energy going into somehow, miraculously, getting my scrapbooks caught up.  I disliked that blogs were solely digital and I couldn't hold the pages in my hand.  When a friend told me about programs that could print the content of your blog into a book, I made up my mind.  Blogging would be faster, easier to keep up with, and accessible to family and friends who live anywhere in the world.  I could also print out multiple copies of books eventually.  Done and done.

Back in 2009, I hoped that keeping a blog and using it as a way to share the things we were doing as a family would motivate me to try a little harder and do a little more, and I think it has.  An adventure is that much more fun when I know I'll get to share it with people I love.

I also have to mention that it has helped me to see the humor in things that might otherwise make me want to stomp my foot or curl up in a ball and cry.  When I think about messes or mishaps from an outsider's perspective, it helps me to see them for what they are instead of getting quite as worked up as I might be inclined to in the moment.

Of course, this blog has been a fantastic way for me to keep up with our family happenings.  Knowing that other people read this really holds me accountable.  And the kids love it when they get to look back at the things they've done or said.  They laugh at themselves and their siblings and marvel at how much has changed and the way things used to be.

Blogging has been a true blessing for my family and me.  Thank you for checking in with us and helping me to keep it up.