"Blog Hole"

So here we are in the blogging world. How in the heck did we get here? We are already pretty good about keeping up with far away friends and family through email and frequent telephone calls and what in the world would I have to say that would interest anyone? (Don't forget the fact that the basement where the computer is located is FREEZING.) So how did I get sucked into the BLOG HOLE?? A few things happened, and honestly…now I'm a blog addict! First of all, I enjoyed reading my friend Liz’s blog and checking up on my sister Michelle who lives in Virginia while her hubby finished law school at UV. My aversion to long computer sessions has totally vanished. I can blog and ”blog hop” for hours in my basement at night while my son’s sleep *I think I have insomnia* or during the day while Landon plays in the toy room…just as long as I can hear what he was doing. Second of all, I actually enjoyed being able to use some of my creativity and document our daily lives during the week for Ryan (for those of you that don’t know, he works out of state) so he could see what the boys and I were up to. Lately, I have found myself with way more computer time on my hands than normal. I recently started a blog for my book club, crazy I know. Every time I get on the computer I am pulled back into the blogging world, wondering, who has posted something new since yesterday? What new pictures will there be? Who will I link to today that I haven't yet seen? It is all very intriguing to me, and very very addicting. I have loved hearing the updates of my friends and family, the little episodes of their lives that I would otherwise miss. I have laughed out loud, been uplifted and inspired, and have even had tears come to my eyes while reading about YOU! So today while “blog hopping” I found myself feeling like I was kind of spying on people….have you ever felt like that? I try and leave comments on my friends and families blog when I hop in for a visit but I have noticed that it bothers me when my visitors don’t’ leave me comments. Are my posts boring…is nobody interested in our daily lives but me? I have found myself using my blog like a journal, posting my feelings, frustrations and most of all the joys of motherhood with my sons. I have so many other "better" things that I "should" “could” be doing, when really I just want to check out if Liz posts another entry about the joys of adult acne (sorry Liz) and Weighty Wednesday!! Or how my sister Michelle is doing with her first pregnancy…is she sick, tired, and overwhelmed like I was with my first pregnancy?? I know the whole lecture about moderation in all things and I've heard it all and probably said it myself a couple of times, but really, how do you all do it? How do you live in the blogging world and still function in the normal world? I found myself asking my friends and family if they have read my blog, rather that calling and telling them something that happened….my mom found out about my toe on my blog! *whatever*. I still haven't figured out what the “blogging boundaries” are as far as what we “should” post or if anything I have to post would even be slightly interesting, but I figure that maybe, finally I will at least have some kind of “record” to document part of our lives and I know I will feel good about that. I even found a place on line that will make a hardbound book of your blog…got to love that!! Unfortunately for you, it may sometimes be awfully boring, but to bad because here we are! Remember to leave me a comment if you visit *lol*