You have been my sanity, my insanity; shared my laughter, my tears...
What would I have done without you thus far?
Yes, just a mere half decade ago, one hot July day (not quite as miserably hot as today, but hot nevertheless), I created you.
I also started a news blog a month or so later. But I loved you both equally. And became addicted to you both.
Developed blogger eyes.
Eventually, I gave up the news blog, and concentrated on you only.
Admittedly, I have not always been a faithful blogger. I seem to blog in waves. Feast or famine. All or nothing. Isn't that just like me?
At the beginning of this year, you had my full blogging attention every day. For two whole months.
It was grand! Some of my best blogging ever! Alas, getting up at 4 a.m. every day to blog got the best of me, and I had no choice but to take a blogging break. I was blog-dog tired.
Let's face it, Home Stretch, I was but a few months shy of 50 when I created you. I am now a few months shy of 55.
We've both been through changes...your font style and background color, my hair style and hair color...
Not sure, but I think blog years are like dog years. Seven years for every one. So you are really 35.
But I digress.
Anyway, my darling blog, I just wanted to wish you a "Happy Birthday" and blog a heartfelt "THANK YOU" to the 16,631 visitors who have stopped by here, on purpose or by accident, since July 15, 2006.
Apparently I am, my friends...between crying fits, that is.
"Look at the positive side," offered my sis. "You'll have more time for The Home Stretch!"
Yes, once my husband pries my gnarled, desperate fingers from around Daniel's ankles as the lad struggles to dash up his dorm steps, I will have nothing to keep me from blogging on a regular basis again.
But perhaps I should jump back on the blogging saddle now. Plenty of pre-college-moving-day-oh-my-god-he's leaving-home-and-my-husband-and-I will-be-stuck-with-only-each-other blogging fodder unfolding as I type...
Stay tuned.
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