My Tenth Year Anniversary...

... for the blog is March 27, 2022. 

Charlotte was only 19 months old when I started this blog. A lot of life has happened since then.  I could make an event list, but I guess I don't have to. The events are all here on the blog. Well, not "all." I left out the ugly bits. Life can be messy. 

I've published 1,136 little stories here (including this one). I also have 151 "draft" stories that I didn't finish or chose not to share for one reason or another. But I'll admit that lately I have been slowing down. 

The repetitions of 2020 took some wind out of my blogging sails. I'm still writing posts, but some days it feels more like a chore. I've actually begun to leave my phone in my pocket when we're out and about. Charlotte and I recently had two daddy-daughter thrifting days, and I didn't take one picture. It didn't even occur to me. Somebody take my temperature. 

I do take pictures, though. Charlotte was in her first middle school play last week. She had two parts in 15 Reasons to Not be in a Play. The drama club couldn't afford streaming rights, so the performance wasn't available to watch online, and I can't post videos.

When the play was over, Char proudly shouted at Daphne and I, "I didn't stutter once!" We knew. We had been holding our breath in the audience for last 40 minutes. That's real drama. 

I was hoping that we all could got home right afterwards, but there was a cast party at Culver's. I tried to console myself with an order of onion rings, but they arrived stone cold. 

Oh well, you can't win them all.