. . . if i was married to my blog . . .

. . . stuphfromsteph would be 

giving me either 

a traditional wooden gift . . . 

. . . or a modern gift 

of silverware today . . . 

. . . because it would be 

our fifth anniversary . . . 

. . . or blogiversary 

as i've seen it referred to 

on the internets . . . 

. . . five years ago today, 

i wrote this 

thought-provoking post . . .

. . . and while i wouldn't say 

things have literarily improved

 drastically since then . . . 

. . . i will say that 

a lot has changed 

around these parts . . . 

. . . since 26 september 2007 . . .

. . . i've written 835 posts . . . 

. . . you've left 4287 comments . . . 

. . . i've been blessed 

with five more grandchildren . . .

. . . i survived 

our son serving a mission 

in mexico . . . 

. . . i've gained 

the best daughter-in-law 

i could ever imagine . . .

. . . i've said goodbye to my dad . . .

. . . my husband has undergone
 {seriously} 
hundreds of medical procedures . . . 

. . . including three 

spinal cord stimulator 

implant surgeries . . .

. . . a bout with MRSA ~ 

that was fun . . . 

. . . and a heart attack 

resulting in the four stents 

he now sports . . . 

. . . on a much lighter note ~ 

i've made a few quilts . . . 

. . . and hundreds of oops! . . . 

. . . i've planted 
and replanted 
truckloads of geraniums . . . 

. . . i've cried and complained . . .

. . . i've laughed and learned . . . 

. . . at this point ~ what the heck? . . . 

. . . might as well keep blogging . . .

{go ahead and click on a few of those links. 

sometimes i write good stuff!}