Why I Blog Blog

I was tagged by my cousin-in-law to answer these questions. If you read her blog you will probably find her answers more interesting, but here is my shot at it. I must admit I like the tags with the simple questions of "do you eat cold cereal or toast for breakfast?" over these deep thinking ones, I'm not really a deep person :)

1. Why did you start your blog?
I began my blog to keep everyone up to date on both our adoption process and the boys growing up. We have so many friends and family members that we keep in touch with by e-mail and I was never getting around to writing those e-mails, this way everyone gets the news.

2. How did you come up with your blog name?
This demonstrates how uncreative I am. I thought, "our family is growing in two ways, that sounds like a name for a blog". Little did I realize everyone's family grows, I thought we were the only ones.

3. Do your friends and family know about your blog and what do they think?
I really can't answer this question because I don't know what you really think. I guess the important family and friends know about the blog:)

4. How do you write posts?
This is how this one goes...oh no, I haven't blogged for a couple of weeks, something must have happened in our boring lives, what can I tell others about? I do try to put things in the blog that are about the boys or our adoption. I could just rant about other issues that I complain about on a daily basis, but then you would be really bored.

5. Have you ever had a troll or had to delete unkind comments?
Nope, not even that much interest in my blog. I guess I'll have to think of some creative tags.

6. Do you check your stats or care how many people read your blog. If you care how do you increase traffic?
My blog friend Rachel told me how to keep stats on my blog, but I don't understand them when I get to them and Ryan doesn't have the time to spend figuring out (and explain) my little blog things. I am not really a high traffic girl, so the level is fine. My attitude is that if someone wants to read it they can, if not, that's okay.

Now the fun part for me...I get to tag someone. I choose Pea and Rachel. Have fun ladies, make us proud.

Tagged

I have been tagged by Amy to answer these fun & silly questions:

Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. teacher
2. gym manager
3. soldier
4. Assistant manager at Lady Foot Locker

Movies I have watched more than once
1. Sound of Music
2. Gone with the Wind
3. Grease
4. Shakespeare in Love

Four Places I have lived
1. Misawa, Japan
2. Washington State
3. Monterey, CA
4. Las Vegas, NV

Four T.V. Shows that I watch
1. Scrubs
2. Amazing Race
3. America's Next Top Model
4. CSI

Four places I have been
1. Florida
2. South Padre Island
3. Hawaii
4. Oregon

Four People who e-mail me (regularly)
1. Lafayette
2. Michelle
3. Pea
4. Mariela

Four favorite foods
1. Pizza
2.Burrito from Chipotle
3. Alice Springs Chicken (Outback Steak house)
4. Anything Ryan makes

Four Favorite Beverages
1. lemonade
2. Pepsi
3. Amaretto Sour
4. water

Four Places I would like to visit
1. New York
2. Europe (any where)
3. Anchorage
4. Northern California

Four friends I am tagging to do this
1.Pea
2. Mariela
3.Rachel
4. Heather

Things you may not know about me
1. I met Ryan in a bar
2. I love to dance
3. I really am a girly girl
4. I often wish that I could just take our family and go live on a secluded island somewhere (friends can visit of course)

Things I am looking forward to in the coming month & Year
1. Adopting our children
2. end of the school year
3. Finishing my research paper
4. taking our first road trip in the van