Monday, April 30, 2012

A Lesson in Blogging

I spent all day yesterday putting together my previous post, "The Case of the Baby Hog". In addition to food shopping, it's the one and only thing I accomplished on a lazy Sunday.

I wrote/read/edited/previewed. I downloaded pictures. I left my house to go to the local coffee shop so the videos would download faster. I got out my good old Random House College Dictionary to check the usage of "lay" versus "lie". Red dictionary open on my lap, I also checked the definition of "absconded" and decided it didn't quite fit since the baby was not being hogged "in a secretive manner".

No one asked me to do these things, or expected me to do them. I'm not trying to win any awards or sell my blog (yet). I did them because I enjoy writing, thought I had a clever idea in my head and went with it. Write. Edit. Post. Share. Sit back and see if anyone will read or respond to said idea. Smile if they do, don't think twice if they don't (after I've shared it again, just in case they missed it).

Sunday, April 29, 2012

The Case of the Baby Hog

Emmaline is my adorable 5-month-old niece. I can't get enough of her. She's irresistible. Just look at her striking a pose here:

Emmaline gets passed around quite a bit when my whole family gets together. There's no telling when your turn will come, so it's essential to bring along a little bit of patience when visiting with Emma. Actually, bring along a lot of patience if my sister Roxanne is nearby. Aunt RoRo is a Baby Hog.

Aunt Roxanne - BABY HOG
I've got proof from our recent family vacation.