Well... since it is the time of year when blogger comes around asking for money, ( I just received an e-mail) I need to decide if it is worth it to continue on with this blog.....
After all, my reasons for starting it have changed over the years, and I just don't have the time I used to, to devote to writing....
Why did I start this in the first place?
1. Mostly, after 17 years of not having babies, my husband and I had a son, and wanted to chronicle his life and our life with him... I guess that reason hasn't changed... in fact now... we have more reason for wanting to do that, since he now also has a younger sister and another sister on the way...
2. My family lives in a separate part of the country from me, and I thought it would be a nice gesture for us to do this to keep them up to date on what was happening with us, especially since I am a phone hater. As it turns out, it was a bit of a useless gesture. My father was really the only one to check.. and even then not often. He died a few weeks ago now, and none of my other family is all that interested in what we do, or for that matter very interested in being on the internet...
Kendal's family has enjoyed the blog over the years, but most of them live in Regina and see the kids often, with the exception of Kendal's sister...
3. Facebook has kind of overtaken blogger for the most part, and seems an easier way to share pictures and day to day happenings. Of course it isn't great for the recording aspect, since it has a news feed that no one really wants to look back at. I am not a huge fan of facebook... but my older children actually pay attention to it more often then blogger, and I have managed to keep in touch with many people I may not have otherwise.
4. One of the reasons I joined blogger, was also because I had a deathly boring job at the time, where for hours on end, I had nothing better to do then sit on the computer.. I joined with a few chat boards, and also with blogger to get to know the blogging community so that I wouldn't go stir crazy... That part has obviously changed. First of all, I am only friends with a couple of my old blogger buddies, and they are actually on my facebook now... (I wish they had facebook back then... it would have helped...) Secondly, I really don't need the entertainment I used to get from the internet anymore, since I am at home... I am on activity restrictions now, but trust me... the kids are all the entertainment anyone could need.. You should hear them.
So.. that leaves me with a couple of problems.
1) I do still like to write once in a while, and when I do .. blogger takes care of that urge for me.
2) My husband and my MIL, really like my blog, and would be disappointed if I erased it, which I have almost done a couple of times in the past year, ... since I hadn't written in it since April...
I quit writing, as we were trying to have our last little one, and then when I actually did get pregnant, I didn't want to share, as we had lost three previous to this one.
There is the option of putting the blog into a book. I know a couple of people who have done that, and seem happy with the results. Then, maybe I could at least erase past years, and quit paying blogger...
So... just curious.. Has blogger outgrown it's usefulness for you? Does Facebook take care of that now? Do you read blog posts anymore?
