Here Goes

Let it be known that I have now entered the world of blogging! I've actually been meaning to start a blog for some time now. The sad truth is I've had this blog site sitting collecting cyber dust for many months now, probably since early Spring. I just never got around to writing anything. There have been so many changes in my life and the life of our family over the past six months--new baby, new job, new address on a new coast!  So much to write about, and now that I'm actually being paid to be creative I have no excuses. I need to be writing. I ought to be writing. My 12th grade English teacher always told me I should keep writing. Now, although I don't have a ton to show for the past 14 years or so, hopefully Mrs. Wareham would be proud to know that I'm picking up the pen (keyboard) again.

So ...

What should I write? I suppose my initial intent for this blog was to just make myself write down the noteworthy events in day-to-day or week-to-week life, and hopefully it would spurn more creativity from me and prove at least mildly informative, thought provoking and entertaining for you, the reader. I'm open to making this blog interactive--letting comments or questions guide future posts. I'm not very savvy at creating web pages, though, so I can't promise lots of flashy graphics or videos right away. I would also like it to be known that I created the title "easy reeding" long before any of my close friends or family made their cleverly punned titles.

So that this post is not entirely introduction, I'll say a brief word about the many faces of my baby son, Micah. I can honestly say I love every face he makes, except for when he's upset. He's still cute when he's crying, but it breaks my heart to see him in tears. Here's a photo I took of him on Friday just before taking him to daycare. This is one of his many 'wonderment' faces--a face that seems to say, "Oooooo, what is that shiny thing," or, "Bring that closer so I can put it in my mouth." He was making wonderment faces as I wrote this, while I made silly noises and faces at him and the glow of the computer screen enticed his gaze.  Micah's been reaching for things a lot, too. So if the object of his fascination is close enough, it will indeed be taste tested.  My laptop is safe ... for now.

Well, that's enough for my blog's first edition.  You may find me verbose at times and laconic at others, but I hope you'll visit often and leave your comments, questions, ideas, etc.