TC:

On this day, eleven years ago, my mother took a phone call which told us that this dude (then a chubby blonde baby with no teeth and the world's fattest, stumpiest little hands) was to be a part of our family. Six days later, we brought him home -- for keeps.

Our family is about a million percent cooler and funnier as a result. Thanks for making us laugh every day, Tain, you big dork.

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Conversations:

Abi -- so glad you enjoyed them! Much love to you. x

Samantha -- :D

Amanda -- YES! Mums definitely give the best advice!

Ten thousand.

Last week, a little milestone slipped by mostly unnoticed -- the ten thousandth hit at this wee blog. I know some sites get that many visitors a day, let alone in the almost two years this space has been floating around the netherworld of the internet. However, it makes me happy that ten thousand people (or more likely two people, five thousand times over) have visited here. After all, that's what this is about. It's about words, certainly. It's about life, for sure. And it's definitely about faith. But life and words and faith could be explored solo. No, blogging is about interacting and discussing and relating and learning, and it can't be done alone.

So here's to you. Here's to your visits, your thoughts, your ideas, your encouragement, and most definitely your comments. You rock.