I missed it!

Like many others I have that handy blogger update thingy on my blog now, and I love the time it "saves" me! At a glance I can see who has just updated, without spending time going thru my list of favorites. However, like most things it has it's glitches. My Sister-in-law updated her blog with birthday pictures, and I just saw it today, A WHOLE DAY LATER! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYLE! So I have problems remembering my own kids/grandkids birthdays, I fail on my son-in-laws, so without reminders, how am I suppose to remember the nieces & nephews??!
I suppose considering the huge population in the blogging world these days, how COULD the updater keep up to the hour with all of them? and when several people update at approximately the same time then obviously they all can't be at the top of the list. Another thing that happens I've noticed is that when you write a post, then don't publish it right away, it must post at the last time you saved it, not the actual post time.
Well, I got a little carried away on my thought there, because what started this was that when I read Lori's post I had this feeling of "wait a minute, WHO'S birthday?" I remember her posting pictures of his fun looking treats before! "WHOA! wait a minute, was that a YEAR ago?? That means I must have been blogging nearly a year now!
So, get on my blog and go back to my first post. I can't believe it. Sept. 15, 2007. I totally missed it! a month & half OVER a year. Here I thought maybe I'd have a blogaversary party! LOL!!
Oh well, it's been a great time. Even tho I do wish more people would leave comments, I'm thrilled with the new acquaintances I've made this way from those who have, I'm so glad that so many have "open" blogs, and it's been fun to read about others lives...sharing the same or different struggles, but walking the same path.
I'm also happy that even tho many don't leave comments, they DO tell me (or others in my family!) that they read my blog. I've really enjoyed being in better contact with extended family & friends I already knew. I LOVE being able to share via blogging with my away from home kids, (even if we do get rather crazy sometimes)And, last but not least, even tho I've tried to keep a diary/journal many times before, but never kept it up, for the first time I actually have a pretty consistent journal--with pictures no less--for over an entire year!