Come on in! The water's fine!

Jillaire, this is a blog.

Everyone, this is Jillaire's blog.

Now that the introductions are complete, let's dive right in.

To be honest, I suppose "diving right in" isn't really what I'm doing. I've been talking about starting a blog for months now. I've been hesitant to do it because I was afraid it might be too impersonal, that I wouldn't be keeping up with friends and family on an individual basis. I was afraid a blog might be pretentious, assuming everyone wanted to see photos of my kids and read about my life. However, I realized that I wasn't really doing a good job of communicating on a large scale anyway, and even those efforts I did make could be enhanced.

I think I was mostly convinced by enjoying the blogs of so many of you, realizing that it really is a fun and easy way to keep up with everyone. And, I like seeing your photos and reading your news. So, maybe you-all will like mine. And this way they're not invading your in-boxes uninvited. You are invited to visit here and view as much or as little as you want. I hope you'll leave comments and that this will really prove to be a new way to keep in touch.

So. . . here goes: CANNON BALL!