I'm Still Here

I'm writing my 114th post, on the 1st day, of my 2nd year of blogging. What an interesting year this has been!

I'd wanted to start a website ever since Z was diagnosed with TS. I desperately wanted to talk to other people who are dealing with TS. I also wanted to help educate the public about TS. There's a LOT of misinformation and sensationalizing in the media about Tourette's Syndrome. I feel it's the responsibility of those of us affected by this disorder, to get the word out about what it's REALLY like to struggle with an overactive brain.

I checked out free web pages and found that they were too complicated. I didn't have time to learn how to produce a decent looking web site. THEN, my daughter discovered Blogger! She started her blog in January 2005. I lurked around for several months and finally decided that I needed a blogger identity. While setting up my identity, I discovered that it's just as easy to set up a blog.

I met my first blog friend, Wandering Coyote, on my daughter's blog. From WC's blog, I met Great White Bear. The rest of my first blog friends were discovered through GWB's blog troll, Logic Monkey, who has since converted his blog to an ad for long-distance phone cards. While arguing with Logic Monkey, I met Laura, Zydeco Fish, Squirl, Shawn and several others who have now quit blogging. Logic Monkey's only defender, Sam Woods, started his own blog (Underground Logician). While reading UL, I discovered the Zombieslayer. Through ZS, I met Bridget Jones, Notta Wallflower, Sadie, Vest, and many others.

I met my greatest mentor in understanding TS, Sagepaper, through a TS link. Our family will be forever grateful to Sage, for all her insight! My homeschooling buddy, Grizzly Mama, has been a great source of moral support.

In recent months several of my favorite bloggers have quit blogging. But, I have also made several new blog friends: Vancouver Voyeur, Candace(another homeschooler), Davey, and Faltenin. I guess that blogging reflects the great circle of life in some ways.

TS and homeschooling were my original missions when I started blogging. I'm happy to report that it has developed into way more than that. I have learned so much from all of you. I've developed a few lasting friendships; we can NEVER have too many friends. I routinely chat with people around the world. What a fabulous experience this has been. THANK YOU, MY FRIENDS!!