5 Reasons I should have a blog 

 Dear Adoring Fans,

 I know, you’ve been DYING for me to start a blog. Why wouldn’t you be thrilled? I’m hilarious. I should be on every social media platform and probably have my very own Netflix special. For those of you just barely tuning in, you’re probably asking yourself why I think I should have a blog. It’s not a secret that everyone, of a certain age, has a blog. (I’m that age in case I was too subtle.) Guess what?! I’m going to tell you.

 TOP FIVE REASONS I SHOULD HAVE A BLOG 

 5. My dog is cute and talented. That’s right people. Cricket, my mini-Australian shepherd is crazy talented. She can do over ten dog tricks, including begging, barking, and dying on command. She also can catch a Frisbee, stick, or any other item she can fit in her mouth and reasonably assume a human can throw.

Plus, I have a matching cat. How adorable am I? My pets MATCH! That is off the charts adorable in pet ownership.

 4. My children are sick of listening to my Family History stories. I do so much genealogy. I have stories to tell my children all the time. However, after 10 years of research, my children are tired of hearing how some very distant aunt’s name was Clyde, or Frank, or Floyd or John.

 They certainly don’t want to know that yet another far distant relative died of the measles or tuberculosis. 

 3. My children are starting to give me grandchildren. The obvious reason for this is that I need a place to show off the new grandchildrens’ adorable antics. However, what I really need a blog for is to laugh about my children and their efforts to parents two-year-olds. Particularly if their two-year-olds are anything like they were.

 2. Because I need a place to talk about how crafty I am. It’s not often that I feel the need to be crafty, but occasionally I do feel the urge to paint something or sew something. When I decide to make the effort, I need to have a place to share my creative process or, better yet, and more likely, goes terribly wrong.

 The NUMBER ONE REASON I should start a blog:

 I case I need an alibi for what I was doing at 9 p.m. on October 8, 2019.

 Welcome to my blog.