Hello?  Is anyone out there?  This is your official invitation to say “hello” to me.  It would be nice to know who’s actually reading this blog.  I’ve told a few people about this website and I know that some of you read it occasionally, but I’d find it helpful and encouraging to hear back from you.  I, myself, have a terrible habit of lurking on other people’s blogs, but I”m trying to break myself of the habit and reach out to other writers with comments whenever I can.  So here’s the deal:  if you are reading this post (whether that is later today or 10 years from the date this post is published), please leave a comment below.  It doesn’t have to be fancy, you can really just say “hello.”  If I don’t know you “in real life,” I’d love to hear how you found my blog.  If you are traveling through your own adoption journey, I’d love to know that too.  If you are a big fat meanie who might leave nasty, snide remarks, (or SPAM!), consider yourself exempt from this invitation.  Otherwise…. I’m looking forward to knowing my readers!

p.s.  if you’d rather remain anonymous, you can pick a pseudonym, but then maybe you could tell me what state or country you live in just so I have an idea of where my readers come from.

p.p.s. if you are a friend of mine and you wish you could remember to read my blog more often, but you usually forget to check it, go discover the joys of Google Reader OR ask me how you can receive these blog posts as an e-mail each time they’re published.