...I invite everyone who reads this blog to leave behind a little hello. You have no idea how much your comments brighten my day.
Not sure what de-lurking is? Here's a definition:
De-lurk: v. to come out of the blog-reading closet and acknowledge your www presence with a comment. Frema will cry into her container of beef stew if you don't de-lurk this very minute.
While you're at it, please tell me how long you've been reading and which entry you've enjoyed the most. After a year and a half of verbally exposing myself, sometimes I still feel like I'm grabbing at air.
**Waving my arms frantically** I'm over here, Frema! :)
I've been reading for about six months and discovered your blog through a friend of mine, who will hopefully de-lurk herself as well.
Love the blog!
Posted by: Ariadne | January 10, 2006 at 06:31 PM
Hola, I'm Isabel. Nice to meet you.
Happy de-lurking week.
Posted by: Isabel | January 10, 2006 at 07:18 PM
Hi Frema!
My favorite post was the story of how you met Luke. That and announcing your engagement.
Posted by: Lisa | January 10, 2006 at 07:20 PM
I don't need to be delurked... I'm here ALL THE TIME. But two of my favorite posts (I even hunted through your archives) Priceless (AKA “Auction Story”) because you are hopelessly in love and Blogger’s First Prada because you're friggin' hysterical.
Posted by: Number Twelve | January 10, 2006 at 07:32 PM
I'm trying to delurk, but your Captcha is smarter than I am it seems!
Posted by: David McNelis | January 10, 2006 at 08:20 PM
I agree with Lisa!!!
Posted by: bdogg_mcgee | January 10, 2006 at 08:20 PM
Hi! My favorite was the omelette entry.
Posted by: Bearette24 | January 10, 2006 at 08:27 PM
Hmmm...so now there's a whole week dedicated to delurking, is there?
Anyway, I've been following your blogging adventures since they were a student project back at DePaul. A few favorites I've had are your 100 Things, the one where you thought I had been killed or abducted from the apartment, teenage diary entries, and any entry that talks about how great I am.
Posted by: Luke | January 10, 2006 at 08:43 PM
Well, as Luke's Mom, my favorite entry has to be "How Useless Clutter Changed my Life" or any entry with pictures of Anna. What the heck, they are all good.
Posted by: Molly | January 10, 2006 at 08:51 PM
I'm a fan of all, but I love "Memories of Sissy" and the Luke abduction entry. Those are just off the top of my head...Happy De-Lurking! ;)
Posted by: Sambo V. | January 10, 2006 at 09:43 PM
Thanks for getting Number Twelve blogging because now I do it and I read your blog all the time. I've only been reading since Christmas 2005. I can relate to your 100 tidbits.
Posted by: butterflygirl | January 11, 2006 at 01:22 AM
Daddy D told me about both your and Luke's blogs quite some time ago.
I think the onessssss I like best are about you purchasing Luke and your growning love....your personal happenings and of course baby Anna.....all of them really.
Soon to be aunt Ruthie
Posted by: Anonymous | January 11, 2006 at 11:05 AM
found your blog today, pretty funny.
Posted by: CitySoul | January 11, 2006 at 12:34 PM
Well, happy de-lurking week! Great blog, what I've read so far - I have to take the time to read old posts before I can say what my favorite is, but I love your stories with Luke!
Posted by: Terri | January 11, 2006 at 01:27 PM
I came upon this site, oh, about a year ago when I was a mere pup in the blogging world.
It is nice to keep up with fellow Pumas as we venture out beyond Rensselaer.
My favorite posts relate to the lunacy that is life in corporate America. Your musings on such things as enforced corporate breakfast and the business lunch really took me back. It is great commentary on the Corporate Era in this great land of ours.
I also appreciate being on your "recommended" list as I reflect on one year of doing this. I will keep on because, frankly, complaining is like eating or breathing to me. I need it daily.
Happy de-lurking week to all from the home of the 13-2 (3-0 in the Big Ten) Wisconsin Badger "Grateful Red" Basketball Men!
Posted by: Will Shannon | January 11, 2006 at 05:37 PM
hello hello!
Sheesh! You put big demands on lurkers-- don't you know we are already LAZ_EEEEE, hence the lurking?
Your site is great.
~Elizabeth
http://bluepoppy.omworks.com
Posted by: Anonymous | January 11, 2006 at 06:27 PM
I check in regularly. Also, I think you meant to type "sometimes" I still feel...
Do you think I'll proof-read everything for the rest of my life?
-Kendra
Posted by: Kendra | January 11, 2006 at 07:10 PM
So, is it technically lurking if you know I read your blog? Then again, I never comment, so I guess it probably is. Either way... Hello! De-lurking! I've been reading since sometime last summer, I think. My favorite entry is probably the one about how you bought Luke. But I also have a soft spot for the one about the peking ducks because: (1) it's funny; and (2)it introduced me to Amalah....and I heart me some Amalah! But really, all your entries are great, so it's hard to choose.
Posted by: Heather | January 11, 2006 at 09:15 PM
Thanks, Kendra! The error has been corrected.
Posted by: Frema | January 11, 2006 at 10:13 PM
Boo! Did I scare you?
Posted by: Beth Fish | January 12, 2006 at 12:48 PM
DE-LURKING to say I hang on to your every word...just never comment. I'll work on that! :0)
Love ya!!
Molly
Posted by: Molly Ray | January 12, 2006 at 01:13 PM
happy de-lurking week.
I like the story about the auction and how you bounced a check for Luke.
Posted by: auntie betty | January 12, 2006 at 02:16 PM
I'm a late de-lurker because my computer was a bit wonky last week, and I'm only a pseudo de-lurker because I haven't been reading for long. I kept seeing your name in Amalah's comments and I always agree with you, so I checked out your blog, and my, my, you rock. Nice to meet you, Frema.
Posted by: LCA | January 16, 2006 at 09:15 PM