Open Invitation

Thank you to everyone who has requested an invitation to my blog when it becomes private.  I want to clarify a couple of things:

This invitation is to everyone!
I have had several requests from people who I do not know personally but have been reading my blog.  I said yes to all those requests.  If you stumbled upon my blog from the blog of a friend or friend of a friend (that's how blogging usually works) please don't hesitate to request an invitation.  I'm not trying to get rid of anyone!

The reason I am going private is not due to unkind comments.
I have been blogging for 4+ years.  In that time I have received unkind anonymous comments.  That is not why I'm going private.  I've done my best to take the bad with the good.  I know not everyone is going to like me or agree with everything I write.

Once again, how this will work:
1.  Between now and January 20th, anyone who wants to continue reading my blog(s) can either leave a comment or send me an email (kathymmc at yahoo dot com) requesting an invitation.  If you want to read both blogs, please let me know.  I will send you an email confirming your request.  The blogs will still be public at that time.  Please note:  I will not publish comments that contain your email address.  I will use your email address to contact you personally, but I won't make it public on either blog.
2.  On January 20th, my blogs will go private.  Everyone who requested an invitation will receive an email generated by Blogger that looks like this:

The Blogger user Kathy McElhaney has invited you to read the private blog: McMoments and Memories (or McMarathon Moments)

To view this blog, visit:
http://www.blogger.com/i.g?inviteID=  there will be a bunch of numbers here that are unique to you.

You'll need to sign in with a Google Account to confirm the invitation. If you don't have a Google Account yet, we'll show you how to get one in minutes, or you can view the blog as a guest for up to 30 days.

Kathy McElhaney's blog was created using Blogger, a free service for easily communicating and sharing ideas on the web. To learn more about Blogger and starting your own free blog visit http://www.blogger.com.

3.  Do I have to have a Google account?  Yes, but that does not mean you will have to change your email - I still use Yahoo for my email, none of that had to change.  If you have a blog of your own hosted by Blogger, you already have a Google account.