Happy Birthday, Blog!
I missed posting about it on the exact date (can’t believe I did that), but my blog turned three years old on June 25, 2008.
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Blog!
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Happy birthday Dana's blog! As always, I enjoy reading all of your wonderful comments about teaching.
And many more! To one of the most intelligent blogs on the Internet — Congratulations Dana!
Congratulations! 🙂
Thanks, everyone!