• Still closing summer, and an interior decorator.

    This week is Taylor’s birthday. And one of the big gifts she got was an interior decorator(thanks Deb!). Why is this so important? We have been working through some to-dos in our house. Things that we want to do because when we moved into the house: We were house poor. We were about to have…

  • Closing summer, happy anniversary

    Closing summer, happy anniversary

    Taylor and I celebrated our 11 year anniversary this weekend by going to 1618 Seafood. Deborah took BOTH girls for the night, marking Taylor’s FIRST night away from Mercy. Several times during the night, the silence was perfect. There was no one begging for our attention, no one trying to be convinced to do something,…

  • Grammy’s funeral

    This is a short post, not lengthy by any means, because Rosie, who is 6, might wake up at any moment. However, I just got back from Grammy’s funeral, and it was nice. Dad-5Gordy-3Liz-3Steve-3. That is a total of 14 grandkids, and 12 great-grandkids (and counting, I am looking at you Richardson fam!). The awesome…

  • Why not Facebook?

    So here is my site, and it is rarely used. I want to use it as an alternative to Facebook. And here is why. Last year when it was revealed that certain types of posts, especially as they relate to politics, are filtered, it just seemed like a good time to take a break. No…