Dear Christopher, Brandon, Andrew and Abigail,

This blog’s for you; these are the family stories, on the pages you’ll see in the tabs at the top of the page.  I want to set them down as I am able to, because these stories are a part of your heritage; not the whole thing, but a big part.  I tend to feel that if you don’t know where you come from, it’s pretty hard to know where you’re going.

The nice things about a blog are that you can log on here anytime you want, and read a little or read a lot; and you can make comments.  If you have any questions, I’ll do all I can to answer them. 

For years, I thought I’d actually write a whole book for you with the stories in them, because they are also stories about the founding of our country and the settling of the West.  But I think one chapter and one topic at a time here will work just fine.

I love each of you always and forever; bigger than the whole universe and beyond!

Grandma’ Kathy