The Beginning
I would like to preface this initial blog post by stating the fact that I feel extremely blessed to have three wonderful children, a lovely daughter-in-law to be, and a patient and loving husband, all of whom I love dearly.
What did you get for Christmas?” my friend asked.
“A website,” I answered nonchalantly.
“What?” she replied.
“I kid you not. That is exactly what I got for Christmas this year.”
When I opened up my present from Scott and Breanne, (two of my children), I was confused. In the box was a small piece of cardboard with some letters and numbers scrawled on it in felt pen. Without any explanation, they steered me to the computer room and instructed me to type in a web address written on the card. The screen came to life with several random photos of me, and a bunch of words about me and how wonderful my children were.
This was the beginning of two intensive days where Scott and Breanne led me through the process of building my website. Both of them are very competent on the computer, and they did the difficult work of figuring out how to construct the site so that all I had to do was enter in the content that I wanted. They were patient with me when they had to explain the same things over and over again; respectful of my wishes about how I wanted the site to be laid out; and encouraging when I tried to do something on my own. They had purchased the website for me, but the bulk of the gift was spending the time and using their expertise to help me build it in a way that worked for me.
What you see is the result of all that work. Know that a lot of love has gone into this site and into the artwork and writing that is displayed on it. Welcome to my website. Enjoy!
Breanne, Barb and Scott