Over ten years ago we moved to a remote Nevada Ranch. I started a private blog as a way for our extended family to see what we were doing. We had some changes in our lives a few years down the road and I stopped blogging. My kids always thought I should start it up again.

Several Christmases ago my daughter’s gift to me was our old blog in a book form. She had collaborated with her brother and ordered it online. When I looked through the blog book, I was grateful I took the time to record what our family was doing during those years. The book is a treasure to us.

As I started this blog I thought of my whys. Why do a blog? Because it is more than a web log. It is a family history record. One day when I am 80 I will be amazed at all that we did. My husband and I often tell each other that these are our best days. Most of our kids are still home and working on the ranch. It won’t be like this forever. I want to record what we do with our time together.

My other why for doing a blog is to share our ranching lifestyle. Not many families get to live on a ranch, raise their kids on a ranch, homeschool their kids on a ranch, and work with their kids on a ranch. It is a unique lifestyle. I know there are other families like us, but we are becoming a rare class. I want to share our family’s experiences every day on the ranch.