So I built us a website. You're on it right now. Good job navigating to it.
Here's the idea: we've been scattered across texts, photo apps, group chats, and whatever app Bridget is currently using to share recipes, and I thought it would be nice to have one place that was just ours. Not social media, not a public blog — just us. A family-sized corner of the internet where we can actually find things.
Family Tree — profiles for all six of us. Go look at yours. If your bio is wrong, tell me and I'll fix it (or give you access to fix it yourself, once I figure out how to do that).
Blog — this is where any of us can write something. Bridget, I'm looking at you. The bar is low. A few sentences about what you made for dinner counts.
Recipes — Bridget's pot roast is already on there. More to come.
Milestones — firsts and achievements. I seeded it with the obvious ones. Add your own.
Traditions — the things we do every year. Camping trip is on there. Christmas pancakes are on there.
Bucket List — things we want to do. I put some obvious ones in. The fire pit is on there. Yes, I know I've been saying it for three summers.
Photos — placeholder for now. I'll add instructions on how to drop real photos in. It's simple.
Music — a running list of what we're all listening to. Lucy and Isabelle have already made their mark.
Most of the data lives in simple files I can update easily. If you want something added — a milestone, a recipe, a tradition, a bucket list item — just tell me and I'll put it in.
For the blog, I'll figure out a simple way for you to post without needing to touch any code.
Mostly because I wanted it to exist. We have four kids who are going to grow up and look back at this stuff someday. I want there to be something to look back at.
Also because building websites is what I do when the house is quiet and I should probably be sleeping.
Happy New Year. Let's have a good one.
— Jonathon
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