Journal? What journal?

Thanks to my sister-in-law Lisa, my wife Cathy has gotten the bright idea that we should have a family blog. What this translates to is lots of work for Mark. "I don't speek so good the English," she says. "You do it." Then she flutters her eyelashes and tells me what a wonderful writer I am. Right. I am reminded of the story of the Little Red Hen. Everyone wants to taste the bread, but nobody wants to help with the work.

Cathy also said that this would be a nice way to fulfill our obligation to our progeny to record the salient points of our lives in a journal. So be it. This is our journal. I never was much for journal writing, so we'll see how long this lasts. Cathy will also be making periodic entries in the blog, since it was her grand idea.

Here we are--the family of Mark & Cathy Russon. More to follow on the people you see in the picture. This is at least a start.