13 for 13... 13 Pictures that best depict 2013.

We bought ourselves a camper for adventures to abound!

We made a BIG announcement that 

would change the world forever!

 We adopted aspects of a "homestead lifestyle" raising our own chicks and hens....

 And... enough turkey for 70 people 

to enjoy on Thanksgiving!

 We drown some worms and caught some amazing sunrises!

We Steamed into History and made local history on Ol 17 traveling the line like Lincoln did!

 And waited patiently... well sort of... for the newest arrival.

 After 9 months and 3 days of labor. With An all natural delivery and amazing doula We welcomed Ruth Kelly Roland the most amazing little human we could have asked for!

 And turned Dan and Karen Vaughan into Mammaw and Grandpa for the 1st time!

A second Master's Degree arrived!

We learned to smile! A LOT!

Fell in love with our simple life as a family of 3....

Now we ponder... What will 2014 bring! 

Happy 2014 from Richardson Lane

AVR, NJR, RKR

Let It Snow... Let It Snow...

We live a mile off the road... no one sees the house but us... some deer hunters... and Mule Skinner John... But... I love the cozy feeling of coming home to decorations. I had bought a fall flag a few years ago, and on today's budget a winter one just doesn't make the "must haves"...

So using my fall flag as a guide and some old fabric scraps I got crafty. 

Took some old ribbon I found and trimmed it out..

Cut some felt I also found in my fabric scraps... and added every teacher's favorite saying...

And... if you look real close you can see the snowflakes that started to fall as soon as I put it up....

So Let it Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow!

~AVR