The Logan Family

Month: August 2021

  • Still closing summer, and an interior decorator.

    This week is Taylor’s birthday. And one of the big gifts she got was an interior decorator(thanks Deb!).

    Why is this so important?

    We have been working through some to-dos in our house. Things that we want to do because when we moved into the house:

    1. We were house poor.
    2. We were about to have a baby.
    3. There was a pandemic, and no one was coming over.

    Fast forward 2 years, and now we are ready to have people over. Also, we have been locked down and looking at our house and creating a wish list. My list included re finishing the deck, a tv for the garage/studio outside, pressure washing everything, laying a gas line for the grill, etc. One of the big things for Taylor’s list was to buy a couch. As a male, there were many things I didn’t understand, but have since come to my attention: one does not simply “buy a couch”. One must consider the past, present, and essence of the couch. The color schemes (what?) the purpose of the room (huh?) what it will match wish (wtf?). And it can “feel so overwhelming” (just go buy a couch!). So, Deborah (my MIL) gifted Taylor some time with an interior decorator, and some of our “couch” budget was expanded to include….a lot more than a couch. Whatever it is, Taylor is SO happy, and the couch that we DID settle with, it is a dream. It is SO comfortable, and very easy to fall asleep on.

    Closing summer.

    For the end of summer, Rosie and I will be going camping for our first overnight camping trip in Boone- stay tuned!

  • Closing summer, happy anniversary

    Closing summer, happy anniversary

    Taylor and I celebrated our 11 year anniversary this weekend by going to 1618 Seafood. Deborah took BOTH girls for the night, marking Taylor’s FIRST night away from Mercy.

    Several times during the night, the silence was perfect. There was no one begging for our attention, no one trying to be convinced to do something, or whining, or tv noise- just sitting with Taylor at a table with a drink was so….. nice.

    I can’t believe its been 11 years. And I love her so much. We keep getting better, and with her hair done straight and wearing earrings, she looked like a total hottie (we didn’t get any pictures from our date night- this is a sign that things have changed since our early years, when she would never let a night go without a couple pics to mark the occasion). Covid, working from home, and nursing a baby have all combined for very few days of getting to dress up, so seeing her all fancy made me feel pretty special. I am a lucky guy.

    • Us on a family trip last month
    • Taylor and I at prom with Jimmy
    • wedding day w Jimmy
    • This picture I have always loved

    Since there were no pics of our date night, I wanted to share pics from our engagement night at the same restaurant 11 years ago- on 12/23/09 (I almost ordered the same thing- tuna with wasabi mashed potatoes). There are a few other pictures here that I wanted to include- it is awesome that most of these people are still in my life today.

    • 1618 engagement dinner
    • 1618 engagement dinner
    • I proposed at our church youth room, setting up pictures and candles of us together over 9 years at that point

    And summer is coming to a close, sad.
    This has been a great summer, filled with:

    • Family trip to Charlotte to visit the whitewater center
    • Many camps for Rosie, including spy camp, Vacation Bible School, Tennis, Muirs Chapel, first year of Swim Team, dance camp (starts today)
    • Emily Hawkins babysitting 2-3x per week.
    • A lot of time with Rosies friend.our neighbor Sydney.
    • A lot of time at Hamilton Lakes pool
    • Rosies first car camping trip
    • Watching mercy “scoot” (she doesn’t crawl).
    • Family beach week, a great success!
    • And excitement for our upcoming trip to MEXICO in November!

    Ok, gotta go, Mercy is waking up (at 6:43, at 10 months old, another great success!)

  • Grammy’s funeral

    This is a short post, not lengthy by any means, because Rosie, who is 6, might wake up at any moment.

    However, I just got back from Grammy’s funeral, and it was nice.

    • The first time I saw Jake, this deer was with him.
    • Never thought Id live to see the day
    • Times Square
    • Love this pic
    • Me, Jake, Matt, and Dad
    • Grammy and Grandpa Gordon
    • Grammy throwing Bouquet at her wedding.
    • Grammy and her twin, Beatrice
    • Cousin Ken
    • Where grammy grew up
    • Kiyoe cleaning tombstone of Beatrice
    • Taiyo and Hiro
    • Tombstone of Beatrice
    • After the graveside

    Dad-5
    Gordy-3
    Liz-3
    Steve-3.
    That is a total of 14 grandkids, and 12 great-grandkids (and counting, I am looking at you Richardson fam!).
    The awesome part, is that ALL grandkids show up. The preacher told us how rare that really is.

    Seeing all of the family was amazing. Uncle Steve keeps getting cooler and cooler the older he gets. As a kid I was a bit intimidated by him. Now I love his punny sense of humor. And his marriage w Aunt Chris is something anyone should strive for.

    Taiyo and Hiro are getting tall.
    All the cousins are getting older and seem to be doing great career-wise, and this was such a cool site to see.

    Jake is an amazing human being. His heart for others is something I strive for. I always say to myself that relationships are the most important thing- and they are. But Jake lives it out better than I ever could.

    The part that tore my heart out was this: seeing the tombstone of Beatrice Wilcox Roome, Grammy’s twin. She died of pneumonia at two years old. Aunt Liz relayed that during Grammy’s last couple years, she would frequently ask, “When I see Beatrice, will she be an adult? Will I be a kid? Will she remember me?”

    Grammy probably thought of her almost every day of her life. And that left me with something: Grammy’s life was tougher than I ever realized. She had hurdles in her life, but didn’t draw attention to them. She was tough, and looked upwards for strength. I think she found that strength.

    She prayed in tongues. And, according to cousin Suzie, a dove landed on her chair one time when she was praying.

    Ok, Mercy is waking up now. Attached are some pictures. Next up Ill add some more picture of my trip to Manhattan.

  • Why not Facebook?

    So here is my site, and it is rarely used. I want to use it as an alternative to Facebook.

    And here is why.

    Last year when it was revealed that certain types of posts, especially as they relate to politics, are filtered, it just seemed like a good time to take a break. No matter what your thoughts, I like to read them, and if a friend got too carried away (no matter what their leanings), I would mute/unfriend/ignore, whatever. I haven’t gone so far as to delete my account.

    This week, I downloaded Facebook onto my phone, and out of curiosity did some exploring in the settings. It turns out, after installing, it immediately stole all the info from my budgeting app. Without asking me.

    That was another impetus for not returning to Facebook regularly any time soon.