Family Blog

For a very long time I have wanted to establish a family website for all the relatives of the Rippetoe sisters and brother - Ginny, Helen ( Lala), Ruthie and Curtis. For the life of me I am not smart enough to figure out a website even with the help of numerous on line instructions and I am overcome by the options of websites. So, my thought was a family blog.

Growing up in Charleston WV as cousins we were close to each other and had opportunities to visit with everyone. For a long time through my mother I was able to keep up with everyone, maybe not in great detail but did have some idea of where my cousins were, who had children, where their children were etc. but after Mother's stroke it became more difficult to do so. Besides, our extended families were growing, children getting married, having children of their own and my gosh.. we were spread out across the globe.

My children ( Mary Ingles, Trip and Katherine) ask questions now more than before about who is related to whom and how. I have come to realize that we have lost touch with each other and out children. One example was this fall Al and I were in Lexington visiting brother John and Marta and learned that they had met Jonathan Currence, Bill's son, on a trip to Chicago. All these years when I was working and traveling so much, I would make 3-4 trips a year to Chicago and never knew that Jonathan was there. It would have been such fun to meet; who knows we may have cousins who are closer than we think. So, I thought that a family blog might be a way for all of us to reconnect, at least those who want to connect. Facebook was a good starting place and for certain has helped me reconnect with many of you but there are things I'd like to share about my family that I don't want to post for the world to see.

In the beginning I will take the responsibility for the admin functions but everyone can submit their own posts and photos. I am open to suggestions and of course help along the way to make this blog a go to place to keep up with everyone.

Ann