Four years and a handful of days ago, I started this blog.  It was just after Sophie's first birthday and I started it out of guilt because I was so far behind on updating our family website that she hadn't yet appeared there.  Over the past year I've thought of giving up this site as well.  Facebook has become a good way to keep in touch with people, and sometimes writing and posting here becomes overwhelming.  But each time I look at other options, I realize that none of them would really replace this as the documentation of our family or daily lives.  So, until I find something that works better for me, GOnelsons is here to stay.  And if I'm really lucky, it will be more regularly than the past year.