My WHY!!!

Who am I and why Usborne?

Hi everyone!!! I am Amanda Richardson and am from Washougal, Wa. My hubby, David, and I have been married for four years and have two beautiful boys (1 and 3). We are an entrepreneur family at heart and already own two businesses that keep us very busy. Being self employed has been such a huge blessing in our lives! We are able to put our family first whenever need be. My husband is very hard working and spends most of the time operating our businesses. We have a home remodeling business as well as a real estate investment company. For the love of homes right!?! haha he is the Chip to my Joanna!! Anywho, yes we flip and renovate homes and love every bit of it! However, I am a full time stay at home mommy and work the business while the kids sleep or we all work side by side as a family. My three year old thinks it is the coolest thing ever!! Using drills, pliers, hammers, etc. But this momma needs a break sometimes!! I have an absolute love for books as well! So when I found Usborne during an online party I was hooked. My husband and I dream of having our own library and one for our kids too. We know how important reading is and it holds a very special place in our hearts. Especially for my husband because he had to relearn to read and write his senior year of high school. He knows how much of a blessing it is to read (again). During my childhood, reading was an adventure and brought me so much hope, gave me motivation as well as inspired me when I needed it most. As our kiddos grow we want the same for them. We will also be homeschooling, doing school co-ops when they start school and I love the books that Usborne offers!!! In a large nutshell...this is WHY!