Ah, a day with genealogy is to be savored... I'll take a Dove ice cream bar with that ahnentafel, please!
I was awake early worrying about the damn Genealogy Password game mechanics - I got it figured out, though. Checked my email and blogs, then edited the game rules and added more words, cut out the strips, got everything together and I was ready to go at 9 a.m. I blogged for awhile - posted my Family Photographs- Post 20 and checked Facebook, then read my politics forums. At 10:15 I left for the post office box, the Subway shop and the Elks Lodge. I set up my stuff as people were arriving. We started our meeting at 11:20, had lunch and started the game at about noon. It went just OK - the logistics were not great, unfortunately. We had our opportunity drawings and closed the meeting down at about 1:30. I stayed for awhile talking to several members, and was home at 2 pm.
I had a headache for some reason, and posted about the Corona Gen Society program on 25 October, then wrote up the Genealogy Password summary and posted it on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe. Bad headache now, a migraine coming on? I went in and took a nap, but didn't sleep well because of the headache. I took some Excedrin, watched TV, read the paper, had dinner, put out the trash, and came back to the computer at 6:30. The headache went away - thank goodness!
I posted about the Letters found in the trash in Grass Valley CA, then decided to work on burning down my email list - I answered 8 emails, five of them with genealogy data, opened my databases, added information gleaned from the emails and web sites I visited, etc. When I was done, I posted about my fun evening with my email correspondents in It Pays to Post... Back to Facebook for awhile - I uploaded some photos from this past month with the grandkids. Then this post to wrap up the night.
Genealogy today was a glorious 10.0 hours!!! Most in awhile. 1.5 hours doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 4.0 hours on CVGS picnic and game, 1.0 hour doing research and entering info into FTM16, and 1.0 hour on Facebook.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Semi-genealogy Journal - 08/26/08
The house seems so empty. No cute smiles from little Audrey. No hugs and lap-sitting with Lolo. No more pictures drawn on computer paper by Lolo. No more bottles for and big eyes by Audrey. No baths, no giggles, no book reading, no story telling, etc. The bedroom doors are open, the family room is a mess. The girls have gone home. We are tired - exhilarausted again.
Audrey woke up at 5:30 a.m., went back to sleep until 8:30, and Lolo got up at 7:30 - Linda took the Audrey duty, I took the Lolo duty. We packed them up this morning and took off before 11 a.m. to drive to Temecula (about 70 miles north) to meet their mom at the Chick-Fil-A in Murrietta. Audrey slept the whole way, and Lolo talked and sang most of the way. We got there about 12:30 p.m. and Tami was there soon after. We had lunch, Lolo played on the play structure, Linda couldn't find her purse, and Tami was grateful that we shortened her day a bit by driving halfway. We were home by 3 p.m.
I checked my email in the morning, but didn't read blogs until I got home. I posted Who's the Genealogy Hottie? (inquiring minds need to know this), Help Me Out With Genealogy Words (for the CVGS game on Wednesday), and Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD (congrats to Jean for an earned doctorate in Folklore). I went in to watch the news, and have dinner (Linda got take-out from Lolita's) - I took a short nap too! At 6:30, I came in and checked Facebook, commented on some blog posts, and checked email again. The Padres game came on at 7:05, and I watched the game while reading the paper and then my Catherine Coulter novel. After the game, I checked everything one more time and wrote this post.
Genealogy today - 3.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour on Facebook, and 1.5 hours writing blog posts. Making family history - 7.0 hours!
Tomorrow should be a big genealogy day - we have the CVGS picnic at 11, and I need to work more on Project M and read the Litchman article for the TGSG chat on Thursday.
Audrey woke up at 5:30 a.m., went back to sleep until 8:30, and Lolo got up at 7:30 - Linda took the Audrey duty, I took the Lolo duty. We packed them up this morning and took off before 11 a.m. to drive to Temecula (about 70 miles north) to meet their mom at the Chick-Fil-A in Murrietta. Audrey slept the whole way, and Lolo talked and sang most of the way. We got there about 12:30 p.m. and Tami was there soon after. We had lunch, Lolo played on the play structure, Linda couldn't find her purse, and Tami was grateful that we shortened her day a bit by driving halfway. We were home by 3 p.m.
I checked my email in the morning, but didn't read blogs until I got home. I posted Who's the Genealogy Hottie? (inquiring minds need to know this), Help Me Out With Genealogy Words (for the CVGS game on Wednesday), and Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD (congrats to Jean for an earned doctorate in Folklore). I went in to watch the news, and have dinner (Linda got take-out from Lolita's) - I took a short nap too! At 6:30, I came in and checked Facebook, commented on some blog posts, and checked email again. The Padres game came on at 7:05, and I watched the game while reading the paper and then my Catherine Coulter novel. After the game, I checked everything one more time and wrote this post.
Genealogy today - 3.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour on Facebook, and 1.5 hours writing blog posts. Making family history - 7.0 hours!
Tomorrow should be a big genealogy day - we have the CVGS picnic at 11, and I need to work more on Project M and read the Litchman article for the TGSG chat on Thursday.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Semi-genealogy Journal - 08/25/08
I'm, still suffering from Genealogicus Interruptus - the day was "off and on" for me, working around Audrey's wake/sleep periods. Then we went to the Padres game tonight, so not much useful was done today.
I did read email, read blogs, and posted a self-congratulating Genealympics Medals Ceremony, a celebrity worshiping Meredith Vieira Discovers Her Roots and a self-flagellating Genealogicus Interruptus on Genea-Musings. I also posted Play "Genealogy Password" at the CVGS Picnic on Wednesday 27 August on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe. I checked in on Facebook once, and worked a bit on the rules and words for the CVGS picnic game. Oh - I quickly solved this week's Forensic Genealogy puzzle. That's it - no research, no answering email.
Linda took Lolo to swim this morning, and Audrey hung out with me while I read on the computer and watched TV. When she napped, I read and wrote. Linda and Lolo came home at 12 noon and I ran out to the bank and the store, and all three were in bed when I got back. Lolo got up soon enough - no nap, just rested, and we watched Diego and Dora on TV (well, she watched, I dozed). Audrey woke up at 4, and we left for the Padres game at 5 with a stroller, two backpacks, and two little girls. We stopped at Rubios for dinner, took the trolley downtown, and were in our seats by 6:45. We had to show off the girlies, of course. Audrey fussed a bit, but smiled a lot and charmed everyone around us. She didn't like my cheering - I really startled her every time. A foul ball hit about 10 feet away while I was feeding her...too close for comfort. We left in the 6th inning because both girls were sleepy. It was almost 9 p.m. and we were home by 10. I had to carry both girls in and put them in bed - not a peep since (knock on wood).
Genealogy today was maybe 3.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, and 0.5 hour on CVGS activities.
I did read email, read blogs, and posted a self-congratulating Genealympics Medals Ceremony, a celebrity worshiping Meredith Vieira Discovers Her Roots and a self-flagellating Genealogicus Interruptus on Genea-Musings. I also posted Play "Genealogy Password" at the CVGS Picnic on Wednesday 27 August on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe. I checked in on Facebook once, and worked a bit on the rules and words for the CVGS picnic game. Oh - I quickly solved this week's Forensic Genealogy puzzle. That's it - no research, no answering email.
Linda took Lolo to swim this morning, and Audrey hung out with me while I read on the computer and watched TV. When she napped, I read and wrote. Linda and Lolo came home at 12 noon and I ran out to the bank and the store, and all three were in bed when I got back. Lolo got up soon enough - no nap, just rested, and we watched Diego and Dora on TV (well, she watched, I dozed). Audrey woke up at 4, and we left for the Padres game at 5 with a stroller, two backpacks, and two little girls. We stopped at Rubios for dinner, took the trolley downtown, and were in our seats by 6:45. We had to show off the girlies, of course. Audrey fussed a bit, but smiled a lot and charmed everyone around us. She didn't like my cheering - I really startled her every time. A foul ball hit about 10 feet away while I was feeding her...too close for comfort. We left in the 6th inning because both girls were sleepy. It was almost 9 p.m. and we were home by 10. I had to carry both girls in and put them in bed - not a peep since (knock on wood).
Genealogy today was maybe 3.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, and 0.5 hour on CVGS activities.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Family History Journal - 08/24/08
I think that I have genealogicus interruptus - I hope there's a cure. The grandchildren being here the past week has really put a crimp in my genealogy work.
We were up by 7 a.m., but Lolo and Audrey didn't wake up until 8 - they both slept 11 hours, which is great - no wakeups! We had breakfast, watched the Olympics, got dressed and went to church - Audrey to the nursery and Lolo to Sunday school for pre-schoolers. She loves it. After church, we went to McDonalds for lunch - Lolo tore through her fries and nuggets and played on the equipment.
We got home and Audrey was asleep in her car seat - she woke up a half hour later hungry. She went down for a good nap after 2. Lolo didn't get a nap - but didn't seem tired out. I was tired from trying to make her nap - the better part of two hours. In between Lolo not napping and the LLWS and Padres game, I participated in an hour or so of Scanfest - no scanning, just chatting this time. Linda took Lolo out for a walk and I managed to post the Best of the Genea-blogs for the week. Audrey woke up and we went down to Mr V's for pizza for dinner, and Baskin-Robbins for dessert. Lolo ate most of a really big slice of pepperoni pizza. Audrey just gurgled and smiled all during dinner.
We were home by 6:30, fed Audrey, got Lolo her bath, played with Audrey, watched the Olympics on TV, put Audrey to be at about 8 p.m., finally got Lolo down at 9, and I read my email and blogs and checked Facebook. I need to send out an email about the CVGS program on Wednesday and post it on the blog too.
Genealogy today was about 3.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.0 hour on Scanfest, 1.0 hour writing my blog post, and 0.5 hour on Facebook.
We were up by 7 a.m., but Lolo and Audrey didn't wake up until 8 - they both slept 11 hours, which is great - no wakeups! We had breakfast, watched the Olympics, got dressed and went to church - Audrey to the nursery and Lolo to Sunday school for pre-schoolers. She loves it. After church, we went to McDonalds for lunch - Lolo tore through her fries and nuggets and played on the equipment.
We got home and Audrey was asleep in her car seat - she woke up a half hour later hungry. She went down for a good nap after 2. Lolo didn't get a nap - but didn't seem tired out. I was tired from trying to make her nap - the better part of two hours. In between Lolo not napping and the LLWS and Padres game, I participated in an hour or so of Scanfest - no scanning, just chatting this time. Linda took Lolo out for a walk and I managed to post the Best of the Genea-blogs for the week. Audrey woke up and we went down to Mr V's for pizza for dinner, and Baskin-Robbins for dessert. Lolo ate most of a really big slice of pepperoni pizza. Audrey just gurgled and smiled all during dinner.
We were home by 6:30, fed Audrey, got Lolo her bath, played with Audrey, watched the Olympics on TV, put Audrey to be at about 8 p.m., finally got Lolo down at 9, and I read my email and blogs and checked Facebook. I need to send out an email about the CVGS program on Wednesday and post it on the blog too.
Genealogy today was about 3.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.0 hour on Scanfest, 1.0 hour writing my blog post, and 0.5 hour on Facebook.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Family History Journal - 08/23/08
A really big not genealogy day for me... I just realized today that this weekend was the first time we've had all four grandchildren under one roof at the same time - a quadfecta or a quadathlon, depending on your favorite sport.
I was up early because Linda had to leave at 6:45 and I had to leave at 7:45 for my Men's Bible Study breakfast. Logan was up early, and we shared waffles. I got ready to go and woke Lori up at 7:30. I got back at 9:15 right when Linda was backing the car out to take them to the airport. I drove instead, and helped Lori through the lines with two active little boys. I was home by 10:30, and Tami was unpacking her car and the girls. Tami left soon after for the night, and we took turns feeding Audrey and playing with Lolo. Lolo and I put the play fort together but the wind blew it over again, so we put it away. Audrey took a good nap, but Lolo didn't, but Linda took her swimming anyway.
Finally at 3 p.m. I was able to read my email and blogs, and quickly post Are you listening? I no sooner finished that than Audrey woke up, so I fed her and played with her until Linda and Lolo came home from swimming at 4:45. We went out to dinner at Rubio's - Lolo loves fish tacos and beans. We were home by 6:15, and Linda took the girls out for a walk. I quickly posted Joe Biden is NOT my cousin and finished just as they came back. We got Lolo a bath, and Audrey into her nightie. They didn't go down until 8:45, however. Knock on wood. I finished the paper, and came to the computer at 9:15 exhausted. I'm writing this post then calling it a night.
Genealogy today was 2.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs and 1.0 writing blog posts.
I was up early because Linda had to leave at 6:45 and I had to leave at 7:45 for my Men's Bible Study breakfast. Logan was up early, and we shared waffles. I got ready to go and woke Lori up at 7:30. I got back at 9:15 right when Linda was backing the car out to take them to the airport. I drove instead, and helped Lori through the lines with two active little boys. I was home by 10:30, and Tami was unpacking her car and the girls. Tami left soon after for the night, and we took turns feeding Audrey and playing with Lolo. Lolo and I put the play fort together but the wind blew it over again, so we put it away. Audrey took a good nap, but Lolo didn't, but Linda took her swimming anyway.
Finally at 3 p.m. I was able to read my email and blogs, and quickly post Are you listening? I no sooner finished that than Audrey woke up, so I fed her and played with her until Linda and Lolo came home from swimming at 4:45. We went out to dinner at Rubio's - Lolo loves fish tacos and beans. We were home by 6:15, and Linda took the girls out for a walk. I quickly posted Joe Biden is NOT my cousin and finished just as they came back. We got Lolo a bath, and Audrey into her nightie. They didn't go down until 8:45, however. Knock on wood. I finished the paper, and came to the computer at 9:15 exhausted. I'm writing this post then calling it a night.
Genealogy today was 2.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs and 1.0 writing blog posts.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Family History Journal. - 08/22/08
Not a big genealogy day, but lots of fun with all four of the grandchildren, with more to come.
I checked email and blogs for about 15 minutes this morning in between feeding two hungry little boys and getting myself ready to go out for the morning. We left at 9:30 for the New Children's Museum in downtown San Diego. I had never been there, but it will be a must-go every time the little ones are here. We played for two hours (painting a car - I still have blue paint on my hands, making big soap bubbles, chasing the boys around a light show, wearing capes in front of mirrors - and that's just what I did!), had lunch there and we were home by 1 p.m.
Logan took a long nap, Lucas didn't, and Lori got a nap. I spent about 30 minutes online and managed to write the MyHeritage post before Lucas got up. We went out in the backyard and played baseball, counted cars on the street below, and played tag. Logan finally woke up at 3:30 and Lori was up by then too, waiting for Linda to come home so she could take her car. Tami, Lolo and Audrey came after 4 p.m. - the boys had not met 4-month old Audrey yet. The kids played really well together. Lori took off for her night out, Tami took her girls to Abbie's house for the night, and Linda made dinner - the boys were clean plate soldiers - corn, noodles, edamome, tofu, and jello. After dinner, we celebrated Lucas' upcoming 5th birthday with sherbet and berries. Then it was bath time, bookreading time, toothbrushing time, potty time and going to bed time. They went easily. The Padres game ended about the time I put Lucas in bed at 9:30. After washing the dishes, I came in and read email and blogs, then wrote this post.
Genealogy today was all of 1.5 hours - 0.5 hour reading email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour writing blog posts. That's it! A great family history day! See -I have a life once in awhile! Tomorrow will be busy with family too.
I checked email and blogs for about 15 minutes this morning in between feeding two hungry little boys and getting myself ready to go out for the morning. We left at 9:30 for the New Children's Museum in downtown San Diego. I had never been there, but it will be a must-go every time the little ones are here. We played for two hours (painting a car - I still have blue paint on my hands, making big soap bubbles, chasing the boys around a light show, wearing capes in front of mirrors - and that's just what I did!), had lunch there and we were home by 1 p.m.
Logan took a long nap, Lucas didn't, and Lori got a nap. I spent about 30 minutes online and managed to write the MyHeritage post before Lucas got up. We went out in the backyard and played baseball, counted cars on the street below, and played tag. Logan finally woke up at 3:30 and Lori was up by then too, waiting for Linda to come home so she could take her car. Tami, Lolo and Audrey came after 4 p.m. - the boys had not met 4-month old Audrey yet. The kids played really well together. Lori took off for her night out, Tami took her girls to Abbie's house for the night, and Linda made dinner - the boys were clean plate soldiers - corn, noodles, edamome, tofu, and jello. After dinner, we celebrated Lucas' upcoming 5th birthday with sherbet and berries. Then it was bath time, bookreading time, toothbrushing time, potty time and going to bed time. They went easily. The Padres game ended about the time I put Lucas in bed at 9:30. After washing the dishes, I came in and read email and blogs, then wrote this post.
Genealogy today was all of 1.5 hours - 0.5 hour reading email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour writing blog posts. That's it! A great family history day! See -I have a life once in awhile! Tomorrow will be busy with family too.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 08/21/08
I was able to get in a fairly full genealogy oriented day.
It didn't start until about 9:30 a.m. when Lori and the boys took off for Sea World for the day with their friends. I read my email and blogs, and started posting like a crazy blogger - Was this a real obituary?, then Need more genealogy blogs to read?, then Checking Out WebTree-com - Post 3.
I broke for lunch and checked Facebook while munching on choc chip cookies, grapes and choc pudding. Back at it, I posted Practice Reading Old Handwriting, The Beginning of CVGS, Lineage Society for Descendants of Early Settlers of Spanish-Mexican Land Grants, and Index to Families of Spanish-Mexican of Early California, 1769-1850, Volume 1, Surnames G to K on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog. Back on Genea-Musings, I posted Most Wives married and most Children sired? If history is any indication, this post promises to be one of the most popular ever! I entered the information I had on Project M into FTM 16, printed out a list of persons, and then went looking in online databases for birth and death dates for the ones I had on the list. I also found several Rootsweb WorldConnect databases for some of the families, so now I have lots more information to enter into the database.
It was dinner time, and Lori and the boys were at their friends, and Linda had a wedding shower to attend, so I ate leftovers in front of the TV. I came back to the computer and did some more online research, then went in at 6:45 to watch the Padres game. I read the Litchman article for the TGSG chat, which was postponed from tonight, during the game. After the game (the Snakes beat us 4-1), I came back to the computer and posted about My Genealympics results - that's the end of the games for me. Lori and the boys came home, and I helped put Lucas to bed - books, teeth, potty and a story. Then I finished this post and I'm going to go to bed early tonight! I think I wrote 10 blog posts today - a record for me!
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 4.0 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour in WebTree, 1.0 hours doing Project M research, and 2.0 hours entering Project M data into FTM 16.
It didn't start until about 9:30 a.m. when Lori and the boys took off for Sea World for the day with their friends. I read my email and blogs, and started posting like a crazy blogger - Was this a real obituary?, then Need more genealogy blogs to read?, then Checking Out WebTree-com - Post 3.
I broke for lunch and checked Facebook while munching on choc chip cookies, grapes and choc pudding. Back at it, I posted Practice Reading Old Handwriting, The Beginning of CVGS, Lineage Society for Descendants of Early Settlers of Spanish-Mexican Land Grants, and Index to Families of Spanish-Mexican of Early California, 1769-1850, Volume 1, Surnames G to K on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog. Back on Genea-Musings, I posted Most Wives married and most Children sired? If history is any indication, this post promises to be one of the most popular ever! I entered the information I had on Project M into FTM 16, printed out a list of persons, and then went looking in online databases for birth and death dates for the ones I had on the list. I also found several Rootsweb WorldConnect databases for some of the families, so now I have lots more information to enter into the database.
It was dinner time, and Lori and the boys were at their friends, and Linda had a wedding shower to attend, so I ate leftovers in front of the TV. I came back to the computer and did some more online research, then went in at 6:45 to watch the Padres game. I read the Litchman article for the TGSG chat, which was postponed from tonight, during the game. After the game (the Snakes beat us 4-1), I came back to the computer and posted about My Genealympics results - that's the end of the games for me. Lori and the boys came home, and I helped put Lucas to bed - books, teeth, potty and a story. Then I finished this post and I'm going to go to bed early tonight! I think I wrote 10 blog posts today - a record for me!
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 4.0 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour in WebTree, 1.0 hours doing Project M research, and 2.0 hours entering Project M data into FTM 16.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Family History Journal - 08/20/08
With Lori and the boys here, I'm having to catch small patches of time to read, blog or write.
I had to get the boys squared away for breakfast (they eat Grandpa's cereal - Rice Krispies) and Daddy's cereal (Honeycomb) in great quantities). They left at 10 a.m. to go swimming at a friend's house, so I had two hours at home to myself. I read my email and blogs, then posted Using FTM2008-Post 19: Source Reports and my weekly Family Photographs post. I checked the new databases on Ancestry and found a great MD-VA book with decent multi-generational genealogies - Linda's Prather family was in it with lots of good info. I had lunch at home, then packed up and went off to the library for the CVGS Computer Group meeting at 12 noon. We had only 8 people at the meeting - it's summertime. Ancestry Library Edition is still available, although we know it was not renewed at the end of July. I didn't find anything exciting, even dozed off at the tube before deciding to go home. I got home by 2 p.m. and took a nap.
Logan woke me up at 2:45, and Lucas was up by 3:15. We went outside to play - bubbles, ball throwing, watching traffic, then a walk down the block (well, actually it was playing tag) and finally they got naked and went under the hose fountain on the front grass. Lots of laughing and giggling. The neighbor looked on in wonder (I think). We got them dried off and dressed and left for the Zoo at 4:15. When we got there, we rode the Skyride over and back, then went to the Children's Zoo to pet animals, then they rode the little car and merry-go-round, and we had dinner. We walked over to the elephants and giraffes, and back to the front where the boys took part in a hula hoop and dance contest - they had a ball. Finally, we went to see the orangutans, but they were in their enclosure after 7:30. We stopped on the way out to watch a painter use brushes and fingers to paint a koala on a large canvas to music, in like 5 minutes. We were home by 8:30, and the boys were down quickly.
I finally got on the computer at 9:30 p.m. and read email and blogs and Facebook, but then did chores and came back at 10:20 to write this post. I'm pooped out from chasing, lugging, hugging and tagging my favorite two little guys. They make me feel young again.
Not much genealogy today - maybe 4 hours. Lots more family history. The hose shower is a keeper memory.
I had to get the boys squared away for breakfast (they eat Grandpa's cereal - Rice Krispies) and Daddy's cereal (Honeycomb) in great quantities). They left at 10 a.m. to go swimming at a friend's house, so I had two hours at home to myself. I read my email and blogs, then posted Using FTM2008-Post 19: Source Reports and my weekly Family Photographs post. I checked the new databases on Ancestry and found a great MD-VA book with decent multi-generational genealogies - Linda's Prather family was in it with lots of good info. I had lunch at home, then packed up and went off to the library for the CVGS Computer Group meeting at 12 noon. We had only 8 people at the meeting - it's summertime. Ancestry Library Edition is still available, although we know it was not renewed at the end of July. I didn't find anything exciting, even dozed off at the tube before deciding to go home. I got home by 2 p.m. and took a nap.
Logan woke me up at 2:45, and Lucas was up by 3:15. We went outside to play - bubbles, ball throwing, watching traffic, then a walk down the block (well, actually it was playing tag) and finally they got naked and went under the hose fountain on the front grass. Lots of laughing and giggling. The neighbor looked on in wonder (I think). We got them dried off and dressed and left for the Zoo at 4:15. When we got there, we rode the Skyride over and back, then went to the Children's Zoo to pet animals, then they rode the little car and merry-go-round, and we had dinner. We walked over to the elephants and giraffes, and back to the front where the boys took part in a hula hoop and dance contest - they had a ball. Finally, we went to see the orangutans, but they were in their enclosure after 7:30. We stopped on the way out to watch a painter use brushes and fingers to paint a koala on a large canvas to music, in like 5 minutes. We were home by 8:30, and the boys were down quickly.
I finally got on the computer at 9:30 p.m. and read email and blogs and Facebook, but then did chores and came back at 10:20 to write this post. I'm pooped out from chasing, lugging, hugging and tagging my favorite two little guys. They make me feel young again.
Not much genealogy today - maybe 4 hours. Lots more family history. The hose shower is a keeper memory.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Family History Journal - 08/19/08
Today was my grandmother's 109th birthday, and my father-in-law's 97th birthday. I miss them both!
Genealogy took a back seat to family history today. I was able to post about Piggly Wiggly and more neighborhood stores this morning, and checked my email, blogs and Facebook, but that was about all I did. I got the bedrooms ready for Lori and the boys, Lucas (age 4.9) and Logan (age 2.5). I left at 11:10 for the airport, and their flight was on time, and we were home by 12:30 pm. We had lunch and I fell asleep putting Logan down for his nap. Then I tried to put Lucas down but he wouldn't sleep. I gave up at 3:15 and we went out back and played for awhile, then took a walk down the block. Logan woke up, and we played on the floor, had snacks and watched TV. Lori took Lucas to the store and Logan and I blew bubbles in the back yard and he chased some balls around. Dinner was OK, and bedtime went well, interspersed with books, stories and hugs.
I finally was back on the computer at 8 p.m., checked email and blogs, wrote the NEHGR TOC post, checked Facebook, wrote the LDS NFS post and then this post.
Genealogy today was 3.0 hours - 0.5 hour reading email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hour writing blog posts, and 0.5 hour on Facebook. Not much genealogy, but a lot of family history!!!
Genealogy took a back seat to family history today. I was able to post about Piggly Wiggly and more neighborhood stores this morning, and checked my email, blogs and Facebook, but that was about all I did. I got the bedrooms ready for Lori and the boys, Lucas (age 4.9) and Logan (age 2.5). I left at 11:10 for the airport, and their flight was on time, and we were home by 12:30 pm. We had lunch and I fell asleep putting Logan down for his nap. Then I tried to put Lucas down but he wouldn't sleep. I gave up at 3:15 and we went out back and played for awhile, then took a walk down the block. Logan woke up, and we played on the floor, had snacks and watched TV. Lori took Lucas to the store and Logan and I blew bubbles in the back yard and he chased some balls around. Dinner was OK, and bedtime went well, interspersed with books, stories and hugs.
I finally was back on the computer at 8 p.m., checked email and blogs, wrote the NEHGR TOC post, checked Facebook, wrote the LDS NFS post and then this post.
Genealogy today was 3.0 hours - 0.5 hour reading email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hour writing blog posts, and 0.5 hour on Facebook. Not much genealogy, but a lot of family history!!!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 08/18/08
I figured it would be a really big genealogy day. It wasn't. Oh well...
After reading email and blogs, I posted Using FTM 2008 - Post 18: Place Usage Report as part of my never-ending, but vaguely interesting series. I had to get the "guest room" ready for two little boys to sleep in it - that meant clearing everything off the couch and floor into the garage, getting the mattress off the hide-a-bed and onto the floor, and getting a sheet on the mattress. Mission accomplished! I'm tired already! After checking Facebook, spent some time looking for information about my childhood neighborhood - and found a San Diego city site about North Park. I had lunch at home, got ready to go to the library for the Monday Table Talk, and walked out the door ready to go and my contractor was here, so we talked for awhile. I got to the library late, and indexed another 100 pages of the Spanish-Mexican Families book. I took out two library books, went to the pharmacy, and was home by 3 p.m.
After working with the contractor for awhile, the broker called and we talked with him for an hour. I finally got back on and posted about the Carnival of Genealogy. I went in to read the paper, watch the news, and have dinner, and then cut the front lawn. I came in at 8 p.m. ready for some hot blogging action... oh - I had to cancel my Footnote trial subscription today before they billed me. I also extended my Ancestry subscription after I found the 19-digit activation code on a paper on the floor (I wondered what had happened to it - the wind blew it!). Seriously lacking blog fodder, I posted about the Geni response I got from the presenter at CGSSD, and then remembered about the OASIS classes so I posted about them too. I've let my emails pile up, so I answered 5 of them that I've neglected for a week or more. Only 30 more to go!
Genealogy today was all of 6.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on SD neighborhoods, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 2.0 hours doing CVGS activities, and 0.5 hour doing research for emails. Funny, it seemed more like 4 hours than 6!
After reading email and blogs, I posted Using FTM 2008 - Post 18: Place Usage Report as part of my never-ending, but vaguely interesting series. I had to get the "guest room" ready for two little boys to sleep in it - that meant clearing everything off the couch and floor into the garage, getting the mattress off the hide-a-bed and onto the floor, and getting a sheet on the mattress. Mission accomplished! I'm tired already! After checking Facebook, spent some time looking for information about my childhood neighborhood - and found a San Diego city site about North Park. I had lunch at home, got ready to go to the library for the Monday Table Talk, and walked out the door ready to go and my contractor was here, so we talked for awhile. I got to the library late, and indexed another 100 pages of the Spanish-Mexican Families book. I took out two library books, went to the pharmacy, and was home by 3 p.m.
After working with the contractor for awhile, the broker called and we talked with him for an hour. I finally got back on and posted about the Carnival of Genealogy. I went in to read the paper, watch the news, and have dinner, and then cut the front lawn. I came in at 8 p.m. ready for some hot blogging action... oh - I had to cancel my Footnote trial subscription today before they billed me. I also extended my Ancestry subscription after I found the 19-digit activation code on a paper on the floor (I wondered what had happened to it - the wind blew it!). Seriously lacking blog fodder, I posted about the Geni response I got from the presenter at CGSSD, and then remembered about the OASIS classes so I posted about them too. I've let my emails pile up, so I answered 5 of them that I've neglected for a week or more. Only 30 more to go!
Genealogy today was all of 6.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on SD neighborhoods, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 2.0 hours doing CVGS activities, and 0.5 hour doing research for emails. Funny, it seemed more like 4 hours than 6!
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