This was not a big genealogy day - far from it, due to Lolo and baseball.
Lolo got up at 7 am I fixed her breakfast and we watched TV. I got her dressed and Linda came home from the hairdresser and took her off to the San Diego Zoo for the morning. I read my email and blogs, and posted about LiveRoots, then checked Facebook, and got ready to go out. I left at 11 for the church office, then the library for a book, McDonald's for lunch, and the bayfront for my walk with George. I stopped at the store for diapers for Lolo on the way home, and was home at 1:15.
Lolo watched TV while I tried to nap in my chair, and then we played a bit on the floor - doing artwork and putting puzzles together. I stole some time and posted about Megan's Annie Moore memorial presser. Then it was back to Lolo duty, dinner, and we watched the ball games. I got her in the bath at 6:30 and jammies by 7, hoping that she would go to sleep easily like last night. Oh no - it's 9:30 and she is still thrashing around on the bed. I've been in there lying down with her thrice so far ... she is so fun to be with, but it's a struggle sometimes. She goes home on Saturday... so maybe I can get back to genealogy.
Genealogy today was only 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.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/09/08
This is countdown day - 10 -9 -8 - stop! 7-6-5-4-3-2-1! I didn't accomplish a lot today in the grand scheme of advancing the genealogy football toward the goal line. Life interrupted big time. But there was one exciting development.
I read my email and blogs, and decided to post about www.GeneaNet.org again - but I had to capture the screens again and save them again before I could put them in my post. I answered some emails and checked Facebook, then suited up and went off to Home Depot (for paint) and Costco (to scope out my birthday present and have lunch), but I was home by 12:30.
Email, blogs, Facebook, then Linda and Lolo came home, and I got the assignment to put her down for a nap. Failure - she wanted to play with Grandpa. We tried to nap, and I was almost asleep when she woke me up. So we watched TV, she drew some pictures (and decorated her body beautifully), had some strawberries, we blew bubbles outside and kicked the ball around, etc. No nap, but she was OK.
In the middle of this, Ed's brother called from Georgia and we talked for awhile. Then I discovered that Ed's other brother had sent an email this afternoon, so I replied to that. The letters worked - they are willing to share the limited information they have. Linda made dinner, Lolo played on the computer by herself, had a bath, had dessert, and went to bed without a peep. Cool. We watched the baseball game.
After the game, I called Ed and told him about the two contacts with his siblings, and then wrote the next installment of Is This My New Computer Genealogy Filing System? I checked in on Facebook, wrote this post, and will go watch ER soon.
Genealogy today was 5.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 1.0 hour on Project M, and 1.0 hour working on the filing system.
I read my email and blogs, and decided to post about www.GeneaNet.org again - but I had to capture the screens again and save them again before I could put them in my post. I answered some emails and checked Facebook, then suited up and went off to Home Depot (for paint) and Costco (to scope out my birthday present and have lunch), but I was home by 12:30.
Email, blogs, Facebook, then Linda and Lolo came home, and I got the assignment to put her down for a nap. Failure - she wanted to play with Grandpa. We tried to nap, and I was almost asleep when she woke me up. So we watched TV, she drew some pictures (and decorated her body beautifully), had some strawberries, we blew bubbles outside and kicked the ball around, etc. No nap, but she was OK.
In the middle of this, Ed's brother called from Georgia and we talked for awhile. Then I discovered that Ed's other brother had sent an email this afternoon, so I replied to that. The letters worked - they are willing to share the limited information they have. Linda made dinner, Lolo played on the computer by herself, had a bath, had dessert, and went to bed without a peep. Cool. We watched the baseball game.
After the game, I called Ed and told him about the two contacts with his siblings, and then wrote the next installment of Is This My New Computer Genealogy Filing System? I checked in on Facebook, wrote this post, and will go watch ER soon.
Genealogy today was 5.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 1.0 hour on Project M, and 1.0 hour working on the filing system.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/08/08
Only two weeks before we leave for our vacation and the Caribbean genealogy cruise. We can hardly wait! But first, Lolo, Audrey and Tami are coming this weekend - we get our grandkids fix too. Life is good.
After reading email and blogs (day 6 of Genea-Musings held hostage by Bloglines - no posts!), I wrote King Paul I of America makes news, and Beware of this "dream" genealogy client! and then Family Photographs - Post 26: The Kids. I thought I was done posting for the day. Wrong! I checked in on Facebook, then reviewed my Genealogy News email for content and form, and printed off several blog posts and gathered up other show-and-tell items. After eating some lunch I took off at 11:30 for the post office and for the library.
The CVGS Research Group meeting had 10 attendees, and we talked until 2 p.m. I was home by 2:15, and read email and blogs, then sent the Genealogy News email to everyone on the list and posted it to the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog. Then I posted the Research Group Summary on Genea-Musings. I was tired and sleepy, so I went in to watch TV, read the paper, and take a nap. We had dinner outside, and I was back to the computer at 7 p.m.
I decided to post my NFL Picks on Randy's Busy Life, and put 8 more humor and political posts on too. Finally, I posted about the SDGS Program on Saturday, then took a walk, and came back to finish this post.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 3.0 hours writing genealogy blog posts, 2.5 hours on CVGS Research Group activities, and that's about it.
After reading email and blogs (day 6 of Genea-Musings held hostage by Bloglines - no posts!), I wrote King Paul I of America makes news, and Beware of this "dream" genealogy client! and then Family Photographs - Post 26: The Kids. I thought I was done posting for the day. Wrong! I checked in on Facebook, then reviewed my Genealogy News email for content and form, and printed off several blog posts and gathered up other show-and-tell items. After eating some lunch I took off at 11:30 for the post office and for the library.
The CVGS Research Group meeting had 10 attendees, and we talked until 2 p.m. I was home by 2:15, and read email and blogs, then sent the Genealogy News email to everyone on the list and posted it to the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog. Then I posted the Research Group Summary on Genea-Musings. I was tired and sleepy, so I went in to watch TV, read the paper, and take a nap. We had dinner outside, and I was back to the computer at 7 p.m.
I decided to post my NFL Picks on Randy's Busy Life, and put 8 more humor and political posts on too. Finally, I posted about the SDGS Program on Saturday, then took a walk, and came back to finish this post.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 3.0 hours writing genealogy blog posts, 2.5 hours on CVGS Research Group activities, and that's about it.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/07/08
Genealogy, FHC, genealogy, dinner/debate, genealogy...not a bad game plan for the day!
After reading my email and blogs (Bloglines still hasn't fixed some feeds - it's been at least four days), I posted Using GeneaNet.com - Post 1. I worked for awhile in GeneaNet, downloading more screen shots and testing it out more. I printed out the CVGS newsletter and read it, then the windows guys came. At 10:30, I had some lunch and packed up to go to the FHC to drop some flyers and do some research. I stayed longer than I expected.
I was home by 1:45, and read email and blogs, then wrote Update on contacting a living relative. I must have done something really useful in the next two hours but I'll be darned if I can remember what - where's my time journal when I need it? Aha - I researched the genealogy news of them onth for the CVGS meeting tomorrow! I posted about the CVGS research Trip to the SDGS Library and the Volume II, Surnames C and D index for the Early California Families book on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe. Then it was time for a nap, read the paper, watch TV news, have dinner, watch the debate, and the post-debate.
I came back to the computer at 8 p.m. and spent some time on Facebook, then worked on my prospective filing system. Then I wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 1.0 hour exploring GeneaNet, 2.0 hours at the FHC, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 1.0 hour working with my data file management, and 2.0 hours of researching the genealogy news of the month for CVGS.
After reading my email and blogs (Bloglines still hasn't fixed some feeds - it's been at least four days), I posted Using GeneaNet.com - Post 1. I worked for awhile in GeneaNet, downloading more screen shots and testing it out more. I printed out the CVGS newsletter and read it, then the windows guys came. At 10:30, I had some lunch and packed up to go to the FHC to drop some flyers and do some research. I stayed longer than I expected.
I was home by 1:45, and read email and blogs, then wrote Update on contacting a living relative. I must have done something really useful in the next two hours but I'll be darned if I can remember what - where's my time journal when I need it? Aha - I researched the genealogy news of them onth for the CVGS meeting tomorrow! I posted about the CVGS research Trip to the SDGS Library and the Volume II, Surnames C and D index for the Early California Families book on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe. Then it was time for a nap, read the paper, watch TV news, have dinner, watch the debate, and the post-debate.
I came back to the computer at 8 p.m. and spent some time on Facebook, then worked on my prospective filing system. Then I wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 1.0 hour exploring GeneaNet, 2.0 hours at the FHC, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 1.0 hour working with my data file management, and 2.0 hours of researching the genealogy news of the month for CVGS.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/06/08
I managed to do some research, get some chores done, and blog today while catching highlights of the ball games.
After reading email and blogs (Bloglines is not sending some of my favorites, like Genea-Musings!), I posted Using GeneTree as a Social Network. I'm not impressed... I did some research on using GeneaNet for future posts. I put the package together for Project W and couldn't figure out how much postage I needed, so I sent a request through the online USPS FAQ system. They responded tonight! Now I know. I had lunch, gathered my stuff to go out, and went to the library first for Table Talk with Dearl and some light indexing. I picked up some books too. I left at 1:15 and went to the UPS store, the bank and the grocery store and was home by 2 p.m.
I read email and blogs, then wrote Who are my German-born Ancestors? in hopes that someone would help me out. Tamura did - he found new info for me quickly on the Koenig/King family. I put the new info in FTM and did a bit more searching online for other names without much luck. I went searching for funny photos for the Smile carnival...I found several, and I'm afraid I don't have some of the "really good ones" in digital format. I wonder what box or album they're in? I went in to watch the end of the Rays-WS game, read the paper and had dinner.
After dinner, I decided to work a bit on my computer data management. The "new system" I started a month or so ago isn't going to work, so I did some research on Ben Sayers site, on Ancestry's learning center, and in the SCGS Jamboree syllabus and wrote up Is This My New Computer File System? - Post 1. It isn't, of course, yet. I got real flustrated with Ancestry's Learning Center - it was taking up to 60 seconds to load a page with Java and Flash going...and all I wanted was a list of text articles and the articles themselves. Why do they hassle me like this? Oh well - I just won't use it. After all, I got my year for $22 last October...I wonder what I'll pay for it this year? Finally, this post and I'm off to watch TV and read my book for awhile.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 2.0 hours doing research, 1.5 hours on CVGS things, 2.0 hours on computer data management, 0.5 hour on Facebook and 0.5 hour on Project W.
After reading email and blogs (Bloglines is not sending some of my favorites, like Genea-Musings!), I posted Using GeneTree as a Social Network. I'm not impressed... I did some research on using GeneaNet for future posts. I put the package together for Project W and couldn't figure out how much postage I needed, so I sent a request through the online USPS FAQ system. They responded tonight! Now I know. I had lunch, gathered my stuff to go out, and went to the library first for Table Talk with Dearl and some light indexing. I picked up some books too. I left at 1:15 and went to the UPS store, the bank and the grocery store and was home by 2 p.m.
I read email and blogs, then wrote Who are my German-born Ancestors? in hopes that someone would help me out. Tamura did - he found new info for me quickly on the Koenig/King family. I put the new info in FTM and did a bit more searching online for other names without much luck. I went searching for funny photos for the Smile carnival...I found several, and I'm afraid I don't have some of the "really good ones" in digital format. I wonder what box or album they're in? I went in to watch the end of the Rays-WS game, read the paper and had dinner.
After dinner, I decided to work a bit on my computer data management. The "new system" I started a month or so ago isn't going to work, so I did some research on Ben Sayers site, on Ancestry's learning center, and in the SCGS Jamboree syllabus and wrote up Is This My New Computer File System? - Post 1. It isn't, of course, yet. I got real flustrated with Ancestry's Learning Center - it was taking up to 60 seconds to load a page with Java and Flash going...and all I wanted was a list of text articles and the articles themselves. Why do they hassle me like this? Oh well - I just won't use it. After all, I got my year for $22 last October...I wonder what I'll pay for it this year? Finally, this post and I'm off to watch TV and read my book for awhile.
Genealogy today was 9.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 2.0 hours doing research, 1.5 hours on CVGS things, 2.0 hours on computer data management, 0.5 hour on Facebook and 0.5 hour on Project W.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/05/08
There are good days and then there are bad days - this was good-bad-good for me. You'll see what I mean.
I slept so well - straight through for the first time in months...until 7 a.m. I managed to read my email and blogs before the Chargers game...and then there was the awful three hours of watching your team get beat. The team that was supposed to contend for the Super Bowl. Not if they keep playing like this. It's a Jekyll and Hyde team. They lost fair and square - Miami is better than most people think. Surprise, Chargers! Argghhh.
After the game, I researched and posted the Best of the Genea-Blogs for the week - a little genealogy therapy if you will. Then I wrote the Project M letters to Ed's siblings using his guidelines, and got them ready to mail. I checked the NFL and MLB games occasionally on TV, and then wrote an email to my Project W colleague summarizing what I did for her, and gathered those papers for the mail too. Finally, I answered a query about guests at Glen Abbey that came through the SD GenWeb site. Ah, dinner time...and baseball, and reading, and finally Desperate Housewives. Then I came in to post this blog and I'll go watch the sports lowlights at 10:30.
Genealogy today was 4.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 1.0 hour on Project M, 0.5 hour on Project W, and 0.5 hour on the query.
It's great to clear the decks of two projects and one task...I wonder what I'll do tomorrow? Ah yes, I need to start on my SDGS presentation in November.
I slept so well - straight through for the first time in months...until 7 a.m. I managed to read my email and blogs before the Chargers game...and then there was the awful three hours of watching your team get beat. The team that was supposed to contend for the Super Bowl. Not if they keep playing like this. It's a Jekyll and Hyde team. They lost fair and square - Miami is better than most people think. Surprise, Chargers! Argghhh.
After the game, I researched and posted the Best of the Genea-Blogs for the week - a little genealogy therapy if you will. Then I wrote the Project M letters to Ed's siblings using his guidelines, and got them ready to mail. I checked the NFL and MLB games occasionally on TV, and then wrote an email to my Project W colleague summarizing what I did for her, and gathered those papers for the mail too. Finally, I answered a query about guests at Glen Abbey that came through the SD GenWeb site. Ah, dinner time...and baseball, and reading, and finally Desperate Housewives. Then I came in to post this blog and I'll go watch the sports lowlights at 10:30.
Genealogy today was 4.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 1.0 hour on Project M, 0.5 hour on Project W, and 0.5 hour on the query.
It's great to clear the decks of two projects and one task...I wonder what I'll do tomorrow? Ah yes, I need to start on my SDGS presentation in November.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/04/08
I'm feeling better today after a decent night's sleep - the runny nose has slowed, the coughing isn't as frequent, and I have more energy.
I was on the computer by 8 a.m. reading email and blogs, and posted about the CVGS Seminar on 18 October. I wish there was a way to keep this on "top" of all of my posts without changing the date every day. After getting ready to go out, I gathered up my stuff for the research trip to the SDGS library.
We carpooled from Chula Vista to El Cajon - Charlotte drove this time. We talked about her kids and my grandkids. We got there right at 10 a.m., signed in, and the staff gave Charlotte and Nancy a guided tour of the library, while I joined the FTM User's group meeting already in progress. After the meeting, I took some pictures of the group, then took some pictures of Charlotte and Nancy, and also of parts of the library. We had lunch there, then I did some research on my RI and NJ folks, and found some useful information. We left after 2 p.m. and I was home by 3.
I read my email and blogs, then downloaded my pictures to the computer. I wrote up the Research Trip to SDGS Library, complete with pictures (the Genea-blogger Gnome went along!). I was tired, so I went in to watch SDSU get beat by TCU and the ball game, then had dinner, and worked a bit putting the nearly finished bedroom back together. I started sorting out some of the stuff - I got the tools, pictures/slides and maps sorted - keeping just what I want and pitching the rest. In the process, I found some pictures from the 1960's and early 1970's which I've put in the to-be-scanned box. I also determined that the movie projector doesn't work but the slide projector does. I may want to scan some of the slides too. I watched the Dodgers beat the Cubs while sorting, then came to the computer and posted about the 57th Carnival of Genealogy and wrote this post, while having a coughing jag.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours -- 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.0 hour writing blog posts, and 5.0 hours on the CVGS Research trip.
I was on the computer by 8 a.m. reading email and blogs, and posted about the CVGS Seminar on 18 October. I wish there was a way to keep this on "top" of all of my posts without changing the date every day. After getting ready to go out, I gathered up my stuff for the research trip to the SDGS library.
We carpooled from Chula Vista to El Cajon - Charlotte drove this time. We talked about her kids and my grandkids. We got there right at 10 a.m., signed in, and the staff gave Charlotte and Nancy a guided tour of the library, while I joined the FTM User's group meeting already in progress. After the meeting, I took some pictures of the group, then took some pictures of Charlotte and Nancy, and also of parts of the library. We had lunch there, then I did some research on my RI and NJ folks, and found some useful information. We left after 2 p.m. and I was home by 3.
I read my email and blogs, then downloaded my pictures to the computer. I wrote up the Research Trip to SDGS Library, complete with pictures (the Genea-blogger Gnome went along!). I was tired, so I went in to watch SDSU get beat by TCU and the ball game, then had dinner, and worked a bit putting the nearly finished bedroom back together. I started sorting out some of the stuff - I got the tools, pictures/slides and maps sorted - keeping just what I want and pitching the rest. In the process, I found some pictures from the 1960's and early 1970's which I've put in the to-be-scanned box. I also determined that the movie projector doesn't work but the slide projector does. I may want to scan some of the slides too. I watched the Dodgers beat the Cubs while sorting, then came to the computer and posted about the 57th Carnival of Genealogy and wrote this post, while having a coughing jag.
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours -- 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.0 hour writing blog posts, and 5.0 hours on the CVGS Research trip.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/03/08
I feel so cruddy - I coughed most of the night and only got four troubled hours of sleep.
I started early because I didn't know how long I'd last. I read email and blogs, checked Facebook, and wrote Working with my mtDNA Results - Post 2 before taking a rest break - I didn't sleep though. I posted about the CVGS seminar on 18 October on the San Diego County message boards on Ancestry and Genforum. Then I wrote my newsletter articles for CVGS and emailed them off. At 11, I gathered my stuff to go out, had lunch (beef veggie soup, cookies, pudding) and dropped flyers at two senior centers, then went for my walk on the bayfront with George. I stopped at the library on the way home to gather some information for a blog post.
I was home by 1:15, and read email and blogs, then wrote Current Obituaries by State. By now, I was exhausted, so I took my meds and lay down. I got up at 5 after a two hour nap. We watched the playoff game and had dinner, and I came in to do something useful at 7 p.m. I had done some research on Project W yesterday, so I called the client and told her my results. I will send copies of stuff to her soon. In the process, I discovered that Ancestry.com had changed their document image printing options so I wrote about it too. Then this post and I'm going to go watch the end of the game and go to bed early.
Genealogy today was 5.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 0.5 hour on CVGS activities, and 2.0 hours on Project W.
Tomorrow is our research trip to the SDGS Library in El Cajon so blogging may be light.
I started early because I didn't know how long I'd last. I read email and blogs, checked Facebook, and wrote Working with my mtDNA Results - Post 2 before taking a rest break - I didn't sleep though. I posted about the CVGS seminar on 18 October on the San Diego County message boards on Ancestry and Genforum. Then I wrote my newsletter articles for CVGS and emailed them off. At 11, I gathered my stuff to go out, had lunch (beef veggie soup, cookies, pudding) and dropped flyers at two senior centers, then went for my walk on the bayfront with George. I stopped at the library on the way home to gather some information for a blog post.
I was home by 1:15, and read email and blogs, then wrote Current Obituaries by State. By now, I was exhausted, so I took my meds and lay down. I got up at 5 after a two hour nap. We watched the playoff game and had dinner, and I came in to do something useful at 7 p.m. I had done some research on Project W yesterday, so I called the client and told her my results. I will send copies of stuff to her soon. In the process, I discovered that Ancestry.com had changed their document image printing options so I wrote about it too. Then this post and I'm going to go watch the end of the game and go to bed early.
Genealogy today was 5.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 0.5 hour on CVGS activities, and 2.0 hours on Project W.
Tomorrow is our research trip to the SDGS Library in El Cajon so blogging may be light.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/02/08
Why do I have the feeling that I've forgotten something important? What haven't I done that I need to do? Ah yes - burn down the email list. Tomorrow?
Linda was on the computer this morning so long that I grabbed the laptop and read my email until she finished. I should do that more often! After email and blogs, I posted Working with my mtDNA Results - Post 1. I had a call from someone in Long Beach asking about the W family, so I looked up some pages from the W book on WorldVitalRecords for her. I fund her family listed in the "unconnected families" section, with no info on her great-grandfather other than his name. Then it was time to go to the doctor for my physical and lab review - and then the pharmacy. My tests were pretty good, although I've gained 4 pounds. Drugs work! Medicare works for me - the co-pay is lower than before! I was home by noon for lunch.
I watched two videos on RootsTV then wrote Happy 2nd Birthday, RootsTelevision. I worked a bit more on my mtDNA results, then did some research for Project W to see if I can find the missing link - not much luck. I got the SS5 for Project M today - and it gives the wrong surname for his mother! I hate it when that happens. Argghhh. Now what? A death record for her, I think. I took the survey then posted about it at Can doing genealogy research improve family functioning? Then it was time for reading the paper, watching the ball game, eating dinner, watering the front plants, and watching the VP debate.
At 8 p.m., I participated in my ProGen Study Group chat online using Windows Live Messenger - we talked about time management and had a good time - six of us. Then I went for my walk, talked to Linda, did the dishes, checked my email and Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 7.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 1.5 hours looking at mtDNA results, 0.5 hour on RootsTV, 1.5 hour on Project W, 1.5 hour on ProGen, and 0.5 hour on Facebook.
Linda was on the computer this morning so long that I grabbed the laptop and read my email until she finished. I should do that more often! After email and blogs, I posted Working with my mtDNA Results - Post 1. I had a call from someone in Long Beach asking about the W family, so I looked up some pages from the W book on WorldVitalRecords for her. I fund her family listed in the "unconnected families" section, with no info on her great-grandfather other than his name. Then it was time to go to the doctor for my physical and lab review - and then the pharmacy. My tests were pretty good, although I've gained 4 pounds. Drugs work! Medicare works for me - the co-pay is lower than before! I was home by noon for lunch.
I watched two videos on RootsTV then wrote Happy 2nd Birthday, RootsTelevision. I worked a bit more on my mtDNA results, then did some research for Project W to see if I can find the missing link - not much luck. I got the SS5 for Project M today - and it gives the wrong surname for his mother! I hate it when that happens. Argghhh. Now what? A death record for her, I think. I took the survey then posted about it at Can doing genealogy research improve family functioning? Then it was time for reading the paper, watching the ball game, eating dinner, watering the front plants, and watching the VP debate.
At 8 p.m., I participated in my ProGen Study Group chat online using Windows Live Messenger - we talked about time management and had a good time - six of us. Then I went for my walk, talked to Linda, did the dishes, checked my email and Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 7.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 1.5 hours looking at mtDNA results, 0.5 hour on RootsTV, 1.5 hour on Project W, 1.5 hour on ProGen, and 0.5 hour on Facebook.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Genealogy Journal - 10/01/08
I still feel pretty cruddy with my cold, and was lazy today - I watched some of the ball games and did some work on the house stuff, plus the plumbing problem.
In the morning, I read email and blogs, then posted My mtDNA Results on GeneTree and Family Photographs - Post 25: Sisters and Cousins. I printed off my CVGS board agenda, gathered my stuff, and went off to lunch and the post office box before the 12 noon CVGS Board meeting. We were done by 2, and I was home by 2:30. I was tired, so I watched the playoff game and took a nap. At 4:30, I posted Doing Genealogy Time then went back for more playoff games and dinner. We had a toilet plumbing problem, so I called the plumber and he didn't come until 7:30 - but he fixed the toilet and the nearly-plugged sink.
At 8:30, I was bored by the game, so I came in and read email and blogs, then did a little research on Sarah Martin, and posted my NFL Picks for the next week and my power ratings. Finally this post, as I remember now that I still have homework for ProGen!
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 2.5 hours on CVGS activities, and 0.5 hour doing a little research.
In the morning, I read email and blogs, then posted My mtDNA Results on GeneTree and Family Photographs - Post 25: Sisters and Cousins. I printed off my CVGS board agenda, gathered my stuff, and went off to lunch and the post office box before the 12 noon CVGS Board meeting. We were done by 2, and I was home by 2:30. I was tired, so I watched the playoff game and took a nap. At 4:30, I posted Doing Genealogy Time then went back for more playoff games and dinner. We had a toilet plumbing problem, so I called the plumber and he didn't come until 7:30 - but he fixed the toilet and the nearly-plugged sink.
At 8:30, I was bored by the game, so I came in and read email and blogs, then did a little research on Sarah Martin, and posted my NFL Picks for the next week and my power ratings. Finally this post, as I remember now that I still have homework for ProGen!
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook, 2.5 hours on CVGS activities, and 0.5 hour doing a little research.
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