It was a fairly full genealogy day until dinner and after, which was a fun family time.
* Got breakfast for the girls, but Tami up by 8 and out the door with them by 9, so I had time to work in them orning.
* Read email, blogs and Twitter, and posted (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 109: San Diego Beach Fun and then researched and wrote "Learn from Experts" Articles on Archives.com and set it for latem orning.
* Got cleaned up, worked on the new column idea for awhile, then had lunch and left at 11:30 a.m. for the Chula Vista library.
* At Library at 11:45, helped set up, had CVGS program meeting, it was pretty good, was home by 2 p.m.
* Read everything, answered some emails, worked more on the column, then researched and wrote Ancestry.com has Complete Revolutionary War Pension Files! Wrote "Infectious Diseases of the Civil War" Presentation by Barbara Hemmingsen on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe blog also.
* Was tired, so took a nap watching TV, we had dinner at home, then went shopping and for ice cream with the girls, watched the turtles and goldfish in the pond, and they played in the playground at Trader Joe's. Home by 8 p.m. Helped with baths.
* Read everything, answered more email, checked Facebook and wrote this post. Will go check some databases on Footnote later.
Genealogy today was 9.0 hours - 1.0 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours researching and writing blog posts, 2.0 hours at CVGS meeting, 0.5 hour doing online research, 0.5 hour on Twitter and Facebook, and 3.0 hours writing my FORUM column.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Randy's Genealogy Day - 29 June 2010
One more day left in June? Drat. Have a deadline on Wednesday. Got another project completed, now need to concentrate on the column article.
* Read email, blogs and Twitter, then found and posted Tombstone Tuesday - Arthur and Katherine Spanks. Did a little research to see where they are buried - no luck!
* Worked for awhile on the Book Review: The Journey Takers, by Leslie Albrecht Huber. Edited it several times during the morning, and set it to post after noon. A wonderful book.
* Started on the FORUM column, and got about 50% done but wondering if it is not the "right subject" for Genealogy 2.0. Oh well - maybe I'll have more inspiration tomorrow! Had lunch.
* Tami and the girls arrived at 12:45 p.m., and all the girls went down for naps. This boy too, at 2 p.m.! Feeling feverish and rummy today - weak headache, eyes hurt, must have something!
* Back online at 3 p.m., read everything, did some editing of the column, still not convinced. Answered some email, and then wrote U.S. Census Records on FamilySearch.org based on research last week.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV and eat dinner. Linda, Tami and grandgirls went shopping and out for dinner. Was back online at 6 p.m. and read everything, did some more email, and worried about the column. Drat. Checked Facebook and chatted a bit with Lori.
* Went in at 7 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper and finish the book. Pads lost 6-3 to the Rocks, drat some more.
* Back online at 10 p.m., read everything and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours - 1.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hour writing book review, 2.0 hours working on column, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Twitter and Facebook.
* Read email, blogs and Twitter, then found and posted Tombstone Tuesday - Arthur and Katherine Spanks. Did a little research to see where they are buried - no luck!
* Worked for awhile on the Book Review: The Journey Takers, by Leslie Albrecht Huber. Edited it several times during the morning, and set it to post after noon. A wonderful book.
* Started on the FORUM column, and got about 50% done but wondering if it is not the "right subject" for Genealogy 2.0. Oh well - maybe I'll have more inspiration tomorrow! Had lunch.
* Tami and the girls arrived at 12:45 p.m., and all the girls went down for naps. This boy too, at 2 p.m.! Feeling feverish and rummy today - weak headache, eyes hurt, must have something!
* Back online at 3 p.m., read everything, did some editing of the column, still not convinced. Answered some email, and then wrote U.S. Census Records on FamilySearch.org based on research last week.
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch TV and eat dinner. Linda, Tami and grandgirls went shopping and out for dinner. Was back online at 6 p.m. and read everything, did some more email, and worried about the column. Drat. Checked Facebook and chatted a bit with Lori.
* Went in at 7 p.m. to watch the Padres game, read the paper and finish the book. Pads lost 6-3 to the Rocks, drat some more.
* Back online at 10 p.m., read everything and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours - 1.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hour writing book review, 2.0 hours working on column, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Twitter and Facebook.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Randy's Genealogy Day - 28 June 2010
Another genealogy project finished - but I didn't get started on the next four, all due in July. Drat. Didn't feel good in the afternoon - maybe have a bug? Hope not - the grandgirls come visiting on Tuesday for a week - their summer vacation while their floor gets replaced.
* Read email, blogs and Twitter, and posted Amanuensis Monday - Shubael Seaver's (1640-1730) Estate Division and wrote Consolidated Index to Plymouth Colony Records and set it for after noon. Got cleaned up and ready to go out.
* Left at 9:15 a.m. for Mission Valley to teach my fourth class on Beginning Computer Genealogy for OASIS. Got there at 9:40, got set up, and was ready by 10 a.m. to greet my students. A good class - we had almost an hour to do some problem solving and demonstrating web sites.
* Stopped at McDonald's for lunch on the way back, visited the Chula Vista library for a few minutes, and was home by 1:45 p.m. Read everything, but felt terrible - headache, clammy, so took a nap.
* Back online and felt a little better, but didn't even think about the upcoming projects. Opened up the database, remembered I had some Horton data from 1983, and entered some of that into my database. Looked up and it was 5:30 p.m.!
* Had dinner, fed the birds, came back for awhile before the Padres game. Downloaded several years of NGSQ issues for my laptop library.
* Went in at 7:10 to watch Padres-Rockies game. Jimenez took no-hitter into 6th inning, then Pads scored 4 to make it 8-4. It ended 10-6 Rockies. Oh well. Read quite a bit of my new book which I need to review soon!
* Back online at 10:30 - posted CVGS Program: "Infectious Diseases of the Civil War" on Wednesday, 30 June and sent it to the CVGS member email list. Wrote this post, and I'm done!
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hour writing blog posts, 2.5 hours at OASIS class, 0.5 hour on NGSQ downloads, 2.0 hours working in my database, and 0.5 hour on CVGS.
* Read email, blogs and Twitter, and posted Amanuensis Monday - Shubael Seaver's (1640-1730) Estate Division and wrote Consolidated Index to Plymouth Colony Records and set it for after noon. Got cleaned up and ready to go out.
* Left at 9:15 a.m. for Mission Valley to teach my fourth class on Beginning Computer Genealogy for OASIS. Got there at 9:40, got set up, and was ready by 10 a.m. to greet my students. A good class - we had almost an hour to do some problem solving and demonstrating web sites.
* Stopped at McDonald's for lunch on the way back, visited the Chula Vista library for a few minutes, and was home by 1:45 p.m. Read everything, but felt terrible - headache, clammy, so took a nap.
* Back online and felt a little better, but didn't even think about the upcoming projects. Opened up the database, remembered I had some Horton data from 1983, and entered some of that into my database. Looked up and it was 5:30 p.m.!
* Had dinner, fed the birds, came back for awhile before the Padres game. Downloaded several years of NGSQ issues for my laptop library.
* Went in at 7:10 to watch Padres-Rockies game. Jimenez took no-hitter into 6th inning, then Pads scored 4 to make it 8-4. It ended 10-6 Rockies. Oh well. Read quite a bit of my new book which I need to review soon!
* Back online at 10:30 - posted CVGS Program: "Infectious Diseases of the Civil War" on Wednesday, 30 June and sent it to the CVGS member email list. Wrote this post, and I'm done!
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hour writing blog posts, 2.5 hours at OASIS class, 0.5 hour on NGSQ downloads, 2.0 hours working in my database, and 0.5 hour on CVGS.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Randy's Genealogy Day - 27 June 2010
Finished one project, need to start three more. It never ends, I fear.
* Read email, blogs and wrote Best of the Genea-Blogs - June 20-26, 2010 before getting cleaned up and going to church. A friend asked me to find her niece on the Internet - lost contact over 30 years ago. Home by 11:30 a.m.
* Checked in on the Scanfest on Miriam's blog. Found small packet of photos to scan and did that while chatting and eating lunch. Had to stop at 1 p.m. in order to watch end of Padres game (we won 4-2) and get ready for the talk at the library.
* Left at 1:15 p.m. for the Chula Vista library to present "Using Ancestry.com Effectively" to a Sunday CVGS crowd of over 40 - about 25% were non-members. Went a bit long - over two hours - too much material! Or too much talking. Home by 4:45 p.m.
* Watched TV, read newspaper, took short nap while dinner boiling, and ate dinner watching the Dodgers game. Went out and trimmed rose bushes in front.
* Back online at 7 p.m. - read everything, printed out my syllabus handouts for OASIS class on Monday, and printed my FORUM columns to put in one place. Checked several online databases, searched for my friend's niece (found her), checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 1.0 hour in Scanfest, 3.0 hours at CVGS meeting, 0.5 hour making final changes to OASIS handout and presentation and printing the handouts, and 1.0 hour messing around in databases.
* Read email, blogs and wrote Best of the Genea-Blogs - June 20-26, 2010 before getting cleaned up and going to church. A friend asked me to find her niece on the Internet - lost contact over 30 years ago. Home by 11:30 a.m.
* Checked in on the Scanfest on Miriam's blog. Found small packet of photos to scan and did that while chatting and eating lunch. Had to stop at 1 p.m. in order to watch end of Padres game (we won 4-2) and get ready for the talk at the library.
* Left at 1:15 p.m. for the Chula Vista library to present "Using Ancestry.com Effectively" to a Sunday CVGS crowd of over 40 - about 25% were non-members. Went a bit long - over two hours - too much material! Or too much talking. Home by 4:45 p.m.
* Watched TV, read newspaper, took short nap while dinner boiling, and ate dinner watching the Dodgers game. Went out and trimmed rose bushes in front.
* Back online at 7 p.m. - read everything, printed out my syllabus handouts for OASIS class on Monday, and printed my FORUM columns to put in one place. Checked several online databases, searched for my friend's niece (found her), checked Facebook, and wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 8.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 1.0 hour in Scanfest, 3.0 hours at CVGS meeting, 0.5 hour making final changes to OASIS handout and presentation and printing the handouts, and 1.0 hour messing around in databases.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Randy's Genealogy Day - 26 June 2010
Presentation done? Check! Copied to PDF and all on flash drive? Check. Copied to laptop? Check. Practice completed? Check. Ready for Sunday at 2 p.m.? Check!!!
* Up early to go off to Linda's swim club breakfast at Carrows at 7 a.m. Yawn. Dreamed about presentation snafus last night... Stopped at market on way home, home by 9 a.m.
* Read email, blogs and Twitter, and noted that Surname Saturday - HORTON (of Eastham MA) posted. Wrote the SNGF post and set it for noon time.
* Went in at 11:30 a.m. to watch the soccer game. Read the paper, then magazine, still need to finish book for review. USA lost 2-1 in overtime - a pretty good game. We didn't get cheated. Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Why Do Genealogy? posted while I was offline.
* Back online at 2 p.m. Worked in my database on source citations, merging duplicate persons, and finding additional BMD info for ancestral families using WorldConnect and Google. Three hours flew by...
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch baseball - Padres not on, but they beat Florida 2-1 (now 44-30, in firstp lace in NL West). Had dinner, watered back yard, filled the bird feeder.
* Back online at 6:30 p.m. - balanced checkbook, read everything, edited presentation one more time, then practiced it. Copied all to flash drive, then to laptop, and ready to roll on Sunday.
* Checked in on Facebook and Twitter, then wrote this post. Need a good night's sleep tonight...
Genealogy today was 7.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.0 hour writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook/Twitter, 3.0 hours working in database, 2.0 hours working on presentation.
* Up early to go off to Linda's swim club breakfast at Carrows at 7 a.m. Yawn. Dreamed about presentation snafus last night... Stopped at market on way home, home by 9 a.m.
* Read email, blogs and Twitter, and noted that Surname Saturday - HORTON (of Eastham MA) posted. Wrote the SNGF post and set it for noon time.
* Went in at 11:30 a.m. to watch the soccer game. Read the paper, then magazine, still need to finish book for review. USA lost 2-1 in overtime - a pretty good game. We didn't get cheated. Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Why Do Genealogy? posted while I was offline.
* Back online at 2 p.m. Worked in my database on source citations, merging duplicate persons, and finding additional BMD info for ancestral families using WorldConnect and Google. Three hours flew by...
* Went in at 5 p.m. to watch baseball - Padres not on, but they beat Florida 2-1 (now 44-30, in firstp lace in NL West). Had dinner, watered back yard, filled the bird feeder.
* Back online at 6:30 p.m. - balanced checkbook, read everything, edited presentation one more time, then practiced it. Copied all to flash drive, then to laptop, and ready to roll on Sunday.
* Checked in on Facebook and Twitter, then wrote this post. Need a good night's sleep tonight...
Genealogy today was 7.5 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.0 hour writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on Facebook/Twitter, 3.0 hours working in database, 2.0 hours working on presentation.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Randy's Family History Day - 25 June 2010
It had to happen - we had to give the grandgirls back to their parents...it was tough to say goodbye, but it's for the best ... and for our sanity and physical well being. Parenthood is really for the young! The good news is that they'll be back next week!
* Lolo was up at 7, and Audder by 8 a.m. Got them fed, hydrated, snuggled, dressed, entertained and played with all morning. Gold nuggets with glitter glue, treasure boxes for each, these kids are really creative.
* Managed to read email and blogs in the morning off and on, and noted that Follow Friday - We Tree blog and What's Cooking at FamilySearch.org? GIGO? posted on schedule (written the night before).
* After lunch and during girls nap time, was able to write a newsletter article for CGSSD and to work on my presentation and handout for OASIS Class 4 on Monday. Just need to print out the handouts and put files on flash drives.
* Decided to meet Tami and James in Temecula for dinner and transfer the girls back to them. We left at 3:30 p.m. and sailed through the carpool lanes on I-15 and were to In-n-Out in Temecula at 5 p.m. The girls, Linda and I ate, and James and Tami came about 5:30 p.m. and we all left at 6:30 for home.
* Home at 7:30 p.m., read everything, answered some emails, and worked on two posts for Saturday. Checked on census records on FamilySearch too. Wrote this post and I'm done.
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hour writing blog posts, 1.0 hour writing CGSSD article, 1.5 hours on OASIS presentation and handout, and 1.0 hour doing online research on FamilySearch.
* Lolo was up at 7, and Audder by 8 a.m. Got them fed, hydrated, snuggled, dressed, entertained and played with all morning. Gold nuggets with glitter glue, treasure boxes for each, these kids are really creative.
* Managed to read email and blogs in the morning off and on, and noted that Follow Friday - We Tree blog and What's Cooking at FamilySearch.org? GIGO? posted on schedule (written the night before).
* After lunch and during girls nap time, was able to write a newsletter article for CGSSD and to work on my presentation and handout for OASIS Class 4 on Monday. Just need to print out the handouts and put files on flash drives.
* Decided to meet Tami and James in Temecula for dinner and transfer the girls back to them. We left at 3:30 p.m. and sailed through the carpool lanes on I-15 and were to In-n-Out in Temecula at 5 p.m. The girls, Linda and I ate, and James and Tami came about 5:30 p.m. and we all left at 6:30 for home.
* Home at 7:30 p.m., read everything, answered some emails, and worked on two posts for Saturday. Checked on census records on FamilySearch too. Wrote this post and I'm done.
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hour writing blog posts, 1.0 hour writing CGSSD article, 1.5 hours on OASIS presentation and handout, and 1.0 hour doing online research on FamilySearch.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Randy's Family History Day - 24 June 2010
Another day with the grandgirls here, but I got some genealogy work in...and am almost ready for Sunday presentation.
* Lolo up at 6:30, Audrey at 8:30 a.m., got them cuddled, fed, entertained, and changed/dressed before Linda came home from swimming at noon.
* Read email and blogs during the morning, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday - a Hildreth+Newton Marriage Record and Searching Ancestry.com Newspapers Using Keywords posted (both written night before).
* Noted the Vlad Dracula blog post and newspaper article, figured out why it bothered me, commented on the Ancestry.co.uk blog post, and wrote Is Robert Pattinson a cousin to Vlad III Dracula?. I think not! That was fun...will there be a reaction?
* Worked on Sunday presentation about Ancestry.com. Got it done (I hope), and edited the handout (now three pages) and sent handout off to the printer.
* Girls up from naps, happily working away on their treasure boxes and watching TV. Linda went to dinner with retired teachers, so I took girls to Chick-Fil-A for dinner. They scarfed their nuggets, fries and my chocolate milkshake, then played on equipment for 30 minutes. Home by 6:30 p.m.
* Got the girls bathed, jammied, snacked, read to and down by 8:15 p.m. Linda home at 7:30 p.m. to help.
* Read everything, answered some emails, wrote two posts for Friday, copied photos from Linda's camera to computer, and wrote this post. Whew!
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours researching and writing blog posts, and 3.0 hours working on Ancestry presentation for Sunday.
* Lolo up at 6:30, Audrey at 8:30 a.m., got them cuddled, fed, entertained, and changed/dressed before Linda came home from swimming at noon.
* Read email and blogs during the morning, and noted that Treasure Chest Thursday - a Hildreth+Newton Marriage Record and Searching Ancestry.com Newspapers Using Keywords posted (both written night before).
* Noted the Vlad Dracula blog post and newspaper article, figured out why it bothered me, commented on the Ancestry.co.uk blog post, and wrote Is Robert Pattinson a cousin to Vlad III Dracula?. I think not! That was fun...will there be a reaction?
* Worked on Sunday presentation about Ancestry.com. Got it done (I hope), and edited the handout (now three pages) and sent handout off to the printer.
* Girls up from naps, happily working away on their treasure boxes and watching TV. Linda went to dinner with retired teachers, so I took girls to Chick-Fil-A for dinner. They scarfed their nuggets, fries and my chocolate milkshake, then played on equipment for 30 minutes. Home by 6:30 p.m.
* Got the girls bathed, jammied, snacked, read to and down by 8:15 p.m. Linda home at 7:30 p.m. to help.
* Read everything, answered some emails, wrote two posts for Friday, copied photos from Linda's camera to computer, and wrote this post. Whew!
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours researching and writing blog posts, and 3.0 hours working on Ancestry presentation for Sunday.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Randy's Family History Day - 23 June 2010
Not a big genealogy day, although I got my presentation almost finished for Sunday. The grandgirls are still here and took all of my time up until 1 p.m.
* Lolo was up at 7, Audder at 8 a.m., and got them fed, changed, entertained, and snuggled with. Managed to read email and blogs during a TV time. Noted that (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 108: San Diego Carringers posted this morning (written last night).
* Linda home at 12 noon, got lunch for everybody, then we put girls down for naps. Noted that "Using Ancestry.com Effectively" Talk on Sunday, 27 June in Chula Vista CA posted at noon (written last night).
* Worked on Ancestry.com presentation for Sunday - got it almost finished. Need to review and practice, then make handout. Time sure flies when you're having fun!
* Girls up after 3, Linda took them shopping, dinner and swimming. I worked until 4:30 then went in to watch Padres game, and left at 5 p.m. to have dinner with Ed the birthday boy. Stopped at the library to drop off flyers for the Sunday talk.
* Dinner at Black Angus to celebrate Ed's 83rd birthday. Two attendees were LDS and knew genealogy, so we chatted about education, records and such. Nice dinner, excellent choc cake! Was home by 7:30, just as Linda got home.
* Got girls bathed, dressed and down by 8:15. Read everything, checked Twitter and Facebook, sent CVGS flyer by email and posted on San Diego Rootsweb board, then researched and wrote two blog posts for Thursday. Also took some time to convert more TIF pictures to JPGs, and to name many of them consistently. Whew!
* Wrote this post, and it's off to bed!
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on CVGS flyer, 1.0 hour on photos, and 3.0 hours on Ancestry.com presentation.
* Lolo was up at 7, Audder at 8 a.m., and got them fed, changed, entertained, and snuggled with. Managed to read email and blogs during a TV time. Noted that (Not So) Wordless Wednesday - Post 108: San Diego Carringers posted this morning (written last night).
* Linda home at 12 noon, got lunch for everybody, then we put girls down for naps. Noted that "Using Ancestry.com Effectively" Talk on Sunday, 27 June in Chula Vista CA posted at noon (written last night).
* Worked on Ancestry.com presentation for Sunday - got it almost finished. Need to review and practice, then make handout. Time sure flies when you're having fun!
* Girls up after 3, Linda took them shopping, dinner and swimming. I worked until 4:30 then went in to watch Padres game, and left at 5 p.m. to have dinner with Ed the birthday boy. Stopped at the library to drop off flyers for the Sunday talk.
* Dinner at Black Angus to celebrate Ed's 83rd birthday. Two attendees were LDS and knew genealogy, so we chatted about education, records and such. Nice dinner, excellent choc cake! Was home by 7:30, just as Linda got home.
* Got girls bathed, dressed and down by 8:15. Read everything, checked Twitter and Facebook, sent CVGS flyer by email and posted on San Diego Rootsweb board, then researched and wrote two blog posts for Thursday. Also took some time to convert more TIF pictures to JPGs, and to name many of them consistently. Whew!
* Wrote this post, and it's off to bed!
Genealogy today was 7.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 1.5 hours writing blog posts, 0.5 hour on CVGS flyer, 1.0 hour on photos, and 3.0 hours on Ancestry.com presentation.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Randy's Family History Day - 22 June 2010
It was not much of a genealogy day, but we made some more family history! The grandgirls are here for the week, so I have them in the morning while Linda swims and teaches swimming.
* Lolo was up at 7, and Audrey at 8, so I didn't get to read email or blogs until later in the morning when they were happy playing together and watching TV.
* Managed to sneak in posting Dear Randy: What is the AGBI? in the late morning in between crown-making and castle building. Of course, Audrey managed to decorate her hands and face with some makeup in the meantime.
* The girls went down for naps after lunch, so I was able to work on my presentation for next Sunday. Got it about 50% modified. When the girls got up, Linda took them swimming at Ron and Kathy's. I continued working on my presentation.
* They came home around 5:45 p.m. and I realized I had missed the Padres-Rays game on TV. No matter - we went to El Pollo Loco for dinner and were home by 7:15 p.m. The Padres beat the Rays 2-1.
* Got the girls bathed, brushed, dressed, read to and down for bed (fingers crossed - it's 10 p.m. and I still hear Lolo squeaks). Researched and wrote Who's #29,849? The Least "Popular" Ancestry.com Databases? That was fun!
* Worked on two posts for Wednesday, since I'm not going to have much time to read or blog. Created a flyer for the Sunday talk too - will try to get it to the library on Wednesday. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 3.0 hours working on the Sunday presentation, and 0.5 hour working on CVGS flyer.
* Lolo was up at 7, and Audrey at 8, so I didn't get to read email or blogs until later in the morning when they were happy playing together and watching TV.
* Managed to sneak in posting Dear Randy: What is the AGBI? in the late morning in between crown-making and castle building. Of course, Audrey managed to decorate her hands and face with some makeup in the meantime.
* The girls went down for naps after lunch, so I was able to work on my presentation for next Sunday. Got it about 50% modified. When the girls got up, Linda took them swimming at Ron and Kathy's. I continued working on my presentation.
* They came home around 5:45 p.m. and I realized I had missed the Padres-Rays game on TV. No matter - we went to El Pollo Loco for dinner and were home by 7:15 p.m. The Padres beat the Rays 2-1.
* Got the girls bathed, brushed, dressed, read to and down for bed (fingers crossed - it's 10 p.m. and I still hear Lolo squeaks). Researched and wrote Who's #29,849? The Least "Popular" Ancestry.com Databases? That was fun!
* Worked on two posts for Wednesday, since I'm not going to have much time to read or blog. Created a flyer for the Sunday talk too - will try to get it to the library on Wednesday. Wrote this post.
Genealogy today was 6.0 hours - 0.5 hour doing email, 0.5 hour reading blogs, 2.0 hours writing blog posts, 3.0 hours working on the Sunday presentation, and 0.5 hour working on CVGS flyer.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Randy's Genealogy Day - 21 June 2010
The day had gone exactly to plan until my daughter called at 5 p.m. The dishwasher had overflowed and they had standing water throughout the house. Could we take the grandgirls for several days? Of course we could, and we will enjoy them... but it sure changed my evening genealogy plans.
* Read email, blogs and Twitter and posted Amanuensis Monday - the probate records of Elizabeth (Arnold) (Hawkins) Smith.
* Got cleaned up, gathered my OASIS class material, and out the door at 9:10 a.m. Got to Mission Valley by 9:35 and was set up for class by 10 a.m. Loaded Ancestry.com, LearnWebSkills, FamilySearch on the browser, RootsMagic with my file, and the PDF of my presentation. The class went well, although I couldn't solve all of the research problems they had.
* Left at 12:30 p.m., stopped at McDonalds for lunch, then to the library for Table Talk with Gary and Ruth, and home by 2 p.m.
* Read everything, wrote "Trees" on FamilySearch Beta Site. Opened my database and tried to work on errors and duplicates - got the Hs done, plus some whole families. Checked in on Facebook.
* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to read the paper, take a nap and have dinner, but Tami called with her flood problem. No nap for me! We had dinner, and left around 6:15 for Temecula to meet and pick up the grandgirls.
* Got there at 7:30, met up and transferred the stuff, had a drink, watched the girls play on the equipment, and left at 8:30 for home. Lolo talked and sang all the way and Audrey dozed. Got here by 9:45 and Audrey went right to sleep. Lolo is still up at 10:30. Wrote this post and I'm off to bed myself.
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 at library, 2.5 hours on OASIS Class, and 0.5 hour on Twitter/Facebook.
* Read email, blogs and Twitter and posted Amanuensis Monday - the probate records of Elizabeth (Arnold) (Hawkins) Smith.
* Got cleaned up, gathered my OASIS class material, and out the door at 9:10 a.m. Got to Mission Valley by 9:35 and was set up for class by 10 a.m. Loaded Ancestry.com, LearnWebSkills, FamilySearch on the browser, RootsMagic with my file, and the PDF of my presentation. The class went well, although I couldn't solve all of the research problems they had.
* Left at 12:30 p.m., stopped at McDonalds for lunch, then to the library for Table Talk with Gary and Ruth, and home by 2 p.m.
* Read everything, wrote "Trees" on FamilySearch Beta Site. Opened my database and tried to work on errors and duplicates - got the Hs done, plus some whole families. Checked in on Facebook.
* Went in at 4:45 p.m. to read the paper, take a nap and have dinner, but Tami called with her flood problem. No nap for me! We had dinner, and left around 6:15 for Temecula to meet and pick up the grandgirls.
* Got there at 7:30, met up and transferred the stuff, had a drink, watched the girls play on the equipment, and left at 8:30 for home. Lolo talked and sang all the way and Audrey dozed. Got here by 9:45 and Audrey went right to sleep. Lolo is still up at 10:30. Wrote this post and I'm off to bed myself.
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 at library, 2.5 hours on OASIS Class, and 0.5 hour on Twitter/Facebook.
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