tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post4701343343142784170..comments2024-03-28T21:23:54.204-04:00Comments on DON'T READ THIS; IT'S BORING!: Where I've Beenslugmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-83609600496821513372012-03-13T22:05:47.434-04:002012-03-13T22:05:47.434-04:00Sluggy, huge co-inkydink that I was searching my G...Sluggy, huge co-inkydink that I was searching my Grandma's family tree. She is getting really forgetful and I wanted to share pictures of where her mom came from and where her aunts and uncles settled. There are a whackload of relatives in Missula Montana area.(well they were there in the early 1900's) I had no idea until last week. I google mapped the area that she was born in Austria (was Russia) and it is beautiful. The stuff you find out! My extended family is sucking the life out of me right now. All of these family I'm finding online are "dearly departed" so they don't upset me!B-Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11235470014295888935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-37730024088646468742012-03-13T13:49:32.809-04:002012-03-13T13:49:32.809-04:00I'm so glad that you found something to occupy...I'm so glad that you found something to occupy some of your time. I think that is exactly what you need. I find that when I have a stressful situation to deal with at home, I need a hobby to take me away from it. <br />Anna is home this week so I may join you on the hunt for other family members-you know people that don't suck the life out of you!Sonya Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01985227040902078422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-22302758841008266852012-03-13T02:10:20.600-04:002012-03-13T02:10:20.600-04:00Sluggy, Our oldest daughter rec'd a full ride ...Sluggy, Our oldest daughter rec'd a full ride scholarship when she was 15 (yes 15) to WSU a pack 10 well respected school. We were thrilled. The scholarship was for opera. A four year performance degree. My twin sister was an opera singer. J came home the end of her SR. year and told us she had turned down the scholarship for a full ride at another school. U of I. Not nearly as prestigious. We had lived for 4 years with the idea that she would go to WSU. How dare she, think of the status the fame, the glory. But it was her life. We were upset, blue, angry. But it turned out to be the right thing. The WSU program folded her freshman year. They had this terrific music program and they just did away with it. You have to trust your kids. J has an incredible voice and is wonderful on stage but she is also a very good attorney. She is doing what she wants and she is successful. It is hard to give up a dream for a kid. But she will rally. You just wait an see.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-3654990014370932322012-03-12T22:23:48.587-04:002012-03-12T22:23:48.587-04:00Love the picture of Hugh and Sally! If you happen...Love the picture of Hugh and Sally! If you happen to cross paths with Nelly while you're both trapped in the suckhole of Ancestry.com, please tell her I say hi. I'm not sure she heard a word I spoke to her all weekend as she investigated all the new leaves on her family tree.Hopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721310167565547804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-33359939738249151622012-03-12T21:10:52.507-04:002012-03-12T21:10:52.507-04:00I hope you get to feeling better. HugsI hope you get to feeling better. HugsLisa B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08117238535383493210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-7097220673157641202012-03-12T20:35:20.752-04:002012-03-12T20:35:20.752-04:00I've been a member of ancestry.com for quite a...I've been a member of ancestry.com for quite a few years and LOVE doing the detective work involved to find yet another branch of the family. It's fascinating!<br />That being said, those folks in the old photo look to be about as much fun as a bag of hammers lol!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803104035204416080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-72589919028071480982012-03-12T20:27:41.643-04:002012-03-12T20:27:41.643-04:00The genealogy and ancestry sounds so interesting. ...The genealogy and ancestry sounds so interesting. I was thinking of doing a separate blog just as a personal journal, too, for the days I want to scream and cry! Sorry you are having trouble with your daughter.One Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369132659573259613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-83881749003924226642012-03-12T19:47:23.020-04:002012-03-12T19:47:23.020-04:00I should totally join Ancestor.com. I have vague ...I should totally join Ancestor.com. I have vague knowledge of my Mom's side of the Family and of my adoptive Dad's side. I have no clue what's happening on my birthfather's side.<br />Cheer up!<br />m.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049586061176648341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-84812816474434016702012-03-12T17:00:26.484-04:002012-03-12T17:00:26.484-04:00Genealogy is a dangerous habit. In 10th grade we ...Genealogy is a dangerous habit. In 10th grade we had to make a family tree, so I asked my mom to help me with it. Everyone else brought in a 8.5x11 sheet of paper, mine was on rolled craft paper and stretched across the room, and my mom just got more obsessed from there. <br /><br />Next thing you know, our family vacation photos included pictures of tombstones and the people at the state archive know my mom by name. Not her name, but the surnames she's related to. <br /><br />Have you seen the "find a grave" site? It's just as addictive as ancestry.com.Dyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00443092468554910063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-3530916752867668572012-03-12T16:50:55.379-04:002012-03-12T16:50:55.379-04:00I am into my 3rd year on ancestry.com and this yea...I am into my 3rd year on ancestry.com and this year I just plunked down the $$$ to get the high-falutin' international edition so that I could go even further.<br /><br />Then I went ahead and got the family tree maker software so that I could have all this information on my own computer and not have to pay ancestry every year for the rest of my days.<br /><br />It is a great hobby. I have learned a LOT of things and want to know even more. We should compare trees sometime and see if we overlap anywhere! : )LisaPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009040876180712416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-16309234652730331512012-03-12T15:47:17.231-04:002012-03-12T15:47:17.231-04:00I could never get tired of listening to you!!! I ...I could never get tired of listening to you!!! I know how much energy your daughter is sucking out of you and just know that we are here..<br /><br />My mom is into ancestry.com also and sometimes we have to tell her what time it is because she gets lost in itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com