It is official....the dust motes I was dancing on have sprung wings and flew away at the speed of light. They wanted nothing to do with my crazy butt and brain. They are afraid of what I will demand of them, I guess. Haha.
For the past 1-2 weeks, I have been burning the candle at both ends. I have been working on the genealogy on my mother's side of the family. I can easily fill up a 6 inch binder with only her paternal side. No joke. I am hoping her maternal side is much nicer to me. I am partially ready to start a section of that. It is the easier and shorter section. Haha. I am waiting on binders to finish putting them together, but I have it started. I am NOT tackling the longer section until I finish up processing the stuff I have printed so far. That longer section goes back to the 1500's or so on some branches....past the Mayflower.
My mother's parents both have an ancestor who came over on the Mayflower. I think that is pretty cool. I have uncovered some very interesting things in my research. I wish my grandma was still alive so I can share a few specific insights with her. I found her uncle...who, for all purposes, had disappeared years ago. Her own dad wondered where his older brother had disappeared. It was a question in the family since the late 1800's. I also found out that her grandmother, who immigrated from Sweden by herself in the late 1800's, had a brother over here in America. I am still working on that mystery because I have few clues to go on. Does anyone here know how family name their children in swedish culture? I know that different cultures do surnames in different ways. I only have the surname given to me of the known immigrant.
When I have not been a research and printing fool, I have been running around like a chicken with its head cut off at my other job. It is currently Spring Break at my teaching job/volunteer job. That begins Monday. I will not have a break between everything. Haha.
Well, I am going to head home. I have to be at work early in the morning. Happy early St. Patrick's Day to everyone! I will be living up the leprechaun life tomorrow....! ;)
Your friendly neighborhood leprechaun--Robyn